Tori Sheehan
Don’t have time to completely tune in to this year’s Grammys, but still want to be caught up to date? Welcome to the 2026 Grammy Highlights. Of the 95 categories and awards that were handed out on February 1st 2026, who are our winners?
The Basics (The Must Know Wins)
Who are our winners? To get the main stars covered right off the bat, Bad Bunny won Album of the Year for “Debí Tirar Más Fotos”. Which is his sixth solo studio album and the first time a Spanish-language album has taken home the top prize. Bad Bunny took home three awards that night, the other two being best Música Urbana album, and he won the best global music performance for “EeO”.
Bad Bunny, while the top winner of the night, was not the artist to receive the most awards. Kendrick Lamar brought home five awards. Making Kendrick Lamar the most awarded rapper in Grammy history, with a total of 26 Grammy awards throughout the years. He brought home Record of the Year for “luther” with SZA and Best Rap Album for “GNX”.
The Best New Artist category was fierce this year. With the first girl group nomination in ten years and no clear winner in sight. Fans were on the edge of their seats as each Best New Artist nominee performed. Between the iconic transition from Addison Rae to Katseye and the incredible handling of technical issues from Alex Warren, it was a tough year to bet on a winner. The award ended up going to Olivia Dean, after years of her hard work!
Song of the Year was awarded to “WILDFLOWER” by Billie Eilish. Continuing her Grammy streak. While Songwriter of the Year went to Amy Allen. With people on “X”, formerly known as “Twitter”, freaking out as they went further into her work. Amy Allen has written songs such as “Manchild” and “Tears” by Sabrina Carpenter, “APT” by Rose and Bruno Mars, “Handlebars” by JENNIE featuring Dua Lipa and “Just Keep Watching” by Tate McRae.
Now to get into some specific category winners… POP!
Pop Category Winners
Best Pop Solo Performance: “Messy” by Lola Young
Best Pop Duo/ Group Performance: “Defying Gravity” by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
Best Pop Vocal Album: “MAYHEM” by Lady Gaga
Dance Category Winners
Best Dance/ Electronic Recording: “End of Summer” by Tama Impala and Kevin Parker
Best Dance Pop Recording: “Abracadabra” by Lady Gaga
Best Remixed Recording: “Abracadabra” (Gesaffeistein Remix)
Rock Category Winners
Best Rock Performance : “Changes (Live from Villa Park) Back to the Beginning by YUNGBLUD featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello and Adam Wakeman
Best Rock Album: “NEVER ENOUGH” by Turnstile
Best Rock Song: “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Alternative and Metal Winners Category
Best Metal Performance: “BIRDS” by Turnstile
Best Alternative Music Performance: “Alone” by The Cure
Best Alternative Music Album: “Songs Of A Lost World” by The Cure
R&B Category Winners
Best R&B Performance: “Folded” by Kehlani
Best Traditional R&B Performance: “VIBES DONT LIE” by Leon Thomas
Best R&B Song: “Folded” by Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Dawit Kamal Wilson
Best Progressive R&B Album: “BLOOM” by Durand Bernarr
Best R&B Album: “MUTT” by Leon Thomas
Rap Category Winners
Best Rap Performance: “Chains and Whips” by Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
Best Melodic Rap Performance: “luther” by Kendrick Lamar With SZA
Best Rap Song: “tv off” by Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington
Best Rap Album: “GNX” by Kendrick Lamar
Jazz Category Winners
Best Jazz Performance: “Windows – Live” by Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
Best Jazz Vocal Album: “Portrait” by Samara Joy
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: “Southern Nights” by Sullivan Fortner Featuring Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: “Without Further Ado, Vol 1” by Christian McBride Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album: “A Tribute to Benny More and Nat King Cole” by Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro
Best Alternative Jazz Album: “LIVE – ACTION” by Nate Smith
And just like that, another year of the Grammys is over! This article has only covered the winners from some of the bigger categories; however, each artist deserves their win, even if they are not mentioned here.
If you wish to find any categories that werent covered in this article, you can find them here:2026 Grammys: See The Full Winners & Nominees List | GRAMMY.com
Did your favourite artist win? Were there any winners that shocked you?
