Winners emerge as Grammys 2026 begin

The Recording Academy, on Sunday, began honouring artists across music as the 2026 Grammy Awards got underway, with winners set to be announced in nearly 100 categories, ranging from Album of the Year to Best New Artist.

Voting this year covered major fields such as Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Producer of the Year. Kendrick Lamar leads the 2026 nominees with nine nominations, while Lady Gaga follows with seven nods, tying with producers Jack Antonoff and Cirkut. Sabrina Carpenter and Bad Bunny are among the artists with six nominations each.

The 68th annual Grammy Awards air Sunday night at 8 pm EST on CBS and Paramount+. The ceremony is hosted by Trevor Noah, with performances expected from artists including Sabrina Carpenter, Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga. The event is taking place at the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles.

Ahead of the main broadcast, the Grammys Premiere Ceremony began earlier in the day, where the Recording Academy announces winners in most categories. The pre-show started at 3:30 pm EST at the Peacock Theater, located next to the main arena.

As the night progresses, winners will continue to be revealed, with those announced marked in bold in the full list.

2026 Grammy Award Winners and Nominees

Album of the Year.

• DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, Bad Bunny
• SWAG, Justin Bieber
• Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter
• Let God Sort Em Out, Clipse, Pusha T & Malice, Pharrell Williams
• MAYHEM, Lady Gaga
• GNX, Kendrick Lamar
• MUTT, Leon Thomas
• CHROMAKOPIA, Tyler, The Creator

Song of the Year

• “Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga
• “Anxiety,” Doechii
• “APT.,” ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
• “DtMF,” Bad Bunny
• “Golden” (From KPop Demon Hunters), EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick
• “luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA
• “Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
• “WILDFLOWER,” Billie Eilish

Best New Artist

• Olivia Dean
• KATSEYE
• The Marías
• Addison Rae
• sombr
• Leon Thomas
• Alex Warren
• Lola Young

Record of the Year

• “DtMF,” Bad Bunny
• “Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
• “Anxiety,” Doechii
• “WILDFLOWER,” Billie Eilish
• “Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga
• “luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA
• “The Subway,” Chappell Roan
• “APT.,” ROSÉ & Bruno Mars

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

• Dan Auerbach
• Cirkut
• Dijon
• Blake Mills
• Sounwave

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

• Amy Allen
• Edgar Barrera
• Jessie Jo Dillon
• Tobias Jesso Jr.
• Laura Veltz

Best Pop Solo Performance

• “DAISIES,” Justin Bieber
• “Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
• “Disease,” Lady Gaga
• “The Subway,” Chappell Roan
• “Messy,” Lola Young

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• “Defying Gravity,” Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
• “Golden” (From KPop Demon Hunters), HUNTR/X
• “Gabriela,” KATSEYE
• “APT.,” ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
• “30 For 30,” SZA with Kendrick Lamar

Best Pop Vocal Album

• SWAG, Justin Bieber
• Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter
• Something Beautiful, Miley Cyrus
• Mayhem, Lady Gaga
• I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2), Teddy Swims

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

• “No Cap,” Disclosure & Anderson .Paak
• “Victory Lap,” Fred again.., Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax
• “SPACE INVADER,” KAYTRANADA
• “VOLTAGE,” Skrillex
• “End of Summer,” Tame Impala

Best Dance Pop Recording

• “Bluest Flame,” Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco
• “Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga
• “Midnight Sun,” Zara Larsson
• “Just Keep Watching” (From F1® The Movie), Tate McRae
• “Illegal,” PinkPantheress

Best Dance/Electronic Album

• EUSEXUA, FKA twigs
• Ten Days, Fred again..
• Fancy That, PinkPantheress
• Inhale / Exhale, RÜFÜS DU SOL
• F** U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3*, Skrillex

