The GRAMMY Awards returned this year with the 2026 ceremony, bringing the signature mix of musical excellence, cultural impact, and live‑show unpredictability that only the Recording Academy can deliver. Living up to its legacy as music’s biggest night, the show celebrated standout achievements across the recording arts and sciences while reflecting the Academy’s mission to advocate for creators, uplift the music community, and honor innovation across every genre. With a stacked lineup of performers and presenters, you can click through the images placed in this article to explore full galleries and relive the best moments from the show!
PERFORMERS & PRESENTERS
Trevor Noah – Host
Addison Rae – Performer
Alex Warren – Performer
Andrew Watt – Performer
Bruno Mars – Performer
Brandy Clark – Performer
Chad Smith – Performer
Clipse – Performer
Duff McKagan – Performer
Justin Bieber – Performer
Katseye – Performer
Lady Gaga – Performer
Leon Thomas – Performer
Lola Young – Performer
Lukas Nelson’ – Performer
Ms. Lauryn Hill – Performer
Olivia Dean – Performer
Post Malone – Performer
Pharrell Williams – Performer
Reba McEntire – Performer
Sabrina Carpenter – Performer
Slash – Performer
Sombr – Performer
The Marias – Performer
Carole King – Presenter
Chappell-Roan – Presenter
Charli xcx – Presenter
Doechii – Presenter
Harry Styles – Presenter
Jeff Goldblum – Presenter
Karol G – Presenter
Lainey Wilson – Presenter
Marcello Hernandez – Presenter
Nikki Glaser – Presenter
Q-Tip – Presenter
Queen Latifah – Presenter
Teyana Taylor – Presenter
WINNERS & NOMINEES
RECORD OF THE YEAR
• “luther” — Kendrick Lamar with SZA — WINNER
• “APT.” — ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
• “The Subway” — Chappell Roan
• “Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga
• “WILDFLOWER” — Billie Eilish
• “Anxiety” — Doechii
• “Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
• “DtMF” — Bad Bunny
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” — Bad Bunny — WINNER
• “CHROMAKOPIA” — Tyler, The Creator
• “MUTT” — Leon Thomas
• “GNX” — Kendrick Lamar
• “MAYHEM” — Lady Gaga
• “Let God Sort Em Out” — Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
• “Man’s Best Friend” — Sabrina Carpenter
• “SWAG” — Justin Bieber
SONG OF THE YEAR
• “WILDFLOWER” — Billie Eilish — WINNER
• “Manchild” — Amy Allen
• “luther” — Jack Antonoff
• “Golden” (from KPop Demon Hunters) — EJAE
• “DtMF” — Bad Bunny
• “APT.” — Amy Allen
• “Anxiety” — Doechii
BEST NEW ARTIST
• “Olivia Dean” — WINNER
• “Lola Young”
• “Alex Warren”
• “Leon Thomas”
• “Sombr”
• “Addison Rae”
• “The Marias”
• “KATSEYE”
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON‑CLASSICAL
• “Cirkut” — WINNER
• “Sounwave”
• “Blake Mills”
• “Dijon”
• “Dan Auerbach”
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR, NON‑CLASSICAL
• “Amy Allen” — WINNER
• “Laura Veltz”
• “Tobias Jesso Jr.”
• “Jessie Jo Dillon”
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
• “Messy” — Lola Young — WINNER
• “The Subway” — Chappell Roan
• “Disease” — Lady Gaga
• “Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
• “DAISIES” — Justin Bieber
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
• “Defying Gravity” — Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande — WINNER
• “30 For 30” — SZA with Kendrick Lamar
• “APT.” — ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
• “Gabriela” — KATSEYE
• “Golden” (from KPop Demon Hunters) — HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
• “MAYHEM” — Lady Gaga — WINNER
• “I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)” — Teddy Swims
• “Something Beautiful” — Miley Cyrus
• “Man’s Best Friend” — Sabrina Carpenter
• “SWAG” — Justin Bieber
BEST DANCE POP RECORDING
• “Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga — WINNER
• “Illegal” — PinkPantheress
• “Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)” — Tate McRae
• “Midnight Sun” — Zara Larsson
• “Bluest Flame” — Selena Gomez & benny blanco
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
• “EUSEXUA” — FKA twigs — WINNER
• “F*** U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3” — Skrillex
• “Inhale / Exhale” — RÜFÜS DU SOL
• “Fancy That” — PinkPantheress
• “Ten Days” — Fred again..
