The 2026 Grammy Awards delivered a night of major wins, historic moments, and shifting records, as some of the world’s biggest stars dominated the global stage.
From rap and pop to Latin and alternative music, this year’s ceremony reflected how diverse sounds are now shaping mainstream success.
Kendrick Lamar emerged as the biggest winner of the night, collecting five awards and setting a new benchmark in rap history.
Bad Bunny also made headlines after his album claimed the top prize, marking a breakthrough moment for Spanish-language music at the Grammys.
Below is the full list of winners from the 2026 Grammy Awards.
Album of the year
WINNER: “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS,” Bad Bunny
“SWAG,” Justin Bieber
“Man’s Best Friend,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Let God Sort Em Out,” Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
“MAYHEM,” Lady Gaga
“GNX,” Kendrick Lamar
“MUTT,” Leon Thomas
“CHROMAKOPIA,” Tyler, The Creator
Record of the year
WINNER: “luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA
“DtMF,” Bad Bunny
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Anxiety,” Doechii
“WILDFLOWER,” Billie Eilish
“Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga
“The Subway,” Chappell Roan
“APT.,” ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
Song of the year (goes to songwriter)
WINNER: “WILDFLOWER,” Billie Eilish. Written by Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell
“Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga. Written by Henry Walter, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt
“Anxiety,” Doechii. Written by Jaylah Hickmon
“APT.,” ROSÉ, Bruno Mars. Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Henry Walter, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park & Theron Thomas
“DtMF,” Bad Bunny. Written by Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Roberto José Rosado Torres, Marco Daniel Borrero, Hugo René Sención Sanabria & Tyler Thomas Spry
“Golden” (From “KPop Demon Hunters”), HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI. Written by EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick
“luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA. Written by Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Ink, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Kendrick Lamar, Mark Anthony Spears, Solána Rowe & Kamasi Washington
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter. Written by Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter
Best pop solo performance
WINNER: “Messy,” Lola Young
“DAISIES,” Justin Bieber
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Disease,” Lady Gaga
“The Subway,” Chappell Roan
Best pop vocal album
WINNER: “MAYHEM,” Lady Gaga
“SWAG,” Justin Bieber
“Man’s Best Friend,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Something Beautiful,” Miley Cyrus
“I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2),” Teddy Swims
WINNER: “Bitin’ List,” Tyler Childers. Written by Tyler Childers
“Good News,” Shaboozey. Written by Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman & Jacob Torrey
“I Never Lie,” Zach Top. Written by Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top
“Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson. Written by Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson
“A Song To Sing,” Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton. Written by Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton
Best country duo/group performance
WINNER: “Amen,” Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
“A Song To Sing,” Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton
“Trailblazer,” Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson
“Love Me Like You Used To Do,” Margo Price & Tyler Childers
“Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame,” George Strait, Chris Stapleton
Best country solo performance
WINNER: “Bad As I Used To Be” (From “F1 The Movie”), Chris Stapleton
“Nose On The Grindstone,” Tyler Childers
“Good News,” Shaboozey
“I Never Lie,” Zach Top
“Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson
Best rap song
WINNER: “tv off,” Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay. Written by Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington
“Anxiety,” Doechii. Written by Jaylah Hickmon
“The Birds Don’t Sing,” Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring John Legend & Voices Of Fire. Written by Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton, Pharrell Williams & Stevie Wonder
“Sticky,” Tyler, The Creator Featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne. Written by Aaron Bolton, Dudley Alexander Duverne, Gloria Woods, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Janae Wherry, Tyler Okonma & Rex Zamor
“TGIF,” GloRilla. Written by Lucas Alegria, Dillon Brophy, Yakki Davis, Gloria Woods, Jess Jackson, Ronnie Jackson, Mario Mims & Jorge M. Taveras
Best rap performance
WINNER: “Chains & Whips,” Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
“Outside,” Cardi B
“Anxiety,” Doechii
“tv off,” Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay
“Darling, I,” Tyler, The Creator Featuring Teezo Touchdown
Best R&B album
WINNER: “MUTT,” Leon Thomas
“BELOVED,” GIV?ON
“Why Not More?” Coco Jones
“The Crown,” Ledisi
“Escape Room,” Teyana Taylor
Best R&B song
WINNER: “Folded,” Kehlani. Written by Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Kehlani Parrish, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Dawit Kamal Wilson
“Heart Of A Woman,” Summer Walker. Written by David Bishop & Summer Walker
“It Depends,” Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller. Written by Nico Baran, Chris Brown, Ant Clemons, Ephrem Lopez Jr., Ryan Press, Bryson Tiller, Elliott Trent & Dewain Whitmore Jr.
