Music’s biggest night is back, the lights are on in Los Angeles, and it’s officially time to hand out some golden gramophones. The 2026 Grammy Awards are underway, bringing together the year’s biggest names for a star-packed celebration of music/ The annual ceremony is being held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 1, with top artists, producers and industry figures gathering to see who takes home the night’s biggest honours.
Leading the nominations this year is Kendrick Lamar with nine nods. Lady Gaga follows closely alongside producers Cirkut and Jack Antonoff, who earned seven nominations each. Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas and Sabrina Carpenter picked up six nominations apiece. Other strong contenders this year included Doechii, SZA, writer-producer Andrew Watt, Tyler, the Creator, and Clipse members Pusha T and Malice.
The evening also featured a packed performance lineup including Carpenter, Clipse and Pharrell Williams, along with all eight Best New Artist nominees: Thomas, Addison Rae, Alex Warren, KATSEYE, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, Sombr and The Marías.
Hosting duties once again fall to Trevor Noah, who returns for his sixth consecutive year as emcee. According to a press release, this marks Noah’s final time hosting the Grammys.
Check out the full winners list below: (UPDATING LIVE)
Album of the year:
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS — Bad Bunny
Record of the year:
Luther — Kendrick Lamar with SZA
Song of the year:
WILDFLOWER, Billie Eilish
Best new artist:
Olivia Dean
Best solo pop performance:
Messy, Lola Young
Best pop vocal album:
Mayhem, Lady Gaga
Best pop duo/group performance:
Defying Gravity, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
Best traditional pop vocal album
A Matter of Time, Laufey
Producer of the year, non-classical
Cirkut
Best rock album:
NEVER ENOUGH, Turnstile
Best rock song:
As Alive As You Need Me To Be, Nine Inch Nails
Best rock performance:
Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning, YUNGBLUD featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, and Adam Wakeman, II
Best rap album:
GNX, Kendrick Lamar
Best rap performance:
Chains & Whips, Clipse, Pusha T & Malice featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
Best rap song:
TV OFF, Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay
Best R&B album:
Mutt, Leon Thomas
Best R&B performance:
Folded, Kehlani
Best melodic rap performance:
luther, Kendrick Lamar and SZA
Best Música Urbana Album:
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, Bad Bunny
Best contemporary country album:
Beautifully Broken, Jelly Roll
Best traditional country album:
Ain’t In It For My Health, Zach Top
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 historical album:
Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years — 1976-1980, Joni Mitchell
A man in a black tuxedo and bowtie stands next to a woman in wearing a gold beret, dark sunglasses and a gold sequin top as they accept a gold Grammy award onstage.
Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell wears an ‘Ice Out’ pin as she accepts the best historical album award. (Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty Images)
Best alternative music album:
Songs of a Lost World, The Cure
Best alternative music performance:
Alone, The Cure
Best metal performance:
BIRDS, Turnstile
Best dance pop recording:
Abracadabra, Lady Gaga
Best dance/electronic album:
EUSEXUA, FKA twigs
Best dance/electronic recording:
End of Summer, Tame Impala
Best music video:
Anxiety, Doechii
Best music film:
Music by John Williams, John Williams
Best score soundtrack for visual media:
Sinners, Ludwig Göransson
Best Album Cover:
CHROMAKOPIA, Tyler, The Creator
Best audio book, narration, and storytelling recording:
Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Dalai Lama
Best comedy album:
Your Friend, Nate Bargatze, Nate Bargatze
Source: News18