Grammy Recap: Bad Bunny Wins Album Of The Year At Grammy Awards
 | Mon, February 2, 2026 at 7:44 AM |
The 68th annual Grammy Awards took place Sunday night (Feb. 1) at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, with Trevor Noah serving as the host of the ceremony for the sixth and final time. Bad Bunny won the night's biggest award, as his chart-topping DeB TiRAR M S FOToS received Album of the Year, along with Best M sica Urbana Album. Kendrick Lamar, the night's most recognized nominee with nine total nods, won Record of the Year for his SZA collaboration, "Luther," Rap Album of the Year for GNX, and Best Rap Song for "TV Off." Lamar also took home another big award after Clipse won their first ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance for "Chains & Whips" which features Kendrick and Pharrell Williams. Billie Eilish won Song of the Year for "Wildflower," while Lady Gaga was another big winner, as MAYHEM won Best Pop Vocal Album and "Abracadabra" took home Best Dance Pop Recording. Best New Artist was awarded to Lola Young, after all eight of the nominees gave back-to-back performances for the first time in Grammy history.
The ceremony kicked off with a couple of energetic performances, as Bruno Mars and Ros delivered their global smash hit, "APT.," followed by six-time nominee on the night - but ultimately winless - Sabrina Carpenter, who gave a Pan Am-inspired performance of "Manchild." Bruno also returned later in the ceremony to play his chart-topping new hit, "I Just Might." Justin Bieber gave a stripped-down - literally - performance of "YUKON," his first time on the Grammy stage in four years, after first making his debut fifteen years ago at the age of 16. Lady Gaga sang through a wicker headpiece as she delivered an electric performance of "Abracadabra," while Tyler, the Creator gave an explosive medley performance of "Thought I Was Dead/Like Him/Sugar On My Tongue."
After Bruce Springsteen paid tribute to Brian Wilson and John Mayer honored Bob Weir in video tributes, Reba McEntire played on the Grammy stage for the very first time to honor those we lost this past year in a moving In Memoriam segment where she was joined by Lukas Nelson and Brandy Clark on "Trailblazer." Post Malone led an all-star tribute to the late metal legend Ozzy Osbourne, as he was flanked by Guns N' Roses bandmates Slash and Duff McKagan, producer Andrew Watt, and Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer Chad Smith on "War Pigs." And Lauryn Hill honored D'Angelo and Roberta Flack, backed by The Vanguard band and joined by special guests Raphael Saadiq, Bilal, Jon Batiste, Leon Bridges, John Legend, Chaka Khan - who also paid tribute to Sly Stone in a video segment - Wyclef Jean, and others during a stirring medley of soul and R&B classics. Clipse delivered the final performance of the night, as the hip-hop duo were joined by Pharrell and the Voices of Fire on "So Far Ahead."
Laufey's A Matter of Time won Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, while Lola Young's "Messy" was a surprise winner in the Best Pop Solo Performance category, and FKA Twigs' EUSEXUA won Best Dance/Electronic Album. Kehlani's breakout hit, "Folded," won Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance, while Leon Thomas continued his critically acclaimed year, as MUTT won Best R&B album, and "Vibes Don't Lie" was awarded Best Traditional R&B Performance.
The rock and metal categories featured the Cure winning Best Alternative Music Album for Songs of a Lost World, while the UK goth legends also won Best Alternative Music Performance for "Alone." Baltimore punk band Turnstile won the first two Grammys of their career, as Never Enough won Best Rock Album, while their track "Birds" was awarded Best Metal Performance. Nine Inch Nails won Best Rock Song for their single from the Tron: Ares soundtrack, "As Alive As You Need Me To Be," while Best Rock Performance went to YUNGBLUD for his live rendition of Black Sabbath's "Changes" from July's memorable Back to the Beginning concert.
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In the country, folk, Americana, and bluegrass categories, Zach Top's Ain't In It For My Heath was awarded Best Traditional Country Album, while Best Country Song went to Tyler Childers' "Bitin' List." Jelly Roll won Best Contemporary Country Album for Beautifully Broken, while he also took home two additional Grammys for his hit collaborations, as he and Shaboozey's "Amen" won Best Country Duo/Group Performance, while his pairing with Brandon Lake, "Hard Fought Hallelujah," was awarded Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song. I'm With Her won Best Folk Album for Wild and Clear and Blue, with the group also winning Best Americana Roots song for "Ancient Light." Billy Strings took home Best Bluegrass Album for Highway Prayers, while Best Americana Album went to Jon Batiste's Big Money.
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