The 68th Annual Grammy Awards took place on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, with South African comedian Trevor Noah returning as host for the sixth consecutive year.
The ceremony opened with a major win for Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, who clinched Best Pop/Duo Group Performance for Defying Gravity. The night celebrated excellence across global, pop, African, hip-hop, R&B, rock, country, jazz, and film music categories.
R&B star Kehlani earned her first Grammy, winning both Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for Folded. In the African category, South African singer Tyla edged out Nigeria’s Davido, Ayra Starr, and Burna Boy to win Best African Music Performance.
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Hip-hop heavyweight Kendrick Lamar and pop icon Lady Gaga emerged among the biggest winners of the night with multiple awards, while artists from Latin, Americana, Jazz, Rock, and Gospel genres were also recognised.
Below is the full list of winners at the 2026 Grammy Awards:
2026 Grammy Awards – Full Winners List
Best Dance Pop Recording: Abracadabra – Lady Gaga
Best Music Video: Anxiety – Doechii
Best Rap Song: tv off – Kendrick Lamar & Lefty Gunplay
Best Melodic Rap Performance: luther – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
Best Pop/Duo Group Performance: Defying Gravity – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
Best R&B Performance: Folded – Kehlani
Best R&B Song: Folded – Kehlani
Best Music Film: Music By John Williams – John Williams
Best Dance/Electronic Recording: End Of Summer – Tame Impala
Best Dance/Electronic Album: EUSEXUA – FKA twigs
Best Rap Performance: Chains & Whips – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice, Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
Best Global Music Performance: EoO – Bad Bunny
Best Global Music Album: Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo – Caetano Veloso & Maria Bethânia
Best African Music Performance: PUSH 2 START – Tyla
Best Reggae Album: BLXXD & FYAH – Keznamdi
Best Jazz Vocal Album: Portrait – Samara Joy
Best Musical Theater Album: Buena Vista Social Club
Best Traditional R&B Performance: Vibes Don’t Lie – Leon Thomas
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical: Amy Allen
Best Country Solo Performance: Bad As I Used To Be (From “F1® The Movie”) – Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Amen – Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
Best Country Song: Bitin’ List – Tyler Childers
Best Traditional Country Album: Ain’t In It For My Health – Zach Top
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Cirkut
Best Alternative Music Album: Songs Of A Lost World – The Cure
Best Remixed Recording: Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix) – Lady Gaga & Gesaffelstein
Best R&B Album: MUTT – Leon Thomas
Best Progressive R&B Album: BLOOM – Durand Bernarr
Best American Roots Performance: Beautiful Strangers – Mavis Staples
Best Americana Album: Big Money – Jon Batiste
Best Americana Performance: Godspeed – Mavis Staples
Best Bluegrass Album: Highway Prayers – Billy Strings
Best Folk Album: Wild and Clear and Blue – I’m With Her
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: Hard Fought Hallelujah – Brandon Lake & Jelly Roll
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Coritos Vol. 1 – Israel & New Breed
Best Traditional Blues Album: Ain’t Done with the Blues – Buddy Guy
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: A Matter of Time – Laufey
Best Recording Package: Tracks II: The Lost Albums – Bruce Springsteen
Best Album Cover: CHROMAKOPIA – Tyler, The Creator
Best Latin Pop Album: Cancionera – Natalia Lafourcade
Best Immersive Audio Album: Immersed – Justin Gray
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album: PAPOTA – CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano): Palabra De To’s (Seca) – Carín León
Best Tropical Latin Album: Raíces – Gloria Estefan
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: Sinners
Best Score Soundtrack: Sinners
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media: Sword of the Sea
Best Song Written for Visual Media: Golden – “KPop Demon Hunters”
Best Rock Song: As Alive As You Need Me To Be – Nine Inch Nails
Best Rock Album: NEVER ENOUGH – Turnstile
Best Alternative Music Performance: Alone – The Cure
Best Rock Performance: Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning – YUNGBLUD with Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: That Wasn’t A Dream – Pino Palladino & Blake Mills
Best Metal Performance: BIRDS – Turnstile
Best Historical Album: Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976–1980)
Best Latin Jazz Album: A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole – Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: Super Mario Praise Break – The 8-Bit Big Band
The 2026 Grammys highlighted the continued globalisation of music, celebrating artists across continents, cultures, and genres.