BEST REMIXED RECORDING
• “Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix)” — Gesaffelstein — WINNER
• “Golden – David Guetta REM/X” — David Guetta
• “Galvanize” — Chris Lake
• “A Dreams A Dream – Ron Trent Remix” — Ron Trent
• “Don’t Forget About Us” — Kaytranada
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
• “Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning” — YUNGBLUD Featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II — WINNER
• “Mirtazapine” — Hayley Williams
• “NEVER ENOUGH” — Turnstile
• “The Emptiness Machine” — Linkin Park
• “U Should Not Be Doing That” — Amyl and The Sniffers
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
• “BIRDS” — Turnstile — WINNER
• “Soft Spine” — Spiritbox
• “Emergence” — Sleep Token
• “Lachryma” — Ghost
• “Night Terror” — Dream Theater
BEST ROCK SONG
• “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails) — WINNER
• “Zombie” — Yungblud
• “NEVER ENOUGH” — Daniel Fang
• “Glum” — Daniel James
• “Caramel” — Vessel
BEST ROCK ALBUM
• “NEVER ENOUGH” — Turnstile — WINNER
• “Idols” — YUNGBLUD
• “From Zero” — Linkin Park
• “I quit” — HAIM
• “private music” — Deftones
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE
• “Alone” — The Cure — WINNER
• “Parachute” — Hayley Williams
• “mangetout” — Wet Leg
• “SEEIN’ STARS” — Turnstile
• “Everything Is Peaceful Love” — Bon Iver
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
• “Songs Of A Lost World” — The Cure — WINNER
• “Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party” — Hayley Williams
• “moisturizer” — Wet Leg
• “DON’T TAP THE GLASS” — Tyler, The Creator
• “SABLE, fABLE” — Bon Iver
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
• “Folded” — Kehlani — WINNER
• “Heart Of A Woman” — Summer Walker
• “MUTT (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk)” — Leon Thomas
• “It Depends” — Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller
• “YUKON” — Justin Bieber
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
• “VIBES DON’T LIE” — Leon Thomas — WINNER
• “Crybaby” — SZA
• “LOVE YOU TOO” — Ledisi
• “UPTOWN” — Lalah Hathaway
• “Here We Are” — Durand Bernarr
BEST R&B SONG
• “Folded” — Kehlani — WINNER
• “YES IT IS” — Jariuce Banks
• “Overqualified” — James John Abrahart Jr
• “It Depends” — Nico Baran
• “Heart Of A Woman” — David Bishop
BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM
• “BLOOM” — Durand Bernarr — WINNER
• “Come As You Are” — Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon
• “Access All Areas” — FLO
• “LOVE ON DIGITAL” — Destin Conrad
• “Adjust Brightness” — Bilal
BEST R&B ALBUM
• “MUTT” — Leon Thomas — WINNER
• “Escape Room” — Teyana Taylor
• “The Crown” — Ledisi
• “Why Not More?” — Coco Jones
• “BELOVED” — GIVĒON
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
• “Chains & Whips” — Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams — WINNER
• “Darling, I” — Tyler, The Creator Featuring Teezo Touchdown
• “tv off” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay
• “Anxiety” — Doechii
• “Outside” — Cardi B
BEST MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE
• “luther” — Kendrick Lamar With SZA — WINNER
• “SOMEBODY LOVES ME” — PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake
• “WeMaj” — Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Rapsody
• “Wholeheartedly” — JID Featuring Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack
• “Proud Of Me” — Fridayy Featuring Meek Mill
BEST RAP SONG
• “tv off” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay — WINNER
• “TGIF” — Lucas Alegria
• “Sticky” — Aaron Bolton
• “The Birds Don’t Sing” — Malice
• “Anxiety” — Doechii
BEST RAP ALBUM
• “GNX” — Kendrick Lamar — WINNER
• “CHROMAKOPIA” — Tyler, The Creator
• “God Does Like Ugly” — JID
• “GLORIOUS” — GloRilla
