Sabrina Carpenter arrives at the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
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And what else could follow but another starry performance: Sabrina Carpenter with her “Manchild” kiss-off.<\/p>\n
The first award of the televised show went to Kendrick Lamar for rap album, presented by Queen Latifah and Doechii. Could it be anything other than the culture-making “GNX?”<\/p>\n
“It’s an honor to be here,” he said in his acceptance speech. “Hip-hop is always going to be right here … We’re gonna be having the culture with us.”<\/p>\n
First time winners were abundant<\/p>\n
An exciting, early theme of the 68th Grammy Awards? First time winners.<\/p>\n
During the Premiere Ceremony held at the adjacent Peacock Theater in Los Angeles ahead of the main show, the Dalai Lama won his first Grammy for audio book, narration and storytelling recording, beating out Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. You read that correctly.<\/p>\n
“Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters” won song written for visual media at the Premiere Ceremony, marking the first time a K-pop act has won a Grammy. Songwriters delivered their acceptance speech in both English and Korean, highlighting the song’s bilingual appeal.<\/p>\n
Ros\u00e9, left, and Bruno Mars perfom “APT.” during the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n AP Photo\/Chris Pizzello<\/p>\n Music film went to “Music for John Williams,” which means director Steven Spielberg has officially won his first Grammy. That makes him an EGOT winner – an artist with an Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Oscar.<\/p>\n Yungblud won his first Grammy for rock performance for his cover of Black Sabbath’s “Changes (live from Villa Park),” which he performed at Ozzy Osbourne’s final show. Hardcore band Turnstile also won their first Grammy for rock album and later, metal performance.<\/p>\n “To Baltimore, thank you, we love you,” said frontman Brendan Yates.<\/p>\n FKA twigs won her first Grammy for dance\/electronic album for “EUSEXUA,” becoming only the second Black woman to win in the category. “I didn’t expect to come up here. I was just so happy to be nominated,” she said in her speech. “Thank you so much – wow.”<\/p>\n “All the Latino kids in the hood watching, anything is possible,” said rapper Lefty Gunplay, who also won his first Grammy for rap performance for his role on Kendrick Lamar’s “TV Off.”<\/p>\n Latin rock or alternative album went to CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso for “Papota.” It is their first win on their first nomination. In their speech, in Spanish, they thanked their home country of Argentina and all of Latin America.<\/p>\n Artists speak out Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns<\/p>\n At the Premiere Ceremony, artists offered pro-immigration and anti-ICE messaging.<\/p>\n Country duo\/group performance went to first-time winners Shaboozey and Jelly Roll. Shaboozey accepted the award with tears in his eyes. “I want to thank my mother, who as of today, has retired from her job of 30 years … working as a registered nurse in a psych ward … as an immigrant in this country. Thank you, mom.<\/p>\n MORE | The Grammys bring more celebrity pushback to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Ros\u00e9,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/18524201_bruno-grammys-img.png\"\/)
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