“Overqualified,” Durand Bernarr. Written by John Abrahart Jr & Durand Bernarr
“YES IT IS,” Leon Thomas. Written by Jariuce Banks, Lazaro Andres Camejo, Mike Hector, Peter Lee Johnson, Rodney Jones Jr., Ali Prawl & Leon Thomas
Best R&B performance
WINNER: “Folded,” Kehlani
“YUKON,” Justin Bieber
“It Depends,” Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller
“MUTT (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk),” Leon Thomas
“Heart Of A Woman,” Summer Walker
Songwriter of the year, non-classical
WINNER: Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Tobias Jesso Jr.
Laura Veltz
Producer of the year, non-classical
WINNER: Cirkut
Dan Auerbach
Dijon
Blake Mills
Sounwave
Best rock album
WINNER: “NEVER ENOUGH,” Turnstile
“private music,” Deftones
“I quit,” HAIM
“From Zero,” Linkin Park
“Idols,” YUNGBLUD
Best rock song
WINNER: “As Alive As You Need Me To Be,” Nine Inch Nails. Written by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
“Caramel,” Sleep Token. Written by Vessel1 & Vessel2
“Glum,” Hayley Williams. Written by Daniel James & Hayley Williams
“NEVER ENOUGH,” Turnstile. Written by Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory, Meg Mills & Brendan Yates
“Zombie,” YUNGBLUD. Written by Dominic Harrison & Matt Schwartz
Best rock performance
WINNER: “Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning,” YUNGBLUD Featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II
“U Should Not Be Doing That,” Amyl and The Sniffers
“The Emptiness Machine,” Linkin Park
“NEVER ENOUGH,” Turnstile
“Mirtazapine,” Hayley Williams
Best music video
WINNER: “Anxiety,” Doechii
“Young Lion,” Sade
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
“So Be It,” Clipse
“Love,” OK Go
Best song written for visual media
WINNER: “Golden” (From “KPop Demon Hunters”), HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI. Written by EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick
“As Alive As You Need Me To Be (from “TRON: Ares”)” Nine Inch Nails. Written by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
“I Lied to You” (From “Sinners”), Miles Caton. Written by Ludwig Göransson & Raphael Saadiq
“Never Too Late” (From “Elton John: Never Too Late”), Elton John, Brandi Carlile. Written by Brandi Carlile, Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Andrew Watt
“Pale, Pale Moon” (From “Sinners”), Jayme Lawson. Written by Ludwig Göransson & Brittany Howard
“Sinners” (From “Sinners”), Rod Wave. Written by Leonard Denisenko, Rodarius Green, Travis Harrington, Tarkan Kozluklu, Kyris Mingo & Darius Povilinus
Best compilation soundtrack for visual media
WINNER: “Sinners,” Various Artists
“A Complete Unknown,” Timothée Chalamet
“F1 The Album,” Various Artists
“KPop Demon Hunters,” Various Artists
“Wicked,” Various Artists
Best Latin pop album
WINNER: “Cancionera,” Natalia Lafourcade
“Cosa Nuestra,” Rauw Alejandro
“BOGOTÁ (DELUXE),” Andrés Cepeda
“Tropicoqueta,” KAROL G
“¿Y ahora qué?” Alejandro Sanz
Best pop duo/group performance
WINNER: “Defying Gravity,” Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
“Golden” (From “KPop Demon Hunters”), HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
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