• “Let God Sort Em Out” — Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
BEST SPOKEN WORD POETRY ALBUM
• “Words For Days Vol. 1” — Mad Skillz — WINNER
• “Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends At Treepeople” — Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends
• “Pages” — Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton
• “Black Shaman” — Marc Marcel
• “A Hurricane in Heels…” — Queen Sheba
BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE
• “Windows – Live” — Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade — WINNER
• “All Stars Lead To You – Live” — Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth
• “Four” — Michael Mayo
• “Peace Of Mind / Dreams Come True” — Samara Joy
• “Noble Rise” — Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
• “Portrait” — Samara Joy — WINNER
• “Live at Vic’s Las Vegas” — Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth
• “Fly” — Michael Mayo
• “We Insist 2025!” — Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell Featuring Weedie Braimah, Milena Casado, Morgan Guerin, Simon Moullier & Matthew Stevens
• “Elemental” — Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
• “Southern Nights” — Sullivan Fortner Featuring Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore — WINNER
• “Fasten Up” — Yellowjackets
• “Spirit Fall” — John Patitucci Featuring Chris Potter & Brian Blade
• “Belonging” — Branford Marsalis Quartet
• “Trilogy 3 (Live)” — Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
• “Without Further Ado, Vol 1” — Christian McBride Big Band — WINNER
• “Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores” — Kenny Wheeler Legacy Featuring The Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra & Frost Jazz Orchestra
• “Lights on a Satellite” — Sun Ra Arkestra
• “Basie Rocks!” — Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orchestra
• “Lumen” — Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Big Band
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
• “A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole” — Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro — WINNER
• “Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard” — Miguel Zenón Quartet
• “Mundoagua – Celebrating Carla Bley” — Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
• “The Original Influencers…” — Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring Pedrito Martinez, Daymé Arocena, Jon Faddis, Donald Harrison & Melvis Santa
• “La Fleur de Cayenne” — Paquito D’Rivera & Madrid-New York Connection Band
BEST ALTERNATIVE JAZZ ALBUM
• “LIVE-ACTION” — Nate Smith — WINNER
• “Blues Blood” — Immanuel Wilkins
• “Ride into the Sun” — Brad Mehldau
• “Keys To The City Volume One” — Robert Glasper
• “honey from a winter stone” — Ambrose Akinmusire
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
• “A Matter Of Time” — Laufey — WINNER
• “The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2” — Barbra Streisand
• “Harlequin” — Lady Gaga
• “Who Believes In Angels?” — Elton John & Brandi Carlile
• “The Gift Of Love” — Jennifer Hudson
• “Wintersongs” — Laila Biali
BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
• “Brightside” — ARKAI — WINNER
• “Shayan” — Charu Suri
• “Just Us” — Bob James & Dave Koz
• “BEATrio” — Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez
• “Ones & Twos” — Gerald Clayton
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
• “Buena Vista Social Club” — Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers (Original Broadway Cast) — WINNER
• “Maybe Happy Ending” — Marcus Choi
• “Just In Time” — Emily Bergl
• “Gypsy” — Danny Burstein
• “Death Becomes Her” — Taurean Everett
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
• “Bad As I Used To Be [From F1® The Movie]” — Chris Stapleton — WINNER