Best Remixed Recording

• “Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix),” Gesaffelstein
• “Don’t Forget About Us,” KAYTRANADA
• “A Dream’s A Dream – Ron Trent Remix,” Ron Trent
• “Galvanize,” Chris Lake
• “Golden – David Guetta REM/X,” David Guetta

Best Rock Performance

• “U Should Not Be Doing That,” Amyl and the Sniffers
• “The Emptiness Machine,” Linkin Park
• “NEVER ENOUGH,” Turnstile
• “Mirtazapine,” Hayley Williams
• “Changes (Live From Villa Park),” YUNGBLUD feat. Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman & II

Best Metal Performance

• “Night Terror,” Dream Theater
• “Lachryma,” Ghost
• “Emergence,” Sleep Token
• “Soft Spine,” Spiritbox
• “BIRDS,” Turnstile

Best Rock Song

• “U Should Not Be Doing That,” Amyl and the Sniffers
• “The Emptiness Machine,” Linkin Park
• “NEVER ENOUGH,” Turnstile
• “Mirtazapine,” Hayley Williams
• “Changes (Live From Villa Park),” YUNGBLUD

Best Rock Album

• private music, Deftones
• I quit, HAIM
• From Zero, Linkin Park
• NEVER ENOUGH, Turnstile
• Idols, YUNGBLUD

Best Alternative Music Performance

• “Everything Is Peaceful Love,” Bon Iver
• “Alone,” The Cure
• “SEEIN’ STARS,” Turnstile
• “Mangetout,” Wet Leg
• “Parachute,” Hayley Williams

Best Alternative Music Album

• SABLE, fABLE, Bon Iver
• Songs of a Lost World, The Cure
• DON’T TAP THE GLASS, Tyler, The Creator
• moisturizer, Wet Leg
• Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, Hayley Williams

Best R&B Performance

• “YUKON,” Justin Bieber
• “It Depends,” Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller
• “Folded,” Kehlani
• “MUTT (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk),” Leon Thomas
• “Heart of a Woman,” Summer Walker

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• “Here We Are,” Durand Bernarr
• “UPTOWN,” Lalah Hathaway
• “LOVE YOU TOO,” Ledisi
• “Crybaby,” SZA
• “VIBES DON’T LIE,” Leon Thomas

Best R&B Song

• “Folded,” Kehlani
• “Heart of a Woman,” Summer Walker
• “It Depends,” Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller
• “Overqualified,” Durand Bernarr
• “YES IT IS,” Leon Thomas

Best Progressive R&B Album

• BLOOM, Durand Bernarr
• Adjust Brightness, Bilal
• LOVE ON DIGITAL, Destin Conrad
• Access All Areas, FLO
• Come As You Are, Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon

Best R&B Album

• BELOVED, GIVĒON
• Why Not More?, Coco Jones
• The Crown, Ledisi
• Escape Room, Teyana Taylor
• MUTT, Leon Thomas

Best Rap Performance

• “Outside,” Cardi B
• “Chains & Whips,” Clipse, Pusha T & Malice feat. Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
• “Anxiety,” Doechii
• “tv off,” Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay
• “Darling, I,” Tyler, The Creator feat. Teezo Touchdown

Best Melodic Rap Performance

• “Proud of Me,” Fridayy feat. Meek Mill
• “Wholeheartedly,” JID feat. Ty Dolla $ign & 6LACK
• “luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA
• “WeMaj,” Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon feat. Rapsody
• “SOMEBODY LOVES ME,” PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake

Best Rap Song

• “Anxiety,” Doechii
• “The Birds Don’t Sing,” Clipse feat. John Legend & Voices of Fire
• “Sticky,” Tyler, The Creator feat. GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne
• “TGIF,” GloRilla
• “tv off,” Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay

Best Rap Album

• Let God Sort Em Out, Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
• GLORIOUS, GloRilla
• God Does Like Ugly, JID
• GNX, Kendrick Lamar
• CHROMAKOPIA, Tyler, The Creator

