Grammys 2026: How Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny & More Made History

The hits—and history—just keep coming at the Grammys 2026.

As a lifestyle enthusiast, I always keep an eye on the Grammys, and this year’s show, hosted by Trevor Noah in Los Angeles, had some exciting new categories! We finally saw awards given for Best Album Cover and Best Traditional Country Album. Tyler, the Creator’s CHROMAKOPIA took home the prize for Best Album Cover, while Zak Top’s Ain’t In It For My Health won Best Traditional Country Album. It was a fantastic night, and if you want to see all the amazing red carpet looks, check it out!

Kendrick Lamar made Grammys history by surpassing Jay-Z for the most awards won by a rapper. He received four awards this year – for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song, Best Melodic Rap Performance, and Best Rap Performance – bringing his career total to 26.

Jay-Z’s daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, is no longer the youngest Grammy winner. That title now belongs to 8-year-old Aura V from Maryland, who won Best Children’s Music Album alongside her father, Fyütch.

Bad Bunny’s album DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS was historic, becoming the first Spanish-language album to win Album of the Year. Similarly, “Golden” by KPop Demon Hunters made history as the first K-pop song to earn a Grammy award.

As a pop culture enthusiast, I’m always excited to see artists making history! Lady Gaga recently joined an exclusive club, becoming only the fourth performer – after Adele, Kelly Clarkson, and Taylor Swift – to win the Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy more than once. It’s a testament to her incredible talent and staying power!

Director Steven Spielberg achieved EGOT status after winning Best Music Film for his work as a producer on the 2024 documentary Music by John Williams.

The Dalai Lama won his first Grammy Award for his audiobook, Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, which was named Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording.

Someone get Shaboozey a double whiskey – he just made history! He’s the first Black man to win Best Country Duo/Group Performance, and he earned it with his hit song “Amen,” a collaboration with Jelly Roll.

The Grammys made history even before the ceremony began. Back on November 7th, when nominations were announced, Kendrick Lamar achieved two major milestones: he became the first rapper to be nominated for Album of the Year five times as the lead artist, and the first solo artist ever nominated for the award with five albums in a row – his latest being GNX.

As a lifestyle expert, I’m always thrilled to see artists breaking boundaries, and Rosé just did that! Her collaboration with Bruno Mars, “APT,” earned her a spot in the history books – she’s the first K-pop artist ever nominated in the Grammys’ four biggest categories: Record of the Year and Song of the Year. It’s a huge moment, and a testament to her incredible talent and the growing global impact of K-pop.

Building on Lady Gaga’s historic wins in 2019, Timothée Chalamet has become the first man to be nominated for awards at the Grammys, Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards (previously the SAG Awards), and the Oscars all in the same year. He earned the nomination for his work on the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, which was recognized for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.

To see all the big winners at the 2026 Grammy Awards, keep reading…

WINNER: “Anxiety,” Doechii

“Love,” OK Go

“So Be It,” Clipse

“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter

“Young Lion,” Sade

WINNER: Sinners

A Complete Unknown

F1 The Album

KPop Demon Hunters

Wicked

 

WINNER: “Golden,” KPop Demon Hunters

“As Alive As You Need Me to Be,” Tron: Ares

“I Lied to You,” Sinners

“Never Too Late,” Elton John: Never Too Late

“Pale, Pale Moon,” Sinners

“Sinners,” Sinners

WINNER: “Defying Gravity,” Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande

“Golden (From KPop Demon Hunters),” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI

 “Gabriela,” KATSEYE

“APT.,” Rosé, Bruno Mars

“30 for 30,” SZA featuring Kendrick Lamar

WINNER: “Bad As I Used to Be,” Chris Stapleton

“Nose on the Grindstone,” Tyler Childers

“Good News,” Shaboozey

“I Never Lie,” Zach Top

“Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson

WINNER: Cancionera, Natalia Lafourcade

Cosa Nuestra, Rauw Alejandro

BOGOTÁ DELUXE, Andrés Cepeda

Tropicoqueta, Karol G

Y Ahora Qué?, Alejandro Sanz

WINNER: “Changes Back to the Beginning,” YungBlud

“Mirtazapine,” Hayley Williams

“Never Enough,” Turnstile

“The Emptiness Machine,” Linkin Park

“U Should Not Be Doing That,” Amyl and the Sniffers

WINNER: EUSEXUA, FKA Twigs

Ten Days, Fred again..