• “Somewhere Over Laredo” — Lainey Wilson
• “I Never Lie” — Zach Top
• “Good News” — Shaboozey
• “Nose On The Grindstone” — Tyler Childers
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
• “Amen” — Shaboozey & Jelly Roll — WINNER
• “Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame” — George Strait, Chris Stapleton
• “Love Me Like You Used To Do” — Margo Price & Tyler Childers
• “Trailblazer” — Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson
• “A Song To Sing” — Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton
BEST COUNTRY SONG
• “Bitin’ List” — Tyler Childers — WINNER
• “A Song To Sing” — Jenee Fleenor
• “Somewhere Over Laredo” — Andy Albert
• “I Never Lie” — Carson Chamberlain
• “Good News” — Sean Cook
BEST TRADITIONAL COUNTRY ALBUM
• “Ain’t In It For My Health” — Zach Top — WINNER
• “Hard Headed Woman” — Margo Price
• “Oh What A Beautiful World” — Willie Nelson
• “American Romance” — Lukas Nelson
• “Dollar A Day” — Charley Crockett
BEST CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY ALBUM
• “Beautifully Broken” — Jelly Roll — WINNER
• “Postcards From Texas” — Miranda Lambert
• “Evangeline Vs. The Machine” — Eric Church
• “Snipe Hunter” — Tyler Childers
• “Patterns” — Kelsea Ballerini
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
• “Beautiful Strangers” — Mavis Staples — WINNER
• “Richmond On The James” — Alison Krauss & Union Station
• “Crimson And Clay” — Jason Isbell
• “Ancient Light” — I’m With Her
• “LONELY AVENUE” — Jon Batiste Featuring Randy Newman
BEST AMERICANA PERFORMANCE
• “Godspeed” — Mavis Staples — WINNER
• “Horses” — Jesse Welles
• “That’s Gonna Leave A Mark” — Molly Tuttle
• “Poison In My Well” — Maggie Rose & Grace Potter
• “Boom” — Sierra Hull
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
• “Ancient Light” — I’m With Her — WINNER
• “Spitfire” — Sierra Hull
• “Middle” — Jesse Welles
• “Foxes In The Snow” — Jason Isbell
• “BIG MONEY” — Jon Batiste
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
• “BIG MONEY” — Jon Batiste — WINNER
• “Middle” — Jesse Welles
• “So Long Little Miss Sunshine” — Molly Tuttle
• “Last Leaf On The Tree” — Willie Nelson
• “Bloom” — Larkin Poe
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
• “Highway Prayers” — Billy Strings — WINNER
• “Outrun” — The Steeldrivers
• “Arcadia” — Alison Krauss & Union Station
• “A Tip Toe High Wire” — Sierra Hull
• “Carter & Cleveland” — Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter
BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
• “Ain’t Done With The Blues” — Buddy Guy — WINNER
• “Young Fashioned Ways” — Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush
• “Look Out Highway” — Charlie Musselwhite
• “One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey” — Maria Muldaur
• “Room On The Porch” — Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
• “Preacher Kids” — Robert Randolph — WINNER
• “Family” — Southern Avenue
• “A Tribute To LJK” — Eric Gales
• “Paper Doll” — Samantha Fish
• “Breakthrough” — Joe Bonamassa
BEST FOLK ALBUM
• “Wild And Clear And Blue” — I’m With Her — WINNER
• “Under The Powerlines (April 24 – September 24)” — Jesse Welles
• “Foxes In The Snow” — Jason Isbell
• “Crown Of Roses” — Patty Griffin
• “What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow” — Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
• “A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco” — (Various Artists) — WINNER
• “Second Line Sunday” — Trombone Shorty And New Breed Brass Band
• “Church Of New Orleans” — Kyle Roussel
• “For Fat Man” — Preservation Brass & Preservation Hall Jazz Band
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
• “Come Jesus Come” — Cece Winans Featuring Shirley Caesar — WINNER
• “Amen” — Pastor Mike Jr.
