Hosted by Trevor Noah for the sixth year in a row, the 68th Annual Grammy Awards convened on Sunday, February 1, at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. The ceremony began with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande securing the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance award for “Defying Gravity.”
It was a landmark night for Kehlani, who captured her inaugural Grammy by winning Best R&B Performance for “Folded,” a track that also claimed the title for Best R&B Song.
In the international spotlight, South African artist Tyla defeated a strong contingent of Nigerian stars—Davido, Burna Boy, and Ayra Starr—to take home the Best African Music Performance trophy. Additionally, industry heavyweights Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga enjoyed a successful evening, each walking away with multiple accolades.
2026 Grammy Winners:
Best Dance Pop Recording: Abracadabra – Lady Gaga
Best Music Video: Anxiety – Doechii
Best Rap Song: tv off – Kendrick Lamar and Lefty Gunplay
Best Melodic Rap Performance: luther – Kendrick Lamar and SZA
Best Pop/Duo Group Performance:
Defying Gravity – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
Best R&B Performance: 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 R&B Song: Folded – Kehlani
Best Global Music Performance: EoO – Bad Bunny
Best Global Music Album: Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo – Caetano Veloso And 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 Winner: 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 Winner: 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)