Best Country Solo Performance

• “Nose on the Grindstone,” Tyler Childers
• “Good News,” Shaboozey
• “Bad As I Used to Be” (From F1® The Movie), Chris Stapleton
• “I Never Lie,” Zach Top
• “Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• “A Song to Sing,” Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton
• “Trailblazer,” Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert & Lainey Wilson
• “Love Me Like You Used to Do,” Margo Price & Tyler Childers
• “Amen,” Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
• “Honky Tonk Hall of Fame,” George Strait & Chris Stapleton

Best Country Song

• “Bitin’ List,” Tyler Childers
• “Good News,” Shaboozey
• “I Never Lie,” Zach Top
• “Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson
• “A Song to Sing,” Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton

Best Contemporary Country Album

• Patterns, Kelsea Ballerini
• Snipe Hunter, Tyler Childers
• Evangeline Vs. The Machine, Eric Church
• Beautifully Broken, Jelly Roll
• Postcards From Texas, Miranda Lambert

Best Traditional Country Album

• Dollar a Day, Charley Crockett
• American Romance, Lukas Nelson
• Oh What a Beautiful World, Willie Nelson
• Hard Headed Woman, Margo Price
• Ain’t in It for My Health, Zach Top

Best American Roots Performance

• “LONELY AVENUE,” Jon Batiste feat. Randy Newman
• “Ancient Light,” I’m With Her
• “Crimson and Clay,” Jason Isbell
• “Richmond on the James,” Alison Krauss & Union Station
• “Beautiful Strangers,” Mavis Staples

Best Americana Performance

• “Boom,” Sierra Hull
• “Poison in My Well,” Maggie Rose & Grace Potter
• “Godspeed,” Mavis Staples
• “That’s Gonna Leave a Mark,” Molly Tuttle
• “Horses,” Jesse Welles

Best American Roots Song

• “Ancient Light,” I’m With Her
• “BIG MONEY,” Jon Batiste
• “Foxes in the Snow,” Jason Isbell
• “Middle,” Jesse Welles
• “Spitfire,” Sierra Hull

Best Americana Album

• BIG MONEY, Jon Batiste
• Bloom, Larkin Poe
• Last Leaf on the Tree, Willie Nelson
• So Long Little Miss Sunshine, Molly Tuttle
• Middle, Jesse Welles

Best Bluegrass Album

• Carter & Cleveland, Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter
• A Tip Toe High Wire, Sierra Hull
• Arcadia, Alison Krauss & Union Station
• Outrun, The Steeldrivers
• Highway Prayers, Billy Strings

Best Traditional Blues Album

• Ain’t Done With the Blues, Buddy Guy
• Room on the Porch, Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
• One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey, Maria Muldaur
• Look Out Highway, Charlie Musselwhite
• Young Fashioned Ways, Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush

Best Contemporary Blues Album

• Breakthrough, Joe Bonamassa
• Paper Doll, Samantha Fish
• A Tribute to LJK, Eric Gales
• Preacher Kids, Robert Randolph
• Family, Southern Avenue

Best Folk Album

• What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow, Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
• Crown of Roses, Patty Griffin
• Wild and Clear and Blue, I’m With Her
• Foxes in the Snow, Jason Isbell
• Under the Powerlines (April 24 – September 24), Jesse Welles

Best Regional Roots Music Album

• Live at Vaughan’s, Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet
• For Fat Man, Preservation Brass & Preservation Hall Jazz Band
• Church of New Orleans, Kyle Roussel
• Second Line Sunday, Trombone Shorty & New Breed Brass Band
• A Tribute to the King of Zydeco, Various Artists

Best Latin Pop Album

• Cosa Nuestra, Rauw Alejandro
• BOGOTÁ (DELUXE), Andrés Cepeda
• Tropicoqueta, KAROL G
• Cancionera, Natalia Lafourcade
• ¿Y ahora qué?, Alejandro Sanz