• “Still (Live)” — Jonathan McReynolds
• “Church” — Tasha Cobbs
• “Do It Again” — Kirk Franklin
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG
• “Hard Fought Hallelujah” — Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll — WINNER
• “Amazing” — Darrel Walls
• “Headphones” — Lecrae
• “YOUR WAY’S BETTER” — Forrest Frank
• “I Know A Name” — Elevation Worship
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
• “Heart Of Mine” — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton — WINNER
• “Only On The Road (Live)” — Tye Tribbett
• “Live Breathe Fight” — Tamela Mann
• “Tasha” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard
• “Sunny Days” — Yolanda Adams
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
• “Coritos Vol. 1” — Israel & New Breed — WINNER
• “Let The Church Sing” — Tauren Wells
• “Reconstruction” — Lecrae
• “King Of Hearts” — Brandon Lake
• “CHILD OF GOD II” — Forrest Frank
BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
• “I Will Not Be Moved (Live)” — The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir — WINNER
• “Back To My Roots” — Candi Staton
• “Good Answers” — Karen Peck & New River
• “Praise & Worship: More Than A Hollow Hallelujah” — The Isaacs
• “Then Came The Morning” — Gaither Vocal Band
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
• “Cancionera” — Natalia Lafourcade — WINNER
• “¿Y ahora qué?” — Alejandro Sanz
• “Tropicoqueta” — KAROL G
• “BOGOTÁ (DELUXE)” — Andrés Cepeda
• “Cosa Nuestra” — Rauw Alejandro
BEST MÚSICA URBANA ALBUM
• “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” — Bad Bunny — WINNER
• “SINFÓNICO (En Vivo)” — Yandel
• “EUB DELUXE” — Trueno
• “NAIKI” — Nicki Nicole
• “FERXXO VOL X: Sagrado” — Feid
• “Mixteip” — J Balvin
BEST LATIN ROCK OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
• “PAPOTA” — CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso — WINNER
• “Novela” — Fito Paez
• “ALGORHYTHM” — Los Wizzards
• “ASTROPICAL” — Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana, ASTROPICAL
• “Genes Rebeldes” — Aterciopelados
BEST MÚSICA MEXICANA ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
• “Palabra De To’s (Seca)” — Carín León — WINNER
• “Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya Y Una Mía – Por La Puerta Grande (En Vivo)” — Bobby Pulido
• “Sin Rodeos” — Paola Jara
• “Y Lo Que Viene” — Grupo Frontera
• “MALA MÍA” — Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera
BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
• “Raíces” — Gloria Estefan — WINNER
• “Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2” — Gilberto Santa Rosa
• “Bingo” — Alain Pérez
• “Clásicos 1.0” — Grupo Niche
• “Fotografías” — Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE
• “EoO” — Bad Bunny — WINNER
• “Daybreak” — Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar
• “Shrini’s Dream (Live)” — Shakti
• “Inmigrante Y Que?” — Yeisy Rojas
• “JERUSALEMA” — Angélique Kidjo
• “Cantando en el Camino” — Ciro Hurtado
BEST AFRICAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
• “PUSH 2 START” — Tyla — WINNER
• “Gimme Dat” — Ayra Starr Featuring Wizkid
• “Hope & Love” — Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin
• “With You” — Davido Featuring Omah Lay
• “Love” — Burna Boy
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM
• “Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo” — Caetano Veloso And Maria Bethânia — WINNER
• “Chapter III: We Return To Light” — Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar
• “Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live)” — Shakti
• “Eclairer le monde – Light the World” — Youssou N’Dour
• “No Sign of Weakness” — Burna Boy
• “Sounds Of Kumbha” — Siddhant Bhatia
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
• “BLXXD & FYAH” — Keznamdi — WINNER
• “No Place Like Home” — Jesse Royal
• “From Within” — Mortimer
• “Heart & Soul” — Vybz Kartel
• “Treasure Self Love” — Lila Iké
BEST NEW AGE, AMBIENT, OR CHANT ALBUM
• “Nomadica” — Carla Patullo Featuring The Scorchio Quartet & Tonality — WINNER
• “The Colors In My Mind” — Chris Redding
• “Into The Forest” — Jahnavi Harrison
• “According To The Moon” — Cheryl B. Engelhardt, GEM, Dallas String Quartet
• “Kuruvinda” — Kirsten Agresta-Copely
BEST CHILDREN’S MUSIC ALBUM
