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Grammy 2026 Full List of Winners: The 68th Annual Grammy Awards, held on February 1, 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, solidified a year of massive cultural shifts in music. Hosted by Trevor Noah for his sixth and final time, the ceremony balanced high-energy performances with significant industry milestones. Kendrick Lamar entered the night leading with nine nominations, while Lady Gaga followed closely with seven. The evening was defined by a historic win for Bad Bunny, who took home Album of the Year, and a groundbreaking first-ever Grammy for a K-Pop act. Below is the full, factually verified list of winners from the night.

Grammy 2026: Full List of Winners

The 2026 Grammy Awards highlighted a year of diversity and genre-bending innovation. The Recording Academy’s peer-voted honors reflected the global reach of modern music, with notable shifts in the General Field and a major expansion of the country music categories. History was made early in the evening when “Golden” from the soundtrack of KPop Demon Hunters secured the first-ever Grammy win for a K-Pop act.

Best Pop Vocal Album

Justin Bieber – Swag
Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful
Lady Gaga – Mayhem – WINNER
Teddy Swims – I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)

Best Contemporary Country Album

Kelsea Ballerini – Patterns
Tyler Childers – Snipe Hunter
Eric Church – Evangeline vs the Machine
Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken – WINNER
Miranda Lambert – Postcards from Texas

Best Música Urbana Album

Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos – WINNER
Feid – Ferxxo Vol X: Sagrado
J Balvin – Mixteip
Nicki Nicole – Naiki
Trueno – EUB Deluxe
Yandel – Sinfónico (En Vivo)

Best New Artist

Olivia Dean – WINNER
Katseye
The Marias
Addison Rae
Sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young

Best Rap Album

Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out
Glorilla – Glorious
JID – God Does Like Ugly
Kendrick Lamar – GNX – WINNER
Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia

Best Dance-Pop Recording

Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco – Bluest Flame
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra – WINNER
Zara Larsson – Midnight Sun
Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching
PinkPantheress – Illegal

Best Rap Performance

Cardi B – Outside
Clipse – Chains & Whips (ft Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams) – WINNER
Doechii – Anxiety
Kendrick Lamar – TV Off (ft Lefty Gunplay)
Tyler, the Creator – Darling, I (ft Teezo Touchdown)

Best Country Solo Performance

Tyler Childers – Nose on the Grindstone
Shaboozey – Good News
Chris Stapleton – Bad As I Used to Be – WINNER
Zach Top – I Never Lie
Lainey Wilson – Somewhere Over Laredo

Best Rap Song

Doechii – Anxiety
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice ft John Legend & Voices of Fire – The Birds Don’t Sing
Tyler, the Creator ft GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne – Sticky
GloRilla – TGIF
Kendrick Lamar ft Lefty Gunplay – TV Off – WINNER

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – Defying Gravity – WINNER
Huntr/x – Golden
Katseye – Gabriela
Rosé & Bruno Mars – APT.
SZA Featuring Kendrick Lamar – 30 for 30

Best R&B Album

Givēon – Beloved
Coco Jones – Why Not More?
Ledisi – The Crown
Teyana Taylor – Escape Room
Leon Thomas – Mutt – WINNER

Best Rock Album

Deftones – Private Music
Haim – I Quit
Linkin Park – From Zero
Turnstile – Never Enough – WINNER
Yungblud – Idols

Best Dance/Electronic Album

FKA twigs – Eusexua – WINNER
Fred Again – Ten Days
PinkPantheress – Fancy That
Rüfüs Du Sol – Inhale/Exhale
Skrillex – F U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3

Best Rock Performance

Amyl and the Sniffers – U Should Not Be Doing That
Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine
Turnstile – Never Enough
Hayley Williams – Mirtazapine
Yungblud – Changes (Live from Villa Park, Back to the Beginning) – WINNER

Best Metal Performance

Dream Theater – Night Terror
Ghost – Lachryma
Sleep Token – Emergence
Spiritbox – Soft Spine
Turnstile – Birds – WINNER

Best R&B Performance

Justin Bieber – Yukon
Chris Brown – It Depends (ft Bryson Tiller)
Kehlani – Folded – WINNER
Leon Thomas – Mutt
Summer Walker – Heart of a Woman

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Durand Bernarr – Here We Are
Lalah Hathaway – Uptown
Ledisi – Love You Too
SZA – Crybaby
Leon Thomas – Vibes Don’t Lie – WINNER

Best R&B Song

Kehlani – Folded – WINNER
Summer Walker – Heart of a Woman
Chris Brown ft Bryson Tiller – It Depends
Durand Bernarr – Overqualified
Leon Thomas – Yes It Is

