The 68th Grammy Awards 2026 drew to a graceful close, wrapping the night in a warm, celebratory atmosphere filled with familiar faces from across the music industry. This year brought together both timeless icons and a new generation of rising stars, making for a truly memorable gathering.
The Grammy Awards stand as the most prestigious and influential honours in the global music industry, recognising excellence across a wide range of categories and genres. From Song of the Year and Album of the Year to Best Performance and Songwriter of the Year, the awards celebrate the creative forces shaping music today. In its 68th year, the ceremony once again delivered an electric, high-energy ambience brimming with life and excitement.
Ahead of the awards announcements, a stellar line-up of artists took to the stage to deliver captivating performances. Olivia Dean mesmerised the audience with her soulful vocals on “Man I Need”, while Justin Bieber stripped things back for an emotionally charged rendition of “YUKON”. Sabrina Carpenter brought spectacle and excitement with “Manchild”, and Rosé joined Bruno Mars to light up the stage with the era-defining hit “APT.”
As for the four major awards at the 2026 Grammy Awards, the winners are as follows:
Song of the Year
- Bad Bunny – DTMF
- Billie Eilish – Wildflower – WINNER
- Doechii – Anxiety
- Huntr/x – Golden
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Luther
- Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
- Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
- Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Best New Artist
- Addison Rae
- Alex Warren
- Katseye
- Leon Thomas
- Lola Young
- The Marías
- Olivia Dean – WINNER
- Sombr
Album of the year
- Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos – WINNER
- Clipse, Pusha T & Malice – Let God Sort Em Out
- Justin Bieber – Swag
- Kendrick Lamar – GNX
- Lady Gaga – Mayhem
- Leon Thomas – Mutt
- Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
- Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia
Record of the Year
- Bad Bunny – DTMF
- Billie Eilish – Wildflower
- Chappell Roan – The Subway
- Doechii – Anxiety
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Luther – WINNER
- Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
- Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
- Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Beyond the major awards mentioned above, the ceremony also presented winners across additional categories, as follows:
Pop and Dance
- Best Pop Solo Performance: “Messy” — Lola Young
- Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Defying Gravity” — Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
- Best Pop Vocal Album: Mayhem — Lady Gaga
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: A Matter of Time — Laufey
Latin
- Best Latin Urban Album: Debí Tirar Más Fotos — Bad Bunny
- Best Latin Pop Album: Cancionera — Natalia Lafourcade
- Best Música Mexicana Album: Palabra De To’s (Seca) — Carín León
- Best African Music Performance: “Push 2 Start” — Tyla
- Best Reggae Album: BLXXD & FYAH — Keznamdi
Rock, Metal and Alternative
- Best Rock Song: “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” — Nine Inch Nails
- Best Rock Album: Never Enough — Turnstile
- Best Alternative Music Album: Songs of a Lost World — The Cure
- Best Contemporary Country Album: Beautifully Broken — Jelly Roll
- Best Rock Performance: “Changes (Live From Villa Park) – Back To The Beginning” — Yungblud ft. Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman & II
- Best Alternative Music Performance: “Alone” — The Cure
- Best Metal Performance: “Birds” — Turnstile
Rap and R&B
- Best Rap Song: “TV Off” — Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay
- Best R&B Song: “Folded” — Kehlani
- Best Rap Album: GNX — Kendrick Lamar
- Best R&B Album: Mutt — Leon Thomas
- Best Rap Performance: “Chains & Whips” — Clipse, Pusha T & Malice feat. Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
- Best Melodic Rap Performance: “Luther” — Kendrick Lamar with SZA
- Best R&B Performance: “Folded” — Kehlani
Country
- Best Country Song: “Bitin’ List” — Tyler Childers
- Best Country Solo Performance: “Bad As I Used To Be” — Chris Stapleton
Film and TV
- Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: Sinners — Various Artists
- Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Film and Television): Sinners — Ludwig Göransson
- Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media: Sword of the Sea — Austin Wintory
- Best Song Written for Visual Media: “Golden” (from K-Pop Demon Hunters) — Huntr/x
- Best Music Film: Music by John Williams — John Williams
Production and Songwriting
- Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Cirkut
- Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical: Amy Allen
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