• “Harmony” — FYÜTCH & Aura V — WINNER
• “The Music Of Tori And The Muses” — Tori Amos
• “Herstory” — Flor Bromley
• “Buddy’s Magic Tree House” — Mega Ran
• “Ageless: 100 Years Young” — Joanie Leeds & Joya
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
• “Your Friend, Nate Bargatze” — Nate Bargatze — WINNER
• “What Had Happened Was…” — Jamie Foxx
• “Single Lady” — Ali Wong
• “PostMortem” — Sarah Silverman
• “Drop Dead Years” — Bill Burr
BEST AUDIO BOOK, NARRATION, AND STORYTELLING RECORDING
• “Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama” — Dalai Lama — WINNER
• “You Know It’s True: The Real Story Of Milli Vanilli” — Fab Morvan
• “Lovely One: A Memoir” — Ketanji Brown Jackson
• “Into The Uncut Grass” — Trevor Noah
• “Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story” — Kathy Garver
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA (INCLUDES FILM AND TELEVISION)
• “Sinners” — Ludwig Göransson — WINNER
• “The Wild Robot” — Kris Bowers
• “Wicked” — John Powell
• “Severance: Season 2” — Theodore Shapiro
• “How To Train Your Dragon” — John Powell
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VIDEO GAMES AND OTHER INTERACTIVE MEDIA
• “Sword of the Sea” — Austin Wintory — WINNER
• “Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate’s Fortune” — Cody Matthew Johnson
• “Indiana Jones And The Great Circle” — Gordy Haab
• “Helldivers 2” — Wilbert Roget, II
• “Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Secrets of the Spires” — Pinar Toprak
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
• “Golden [From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’]” — HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI — WINNER
• “Sinners [From ‘Sinners’]” — Leonard Denisenko
• “Pale, Pale Moon [From ‘Sinners’]” — Ludwig Göransson
• “Never Too Late [From ‘Elton John: Never Too Late’]” — Brandi Carlile
• “I Lied to You [From ‘Sinners’]” — Ludwig Göransson
• “As Alive As You Need Me To Be [From ‘TRON: Ares’]” — Trent Reznor
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
• “Anxiety” — Doechii — WINNER
• “Love” — OK Go
• “So Be It” — Clipse
• “Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
• “Young Lion” — Sade
BEST MUSIC FILM
• “Music By John Williams” — John Williams — WINNER
• “Piece By Piece” — Pharrell Williams
• “Relentless” — Diane Warren
• “Live At The Royal Albert Hall” — RAYE
• “Devo” — Devo
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
• “Tracks II: The Lost Albums” — Meghan Foley & Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen) — WINNER
• “The Spins (Picture Disc Vinyl)” — Darby Kaighin-Shields
• “Sequoia” — Tim Breen
• “Loud Is As” — Farbod Kokabi
• “Danse Macabre: De Luxe” — Rory McCartney
• “Balloonerism” — Bráulio Amado
• “And The Adjacent Possible” — Hà Trịnh Quốc Bảo
BEST ALBUM COVER
• “CHROMAKOPIA” — Tyler Okonma, art director (Tyler, The Creator) — WINNER
• “moisturizer” — Lava La Rue
• “Glory” — Cody Critcheloe
• “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” — Bad Bunny
• “The Crux” — Jake Hirshland
BEST ALBUM NOTES
• “Miles ’55: The Prestige Recordings” — Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (Miles Davis) — WINNER
• “A Ghost Is Born (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)” — Bob Mehr
• “The First Family: Live At Winchester Cathedral 1967” — Alec Palao
• “Árabe” — Amanda Ekery
• “After The Last Sky” — Adam Shatz
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
• “Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976–1980)” — Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell) — WINNER
• “You Can’t Hip A Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos” — Will Bratton
• “Super Disco Pirata – De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965–1980 (Analog Africa No. 39)” — Samy Ben Redjeb
• “Roots Rocking Zimbabwe – The Modern Sound Of Harare Townships 1975–1980 (Analog Africa No. 41)” — Samy Ben Redjeb
• “The Making Of Five Leaves Left” — Joe Black
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON‑CLASSICAL
• “That Wasn’t A Dream” — Joseph Lorge & Blake Mills, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Pino Palladino, Blake Mills) — WINNER
• “For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)” — Joseph Lorge
