- Despite Lamar’s dominance, honours in the top categories were spread across several acts
- In all, the Recording Academy handed out awards across 95 categories
- The African music prize was won by South African singer Tyla, marking her second triumph in the category after her earlier win
The curtain has fallen on the 2026 Grammy Awards, with US rap star Kendrick Lamar stealing the spotlight after walking away with five trophies on the nigh.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Lamar’s haul included the prestigious Record of the Year award for Luther, his collaboration with R&B singer SZA, making him the most decorated artiste at this year’s ceremony.
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Despite Lamar’s dominance, honours in the top categories were spread across several acts. Latin music star Bad Bunny claimed Album of the Year, Billie Eilish won Song of the Year for Wildflower, while Olivia Dean was crowned Best New Artist.
In all, the Recording Academy handed out awards across 95 categories, many of which were presented during the pre-telecast premiere event ahead of the main live broadcast.
For Nigerian artistes, the night ended without a win. Burna Boy missed out in both the Best African Music Performance and Best Global Music Album categories, while Davido, Ayra Starr, Wizkid, and Omah Lay also failed to secure victories in the African music category.
The African music prize was won by South African singer Tyla, marking her second triumph in the category after her earlier win with Water when the award was first introduced.
Grammy 2026 Winners
Best African Music Performance
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Push 2 Start — Tyla
Best Global Music Album
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Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo — Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia
Record of the Year
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Luther — Kendrick Lamar With SZA
Album of the Year
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Debí Tirar Más Fotos — Bad Bunny
Song of the Year
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Wildflower — Billie Eilish
Best Pop Solo Performance
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Messy — Lola Young
Best Pop Vocal Album
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Mayhem — Lady Gaga
Best New Artist
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Olivia Dean
Best Rap Album
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GNX — Kendrick Lamar
Best Song Written for Visual Media
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Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”] — EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters
Best R&B Performance
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Folded — Kehlani
Best Global Music Performance
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EoO — Bad Bunny
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
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Coritos Vol. 1 — Israel & New Breed
Best Roots Gospel Album
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I Will Not Be Moved (Live) — The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Best Gospel Album
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Heart Of Mine — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
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Hard Fought Hallelujah — Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll
Best Gospel Performance/Song
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Come Jesus Come — Cece Winans Featuring Shirley Caesar
Best Rap Song
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TV Off — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay
Best Melodic Rap Performance
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Luther — Kendrick Lamar With SZA
Best R&B Album
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Mutt — Leon Thomas
Best Rap Performance
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Chains & Whips — Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
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Words for Days Vol. 1 — Mad Skillz
Best R&B Song
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Folded — Kehlani
Best Traditional R&B Performance
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Vibes Don’t Lie — Leon Thomas
Best Dance Pop Recording
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Abracadabra — Lady Gaga
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
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Cirkut
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
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Amy Allen
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
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Defying Gravity — Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
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End of Summer — Tame Impala
Best Dance/Electronic Album
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Eusexua — FKA Twigs
Best Reggae Album
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BLXXD & FYAH — Keznamdi
Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
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Nomadica — Carla Patullo Featuring the Scorchio Quartet & Tonality
Best Children’s Music Album
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Harmony — FYÜTCH & Aura V
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
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Sinners – Various Artists
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
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Sinners — Ludwig Göransson
Best Music Video
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Anxiety — Doechii
Best Comedy Album
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Your Friend, Nate Bargatze — Nate Bargatze
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
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Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama — Dalai Lama
Best Album Cover
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Chromakopia — Shaun Llewellyn & Luis “Panch” Perez, art directors (Tyler, the Creator)
Best Music Film
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Music by John Williams — John Williams
Producer Of The Year, Classical
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Elaine Martone
Best Instrumental Composition
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First Snow — Remy Le Boeuf
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
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Super Mario Praise Break — Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen & Matthew Whitaker
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
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Big Fish — Nate Smith Featuring Säje
Best Orchestral Performance
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Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie — Andris Nelsons, conductor
Best Opera Recording
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Heggie: Intelligence — Kwamé Ryan, conductor
Best Choral Performance
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Ortiz: Yanga — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
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Dennehy: Land of Winter — Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
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Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos — Yo-Yo Ma
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Telemann: Ino – Opera Arias For Soprano — Amanda Forsythe
Best Progressive R&B Album
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Bloom — Durand Bernarr
Best Classical Compendium
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Ortiz: Yanga — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Ortiz: Dzonot — Gabriela Ortiz
Best Traditional Blues Album
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Ain’t Done With the Blues — Buddy Guy
Best Contemporary Blues Album
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Preacher Kids — Robert Randolph
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
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A Matter of Time — Laufey
Best Country Solo Performance
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Bad as I Used to Be [From “F1 The Movie”] — Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
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Amen — Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
Best Country Song
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Bitin’ List — Tyler Childers
Best Traditional Country Album
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Ain’t in It for My Health — Zach Top
Best Contemporary Country Album
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Beautifully Broken — Jelly Roll
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