Fancy That, PinkPantheress

Inhale / Exhale, Rüfüs du Sol

F*** U SKRILLEX U THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3, Skrillex

WINNER: “Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga

“Illegal”, PinkPantheress

“Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie),” Tate McRae

“Midnight Sun,” Zara Larsson

“Bluest Flame,” Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco

WINNER: Songs of a Lost World, The Cure

SABLE, fABLE, Bon Iver

DON’T TAP THE GLASS, Tyler, The Creator

moisturizer, Wet Leg

Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, Hayley Williams

WINNER: “Music by John Williams,” John Williams

“Devo,” Devo

“Live at the Royal Albert Hall,” Raye

“Relentless,” Diane Warren

“Piece by Piece,” Pharrell Williams

WINNER: “Folded,” Kehlani

“Yes it Is,” Leon Thomas

“Overqualified,” Durand Bernarr

“It Depends,” Chris Brown

“Heart of a Woman,” Summer Walker

 

WINNER: Mutt, Leon Thomas

Beloved, Givéon

Why Not More?, Coco Jones

The Crown, Ledisi

Escape Room, Teyana Taylor

WINNER: Never Enough, Turnstile

Private Music, Deftones 

I Quit, Haim

From Zero, Linkin Park

Idols, Yungblud

WINNER: “Chains & Whips,” Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams

“Outside,” Cardi B

“Anxiety,” Doechii

“tv off,” Kendrick Lamar ft. Lefty Gunplay

“Darling, I,” Tyler, The Creator ft. Teezo Touchdown

WINNER: A Matter of Time, Laufey

Wintersongs, Laila Biali

The Gift of Love, Jennifer Hudson

Who Believes in Angels?, Elton John & Brandi Carlile

Harlequin, Lady Gaga

The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2, Barbra Streisand

WINNER: “Bitin’ List,” Tyler Childers

“Good News,” Shaboozey

“I Never Life,” Zach Top

“Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson

“A Song to Sing,” Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton

WINNER: “Amen,” Shaboozey & Jelly Roll

“Honky Tonk Hall of Fame,” George Strait, Chris Stapleton

“Love Me Like You Used to Do,” Margo Price & Tyler Childers

“Trailblazer,” Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert & Lainey Wilson

“A Song to Sing,” Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton

WINNER: BIG MONEY, Jon Batiste

Bloom, Larkin Poe

Last Leaf on the Tree, Willie Nelson

So Long Little Miss Sunshine, Molly Tuttle

Middle, Jesse Welles

WINNER: “Folded,” Kehlani

“Heart of a Woman,” Summer Walker

“MUTT (NPR Tiny Desk),” Leon Thomas

“It Depends,” Chris Brown

“Yukon,” Justin Bieber

WINNER: “tv off,” Kendrick Lamar ft. Lefty Gunplay

“Anxiety,” Doechii

“The Birds Don’t Sing,” Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring John Legend & Voices Of Fire

“Sticky,” Tyler, The Creator Featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne

“TGIF,” GloRilla

 

“DtMF,” Bad Bunny

“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter

“Anxiety,” Doechii

“Wildflower,” Billie Eilish

“Abracadbra,” Lady Gaga

WINNER: “Luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA

“The Subway,” Chappell Roan

“APT.,” Rosé, Bruno Mars

 
 
 
 

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

“Abracadbra,” Lady Gaga

“Anxiety,” Doechii

“APT.,” Rosé, Bruno Mars

“DtMF,” Bad Bunny

“Golden (From KPop Demon Hunters),” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI

“Luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA

“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter

WINNER: “Wildflower,” Billie Eilish

WINNER: Olivia Dean

KATSEYE

The Marias

Addison Rae

sombr

Leon Thomas

Alex Warren

Lola Young

Swag, Justin Bieber

Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter

Something Beautiful, Miley Cyrus

WINNER: Mayhem, Lady Gaga

I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy [Part 2], Teddy Swims

“Daisies,” Justin Bieber

“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter

“Disease,” Lady Gaga

“The Subway,” Chappell Roan

WINNER: “Messy,” Lola Young

Let God Sort Em Out, Clipse, Pusha T & Malice

Glorious, GloRilla

God Does Like Ugly, Jid

WINNER: GNX, Kendrick Lamar

Chromakopia, Tyler, The Creator

The Wild Robot, Kris Bowers, composer

Wicked, John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers

WINNER: Sinners, Ludwig Göransson, composer

Severance: Season 2, Theodore Shapiro, composer

How To Train Your Dragon, John Powell, composer

WINNER:Buena Vista Social Club

Death Becomes Her

Gypsy

Just In Time

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2026-02-02 07:47