Best Música Urbana Album

• DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, Bad Bunny
• Mixteip, J Balvin
• FERXXO VOL X: Sagrado, Feid
• NAIKI, Nicki Nicole
• EUB DELUXE, Trueno
• SINFÓNICO (En Vivo), Yandel

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

• Genes Rebeldes, Aterciopelados
• ASTROPICAL, Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana & ASTROPICAL
• PAPOTA, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
• ALGORHYTHM, Los Wizzards
• Novela, Fito Páez

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

• MALA MÍA, Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera
• Y Lo Que Viene, Grupo Frontera
• Sin Rodeos, Paola Jara
• Palabra De To’s (Seca), Carín León
• Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya Y Una Mía – Por La Puerta Grande (En Vivo), Bobby Pulido

Best Tropical Latin Album

• Fotografías, Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
• Raíces, Gloria Estefan
• Clásicos 1.0, Grupo Niche
• Bingo, Alain Pérez
• Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2, Gilberto Santa Rosa

Best Global Music Performance

• “EoO,” Bad Bunny
• “Cantando en el Camino,” Ciro Hurtado
• “JERUSALEMA,” Angélique Kidjo
• “Inmigrante Y Que?,” Yeisy Rojas
• “Shrini’s Dream (Live),” Shakti
• “Daybreak,” Anoushka Shankar feat. Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar

Best African Music Performance

• “Love,” Burna Boy
• “With You,” Davido feat. Omah Lay
• “Hope & Love,” Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin
• “Gimme Dat,” Ayra Starr feat. Wizkid
• “PUSH 2 START,” Tyla

Best Global Music Album

• Sounds Of Kumbha, Siddhant Bhatia
• No Sign of Weakness, Burna Boy
• Eclairer le monde – Light the World, Youssou N’Dour
• Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live), Shakti
• Chapter III: We Return To Light, Anoushka Shankar
• Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo, Caetano Veloso & Maria Bethânia

Best Reggae Album

• Treasure Self Love, Lila Iké
• Heart & Soul, Vybz Kartel
• BLXXD & FYAH, Keznamdi
• From Within, Mortimer
• No Place Like Home, Jesse Royal

Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album

• Kuruvinda, Kirsten Agresta-Copely
• According To The Moon, Cheryl B. Engelhardt, GEM & Dallas String Quartet
• Into The Forest, Jahnavi Harrison
• Nomadica, Carla Patullo feat. The Scorchio Quartet & Tonality
• The Colors In My Mind, Chris Redding

Best Album Cover

• CHROMAKOPIA, Tyler, The Creator
• The Crux, Djo
• Debí Tirar Más Fotos, Bad Bunny
• Glory, Perfume Genius
• moisturizer, Wet Leg

Best Recording Package

• And The Adjacent Possible, OK Go
• Balloonerism, Mac Miller
• Danse Macabre: De Luxe, Duran Duran
• Loud Is As, Tsunami
• Sequoia, Various Artists
• The Spins (Picture Disc Vinyl), Mac Miller
• Tracks II: The Lost Albums, Bruce Springsteen

Best Album Notes

• Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964–1974, Buck Owens & His Buckaroos
• After The Last Sky, Anouar Brahem et al.
• Árabe, Amanda Ekery
• The First Family: Live At Winchester Cathedral 1967, Sly & The Family Stone
• A Ghost Is Born (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition), Wilco
• Miles ’55: The Prestige Recordings, Miles Davis

Best Jazz Performance

• “Noble Rise,” Lakecia Benjamin feat. Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield
• “Windows – Live,” Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
• “Peace Of Mind / Dreams Come True,” Samara Joy
• “Four,” Michael Mayo
• “All Stars Lead To You – Live,” Nicole Zuraitis et al.

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Elemental, Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap
• We Insist 2025!, Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell
• Portrait, Samara Joy
• Fly, Michael Mayo
• Live at Vic’s Las Vegas, Nicole Zuraitis et al.