Best Alternative Music Album

Bon Iver – Sable, Fable
The Cure – Songs of a Lost World – WINNER
Tyler, the Creator – Don’t Tap the Glass
Wet Leg – Moisturizer
Hayley Williams – Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party

Best Traditional Country Album

Charley Crockett – Dollar a Day
Lukas Nelson – American Romance
Willie Nelson – Oh What a Beautiful World
Margo Price – Hard Headed Woman
Zach Top – Ain’t In It for My Health – WINNER

Best Global Music Performance

Bad Bunny – EoO – WINNER
Ciro Hurtado – Cantando en el Camino
Angélique Kidjo – Jerusalema
Yeisy Rojas – Inmigrante Y Que?
Shakti – Shrini’s Dream (live)
Anoushka Shankar – Daybreak (ft Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar)

Best Rock Song

Nine Inch Nails – As Alive as You Need Me to Be – WINNER
Sleep Token – Caramel
Hayley Williams – Glu
Turnstile – Never Enough
Yungblud – Zombie

Best Country Song

Tyler Childers – Bitin’ List – WINNER
Shaboozey – Good News
Zach Top – I Never Lie
Lainey Wilson – Somewhere Over Laredo
Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton – A Song to Sing

Best Alternative Music Performance

Bon Iver – Everything is Peaceful Love
The Cure – Alone – WINNER
Turnstile – Seein’ Stars
Wet Leg – Mangetout
Hayley Williams – Parachute

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

A Complete Unknown
F1 The Album
Kpop Demon Hunters
Sinners – WINNER
Wicked

Best Music Video

Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Clipse – So Be It
Doechii – Anxiety – WINNER
OK Go – Love
Sade – Young Lion

Best Song Written for Visual Media

Nine Inch Nails – As Alive as You Need Me to Be (From Tron: Ares)
Huntr/x – Golden (from KPop: Demon Hunters) – WINNER
Miles Caton – I Lied to You (From Sinners)
Elton John and Brandi Carlile – Never Too Late (From Elton John: Never Too Late)
Jayme Lawson – Pale, Pale Moon (From Sinners)
Rod Wave – Sinners (From Sinners)

Best Folk Album

Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson – What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow
Patty Griffin – Crown of Roses
I’m With Her – Wild and Clear and Blue – WINNER
Jason Isbell – Foxes in the Snow
Jesse Welles – Under the Powerlines (April 24 – September 24)

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

Disclosure & Anderson Paak – No Cap
Fred again, Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax – Victory Lap
Kaytranada – Space Invader
Skrillex – Voltage
Tame Impala – End of Summer – WINNER

Best African Music Performance

Burna Boy – Love
Davido ft Omah Lay – With You
Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin – Hope & Love
Ayra Starr feat. Wizkid – Gimme Dat
Tyla – PUSH 2 START – WINNER

Best Jazz Performance

Lakecia Benjamin – Noble Rise (ft Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield)
Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade – Windows (live) – WINNER
Samara Joy – Peace Of Mind / Dreams Come True
Michael Mayo – Four
Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth – All Stars Lead to You (live)

Best Orchestral Performance

Michael Repper (National Philharmonic) – Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture
Andris Nelsons (Boston Symphony Orchestra) – Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie – WINNER
Gustavo Dudamel (Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra) – Ravel: Boléro
Yannick Nézet-Séguin (The Philadelphia Orchestra) – Still & Bonds
Esa-Pekka Salonen (San Francisco Symphony) – Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements

Best Comedy Album

Bill Burr – Drop Dead Years
Sarah Silverman – PostMortem
Ali Wong – Single Lady
Jamie Foxx – What Had Happened Was…
Nate Bargatze – Your Friend, Nate Bargatze – WINNER

Best Melodic Rap Performance

Fridayy ft Meek Mill – Proud Of Me
JID ft Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack – Wholeheartedly
Kendrick Lamar with SZA – luther – WINNER
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Rapsody – WeMaj
PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake – SOMEBODY LOVES ME

Producer of the Year

Dan Auerbach
Cirkut – WINNER
Dijon
Blake Mills
Sounwave

Songwriter of the Year

Amy Allen – WINNER
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Tobias Jesso Jr
Laura Veltz

Disclaimer: This list reflects the winners announced at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards on February 1, 2026. The Sunday Guardian recommends that readers consult the official Recording Academy archives for full technical credits and historical data regarding the ceremony.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Who won the most Grammys in 2026?
Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga led the evening, each securing multiple awards across major and genre categories following their high nomination counts.

Did Linkin Park win a Grammy this year?
Yes, Linkin Park won Best Rock Album for From Zero, marking a successful return to the awards stage.

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Was this Trevor Noah’s last year hosting?
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What was the first K-Pop win in history?
The song “Golden” from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack won Best Song Written for Visual Media, becoming the first-ever Grammy-winning track for a K-Pop act.