• “Arcadia” — Neal Cappellino
• “All Things Light” — Jesse Brock
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
• “Cerrone: Don’t Look Down” — Mike Tierney, engineer; Alan Silverman, mastering engineer (Sandbox Percussion) — WINNER
• “Yule” — Morten Lindberg
• “Standard Stoppages” — Sean Connors
• “Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth Of The Mtsensk District” — Shawn Murphy
• “Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2” — Gintas Norvila
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
• “Elaine L. Martone” — WINNER
•”Dmitriy Lipay”
• “Morten Lindberg”
• “Sergei Kvitko”
• “Blanton Alspaugh”
BEST IMMERSIVE AUDIO ALBUM
• “Immersed” — Justin Gray, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Justin Gray, Drew Jurecka & Morten Lindberg, immersive producers (Justin Gray) — WINNER
• “Yule” — Morten Lindberg
• “Tearjerkers” — Hans-Martin Buff
• “An Immersive Tribute To Astor Piazzolla (Live)” — Andrés Mayo
• “All American F***boy” — Andrew Law
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
• “Messiaen: Turangalila-Symphonie” — Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra) — WINNER
• “Stravinsky: Symphony In Three Movements”
• “Still & Bonds”
• “Ravel: Boléro, M. 81”
• “Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture; Ballade Op. 4; Suites From ’24 Negro Melodies'”
BEST OPERA RECORDING
• “Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth Of The Mtsensk District” — Vladimir Jurowski, conductor; Elena Stikhina, Pavel Černoch & Dmitry Ulyanov; Jonathan Allen, producer (Bavarian State Orchestra & Bavarian State Opera Chorus) — WINNER
• “The Listeners” — André Previn
• “The Hours” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin
• “X: The Life And Times Of Malcolm X” — Kazem Abdullah
• “Omar” — Rhiannon Giddens & Michael Abels
BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
• “Immersed” — Justin Gray — WINNER
• “Yule” — Morten Lindberg
• “Tearjerkers” — Hans‑Martin Buff
• “An Immersive Tribute…” — Andrés Mayo
• “All American F***boy” — Andrew Law
BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
• “Dennehy: Land Of Winter” — Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound — WINNER
• “Standard Stoppages” — Third Coast Percussion
• “Slavic Sessions” — Mak Grgić
• “Lullabies For The Brokenhearted” — Lili Haydn
• “La Mer – French Piano Trios” — Neave Trio
BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUM
• “Telemann: Ino – Opera Arias For Soprano” — Amanda Forsythe, soloist; Robert Mealy, Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra) — WINNER
• “Schubert Beatles” — Theo Hoffman
• “Kurtág: Kafka Fragments” — Susan Narucki
• “In This Short Life” — Devony Smith
• “Black Pierrot” — Sidney Outlaw
• “Alike – My Mother’s Dream” — Allison Charney
BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
• “Ortiz: Yanga” — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer — WINNER
• “Tombeaux” — Christina Sandsengen
• “Seven Seasons” — Janai Brugger
• “The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II” — Will Liverman
• “Cerrone: Don’t Look Down” — Sandbox Percussion
BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
• “Ortiz: Dzonot” — Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Alisa Weilerstein, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic) — WINNER
• “Okpebholo: Songs In Flight” — Shawn E. Okpebholo
• “León: Raíces (Origins)” — Tania León
• “Dennehy: Land Of Winter” — Donnacha Dennehy
• “Cerrone: Don’t Look Down” — Christopher Cerrone
The 2026 GRAMMY Awards returned with all the energy you’d expect, blending unforgettable performances, surprise wins, and the kind of live‑show electricity that keeps audiences watching, all while spotlighting excellence across the recording arts and sciences. With a packed roster of presenters and plenty of moments that defined the night, what stood out to you the most? Did any of the winners surprise you after seeing the full list? And after reading through the highlights, will you be tuning in for next year’s livestream? Leave your thoughts and support in the comment section below, or by clicking the comment button on your right‑hand side. Tune in for more award show related articles!
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