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• Trilogy 3 (Live), Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
• Southern Nights, Sullivan Fortner
• Belonging, Branford Marsalis Quartet
• Spirit Fall, John Patitucci
• Fasten Up, Yellowjackets

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Orchestrator Emulator, The 8-Bit Big Band
• Without Further Ado, Vol. 1, Christian McBride Big Band
• Lumen, Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Big Band
• Basie Rocks!, Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orchestra
• Lights on a Satellite, Sun Ra Arkestra
• Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores, Kenny Wheeler Legacy

Best Latin Jazz Album

• La Fleur de Cayenne, Paquito D’Rivera & Madrid–New York Connection
• The Original Influencers, Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
• Mundoagua, Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
• A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole, Gonzalo Rubalcaba et al.
• Vanguardia Subterránea (Live), Miguel Zenón Quartet

Best Alternative Jazz Album

• honey from a winter stone, Ambrose Akinmusire
• Keys To The City Volume One, Robert Glasper
• Ride into the Sun, Brad Mehldau
• LIVE-ACTION, Nate Smith
• Blues Blood, Immanuel Wilkins

Best Musical Theater Album

• Buena Vista Social Club
• Death Becomes Her
• Gypsy
• Just In Time
• Maybe Happy Ending

Best Gospel Performance/Song

• “Do It Again,” Kirk Franklin
• “Church,” Tasha Cobbs Leonard & John Legend
• “Still (Live),” Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts
• “Amen,” Pastor Mike Jr.
• “Come Jesus Come,” CeCe Winans feat. Shirley Caesar

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

• “I Know A Name,” Elevation Worship, Chris Brown & Brandon Lake
• “YOUR WAY’S BETTER,” Forrest Frank
• “Hard Fought Hallelujah,” Brandon Lake with Jelly Roll
• “Headphones,” Lecrae, Killer Mike & T.I.
• “Amazing,” Darrel Walls & PJ Morton

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• A Complete Unknown
• F1 The Album
• KPop Demon Hunters
• Sinners
• Wicked

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

• How To Train Your Dragon, John Powell, composer
• Severance: Season 2, Theodore Shapiro, composer
• Sinners, Ludwig Göransson, composer
• Wicked, John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers
• The Wild Robot, Kris Bowers, composer

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Secrets of the Spires, Pinar Toprak, composer
• Helldivers 2, Wilbert Roget, II, composer
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Gordy Haab, composer
• Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate’s Fortune, Cody Matthew Johnson & Wilbert Roget, II, composers
• Sword of the Sea, Austin Wintory, composer

Best Song Written for Visual Media

• “As Alive As You Need Me To Be [From TRON: Ares],” Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
• “Golden [From KPop Demon Hunters],” EJAE, Park Hong Jun, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters, (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)
• “I Lied to You [From Sinners],” Ludwig Göransson & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Miles Caton)
• “Never Too Late [From Elton John: Never Too Late],” Brandi Carlile, Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Elton John, Brandi Carlile)
• “Pale, Pale Moon [From Sinners],” Ludwig Göransson & Brittany Howard, songwriters (Jayme Lawson)
• “Sinners [From Sinners],” Leonard Denisenko, Rodarius Green, Travis Harrington, Tarkan Kozluklu, Kyris Mingo & Darius Poviliunas, songwriters (Rod Wave)

Best Music Video

• “Young Lion,” Sade
• “Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
• “So Be It,” Clipse
• “Anxiety,” Doechii
• “Love,” OK Go

Best Music Film

• Devo, Devo
• Live at the Royal Albert Hall, RAYE
• Relentless, Diane Warren
• Music by John Williams, John Williams
• Piece by Piece, Pharrell Williams

Best Comedy Album

• Drop Dead Years, Bill Burr
• PostMortem, Sarah Silverman
• Single Lady, Ali Wong
• What Had Happened Was…, Jamie Foxx
• Your Friend, Nate Bargatze, Nate Bargatze
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