LOS ANGELES (Crypto.com Arena), Feb. 1, 2026 — The 68th Grammy Awards returned to Los Angeles’ iconic Crypto.com Arena with a spectacular night of performances, surprises, and global recognition. Hosted for the sixth and final time by Trevor Noah, music’s biggest night featured wins across genres from pop and rap to rock, R&B, jazz, Latin, and more.
While several Nigerian superstars — including Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy and Ayra Starr — were nominated, none secured a trophy this year. Still, the ceremony underscored Afrobeats’ global rise, even as the biggest honours went to international chart-toppers.
Below is the comprehensive list of all 2026 Grammy Award winners:
THE “BIG FOUR” – Top Grammy Categories
🎵 Song of the Year
🏆 Billie Eilish — “Wildflower”
- Other nominees: Lady Gaga (Abracadabra), Doechii (Anxiety), Rosé & Bruno Mars (APT), Bad Bunny (DtMF), Hunter/x (Golden), Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA (Luther), Sabrina Carpenter (Manchild)
🎙 Record of the Year
🏆 Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA — “Luther”
- Other nominees: Bad Bunny (DtMF), Sabrina Carpenter (Manchild), Doechii (Anxiety), Billie Eilish (Wildflower), Lady Gaga (Abracadabra), Chappell Roan (The Subway), Rosé & Bruno Mars (APT)
🎧 Album of the Year
🏆 Bad Bunny — Debí Tirar Más Fotos
- Other nominees: Justin Bieber (Swag), Sabrina Carpenter (Man’s Best Friend), Clipse (Let God Sort Em Out), Lady Gaga (Mayhem), Kendrick Lamar (GNX), Leon Thomas (Mutt), Tyler, the Creator (Chromakopia)
🌟 Best New Artist
🏆 Olivia Dean
- Other nominees: Katseye, The Marias, Addison Rae, Sombr, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren, Lola Young
POP & DANCE CATEGORY WINNERS
🥇 Pop Vocal Album
🏆 Lady Gaga — Mayhem
🎤 Best Pop Solo Performance
🏆 Lola Young — Messy
🪩 Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
🏆 Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande — Defying Gravity
🎶 Best Dance/Electronic Recording
🏆 Tame Impala — End Of Summer
🎧 Best Dance/Electronic Album
🏆 FKA Twigs — Eusexua
💿 Best Dance/Pop Recording
🏆 Lady Gaga — Abracadabra
🎙 Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
🏆 Laufey — A Matter Of Time
LATIN GENRE AWARDS
🇲🇽 Best Latin Pop Album
🏆 Natalia Lafourcade — Cancionera
🔥 Best Música Urbana Album
🏆 Bad Bunny — DeBí TiRAR MáS FOToS
ROCK & ALTERNATIVE MUSIC
🎸 Best Rock Performance
🏆 Yungblud ft. Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman — Changes (Live From Villa Park)
🎼 Best Rock Song
🏆 Nine Inch Nails — As Alive As You Need Me To Be
🎧 Best Rock Album
🏆 Turnstile — Never Enough
🌿 Best Alternative Music Album
🏆 The Cure — Songs Of A Lost World
🎵 Best Alternative Music Performance
🏆 The Cure — Alone
🤘 Best Metal Performance
🏆 Turnstile — Birds
RAP & HIP-HOP CATEGORIES
🎤 Best Rap Performance
🏆 Clipse, Pusha T & Malice feat. Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams — Chains & Whips
🎼 Best Melodic Rap Performance
🏆 Kendrick Lamar with SZA — Luther
🎙 Best Rap Song
🏆 Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay — TV Off
🎧 Best Rap Album
🏆 Kendrick Lamar — GNX
R&B & AFROBEATS
🎵 Best R&B Performance
🏆 Kehlani — Folded
🎶 Best R&B Song
🏆 Kehlani — Folded
📀 Best R&B Album
🏆 Leon Thomas — Mutt
🌍 Best African Music Performance
🏆 Tyla — Push 2 Start
- Other nominees included Burna Boy (Love), Davido feat. Omah Lay (With You), Ayra Starr feat. Wizkid (Gimme Dat), and Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin (Hope & Love)
JAZZ, COUNTRY & OTHER GENRES
Country
- Best Country Solo Performance: Chris Stapleton — Bad As I Used To Be
- Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Shaboozey & Jelly Roll — Amen
- Best Country Song: Tyler Childers — Bitin’ List
- Best Contemporary Country Album: Jelly Roll — Beautifully Broken
Jazz
- Best Jazz Vocal Album: Samara Joy — Portrait
- Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Sullivan Fortner feat. Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore — Southern Nights
- Best Alternative Jazz Album: Nate Smith — Live-Action
- Best Jazz Performance: Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade — Windows (Live)
FILM, SOUNDTRACK & MUSIC VIDEO
- Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: Austin Wintory — Sword of the Sea
- Best Music Video: Doechii — Anxiety
- Best Song Written for Visual Media: Huntr/x — Golden (From K-Pop Demon Hunters)
COMEDY, MUSICAL THEATRE & AUDIOBOOK
- Best Comedy Album: Nate Bargatze — Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
- Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: Sinners — Various Artists
- Best Audiobook Narration: Dalai Lama — Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness The Dalai Lama
- Best Musical Theatre Album: Buena Vista Social Club
CLASSICAL & ORCHESTRAL WINNERS
- Best Opera Recording: Heggie: Intelligence — Kwamé Ryan, conductor
- Best Orchestral Performance: Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie — Andris Nelsons, conductor
Why This Matters
This edition of the Grammys showcased how global music trends, from rap and pop to Latin and African sounds, are reshaping the world stage. While Nigerian superstars didn’t clinch awards this year, the continued presence of Afrobeats in major categories highlights the genre’s rising influence.
Stay tuned as TheNaijaWide.com brings you reaction pieces, full winners analysis, fashion highlights, and red-carpet best-dressed features from the 68th Grammy Awards.
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