Grammy Awards 2026 full list of winners: Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar create history; Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga win big

The 68th Grammy Awards took place in Los Angeles on Feb 1, with big wins for musical superstars Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga.

The 68th annual Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb 1, with some of the biggest stars in the venue to see who heads home with the Grammy statue. Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, and more are going head-to-head. The 2025 award show was completely reimagined and refocused to relief efforts following the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires.

Grammy Awards 2026 winners: Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny bag top honours.

From Sabrina Carpenter and Pharrell Williams to Alex Warren and Lola Young, several artists performed at the Grammys, setting the stage on fire. This year, the ceremony is hosted by Trevor Noah, who has returned for the sixth year in a row.

Bad Bunny scripted history as he won Album of the Year award for DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, making it the first Spanish-language album to win a Grammy. Kendrick Lamar, who was nominated for 9 awards this year, won 4 honours. He shattered Jay Z's record to become the most-awarded rapper at the Grammys. Here's a look at who all took the Graphone statue home this year.

Grammys 2026 full list of winners

Best pop vocal album: MAYHEM, Lady GagaBest pop solo performance: Messy, Lola YoungBest dance-pop recording: Lady Gaga – AbracadabraBest pop duo/group performance: Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – Defying GravityBest dance/electronic album: FKA twigs – EusexuaBest dance/electronic recording: Tame Impala – End of SummerBest traditional pop vocal album: Laufey- A Matter Of TimeBest remixed recording: Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix)

Latin

Best Latin pop album: Natalia Lafourcade- CancioneraBest Música Urbana album: DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Bad Bunny)Best Latin Jazz Album: A Tribute to Benny More and Nat King ColeBest Latin rock or alternative album: Papota (CA7RIEL & Paco)Best Music Mexicana Album: Palabra De To's (Seca)-Carin LeonBest tropical Latin album: Raices (Gloria Estefan)Best Reggae Album: Blxxd & FYAH (Kenamdi)Best New Age, Ambient or Chant album: Nomadica (Carla Patullo Featuring the Scorchip Quartet & Tonality)

Rock and metal

Best rock performance: Yungblud – Changes (Live from Villa Park, Back to the Beginning)Best rock album: Turnstile – Never EnoughBest rock song: Nine Inch Nails- As Alive As You Need Me To BeBest alternative music performance: The Cure – AloneBest alternative music album: The Cure- Songs of A Lost WorldBest metal performance: Turnstile Birds

Rap

Best rap album: Kendrick Lamar – GNXBest rap performance- Clipse: Chains & Whips (ft Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams)Best meoldic rap performance: Kendrick Lamar with SZA-LutherBest rap song: Kendrick Lamar ft Lefty Gunplay – TV Off

Country

Best country solo performance: Chris Stapleton – Bad As I Used to BeBest country duo/group performance: Shaboozey & Jelly Roll-AmenBest country song: Tyler Childers- Bitin' ListBest contemporary country album: Beautifully Brokem (Jelly Roll) Best traditional country album: Zach Top – Ain’t In It for My HealthBest American Roots performance: Beautiful Strangers (Mavis Staples)Best American performance: Godspeed (Mavis Staples)Best American Roots song: Ancient Light (I'm With Her)Best Americana album: Big Money (Jon Batiste)Best bluegrass album: Highway Prayers (Billy Strings)Best traditional blues album: Ain't Done With The Blues (Buddy Guy)Best contemporary blues album: Preacher Kids (Robert Randolph)Best regional roots music album: A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco

R&B and Afrobeats

Best R&B album: Leon Thomas – MuttBest R&B performance: Kehlani – FoldedBest traditional R&B performance: Vibes Don't Lie (Leon Thomas)Best R&B song: Kehlani – FoldedBest African music Performance: Tyla – PUSH 2 START

Production and songwriting

Producer of the year, non-classical: Circket (Lady Gaga, Rose, Jade)Songwriter of the year: Amy AllenBest engineered album, non-classical: All Things Light (Cam)Best engineered album, classical: Cerrone: Don't Look DownBest immersive audio album: Immersed (Justin Gray)Best instrumental composition: First Snow (Nordkraft Big Band, Remy Le Boeuf & Danielle Wertz)Best arrangement, instrumental or a capella: Super Mario Praise Break (The 8-Bit Big Brand)Best arrangement, instruments and vocals: Big Fish (Nate Smith featuring Saje)

Film and TV

Best comedy album: Nate Bargatze – Your Friend, Nate BargatzeBest compilation soundtrack for visual media: SinnersBest score soundtrack for visual media: Ludwig Goransson- SinnersBest score soundtrack for video games and other interactive media: Austin Wintory- Sword of the SeaBest song written for visual media: Huntr/x-Golden (from K-pop Demon Hunters)Best audiobook narration: Dalai Lama- Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness The Dalai LamaBest music video: Huntr/x – Golden (from KPop: Demon Hunters)Best music film: John Williams- Music by John WilliamsBest Children's Music Album: Harmony (FYUTCH & Aura V)

Jazz and Classical

Best Jazz vocal album: Samara Joy-Potrait Best jazz instrumental album: Sullivan Fortner Feat Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore-Southern NightsBest alternative jazz album: Nate Smith- Live ActionBest jazz performance: Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade – Windows (live)Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Without Further Ado, Vol 1 (Christian McBride Big Band)Best musical theatre album: Buena Vista Social ClubBest orchestral performance: Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra) – Messiaen: Turangalîla-SymphonieBest opera recording: Heggie: Itelligence-Kwame Ryan, conductor (Guston Grand Opera, Gene Scheer)Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos (Boston Symphony Orchestra)Best classical solo vocal album: Telemann: Io-Opera Aarias For Soparno (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)Best classical compendium: Ortiz: Yanga (Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer)Best contemporary classical composition: Ortix: DzonotBest global music performance: Bad Bunny – EoOBest folk album: I’m With Her - Wild and Clear and Blue

Package, Notes & Historical

Best album cover: Chromakopia (Tyler, The Creator)Best album notes: Miles' 55: The Prestige Recordings (Miles Davis) Best historical album: Joni Mitchell Archives- Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980)Best Recording Package: Tracks II: The Lost Albums (Bruce Springsteen)

Gospel & Contemporary Christian Music

Best gospel performance/song: Come Jesus Come (CeCe Winans featuring Shirley Caesar)Best contemporary Christian music performance/song: Hard Fought Hallelujah (Brando Lake with Jelly Rolls)Best gospel album: Heart of Mie (Darrel Walls, PJ Morton)Best contemporary Christian music album: Best roots gospel album: I Will Not Be Moved (Live) - The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir