Grammy Awards 2026 Live: Winners list, red carpet fashion, premiere ceremony updates
Grammys 2026: The complete winners list (Updating live)
Gloria and Emilio Estefan hold the Grammy for Best Tropical Latin Album for “Raices” at the 68th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
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This year’s Grammy Awards are sure to be defined by historic firsts and lasts.
Music’s biggest night returns to L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, broadcast live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ starting at 5 p.m. Pacific. After more than half a century on CBS, the awards show will move to Disney outlets in 2027. Trevor Noah will also be hosting for the sixth and final time.
‘Oh, I won?’ Joni Mitchell realizes Grammy win mid-acceptance speech
Joni Mitchell won a Grammy for historical album.
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The first thing folk music legend Joni Mitchell said in her Grammy acceptance speech was that she appreciated the glitz and glamour in the crowd. The sentiment was followed by a long moment of silence, as she looked around, unsure of what had happened. She noticed the Grammy behind her and asked, “Oh, I won?”
She earned her 11th Grammy for historical album, “Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980).” Once she realized what was going on, she then shared memories of how she transitioned from folk music to a more jazzy sound and her frustrations with the music industry at the time.
Yungblud’s Grammys win came from a ‘David and Goliath moment’
Yungblud, Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II and Sharon Osbourne accept a Grammy at the Premiere Ceremony at the Peacock Theater.
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Yungblud, the 28-year-old musician-actor who won the rock performance award for his live cover of Black Sabbath’s “Changes” at Ozzy Osbourne’s Back to the Beginning farewell concert in July 2025, called that act his “David and Goliath moment.”
“It’s one of the moments where you can’t mess up,” the artist said in the Grammys press room after his win Sunday, “and I can’t believe how well received this was.”
Yungblud added that “what’s really beautiful about rock music right now [is] it feels cross-generational.”
Whereas for the last two decades, the old and new guard have mostly grated against each other, he said, the Back to the Beginning show brought them together.
“That’s really just kind of ignited a spark, and it feels like [the rock genre’s] got a new meaning and a sense of unity and a sense of fire again,” he said.
Tyler, the Creator’s ‘Chromakopia’ wins first Grammy for album cover in 53 years
The cover of “Chromakopia” by Tyler, The Creator.
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For the first time in more than 50 years, the Recording Academy revived its award for album cover. The resurrected Grammy went to Tyler, the Creator’s “Chromakopia.” The cover of Tyler, the Creator’s eighth studio album is a black-and-white image of the masked rapper.
At the first Grammys in 1959, Frank Sinatra’s “Only the Lonely” received the award. It was presented yearly until 1973, when the Siegel-Schwall Band won for its self-titled album. After that, the category was renamed album package and then changed again in 1994 to recording package. This year, Tyler, the Creator was up against the likes of Djo, Wet Leg, Perfume Genius and Bad Bunny.
Shaboozey dedicates his first Grammy win to America’s immigrants
Shaboozey took home a Grammy and shouted out immigrants in his acceptance speech Sunday.
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Shaboozey had just walked into the Grammys Premiere Ceremony when he heard his name called. He won his first Grammy for “Amen,” featuring Jelly Roll, in the country duo performance category. Reading off a crumpled paper, the 30-year-old singer thanked his mother, who immigrated from Nigeria and worked three to four jobs to provide for him and his siblings.
“Immigrants built this country, so this is for them, for all children of immigrants. This is for those who came to this country in search of [a] better opportunity, to be a part of a nation that promised freedom for all and equal opportunities,” Shaboozey said during his acceptance speech.
“Thank you for bringing your culture, your music, your stories and your traditions. You give America color.”
The best looks from the 2026 Grammys red carpet
From the Versace dress that led to the creation of Google Images to the Swarovski-encrusted jumpsuit that repopularized androgynous menswear on the red carpet, the Grammy Awards show is synonymous with iconic fashion. Bold and daring looks often push the envelope.
Music’s biggest night returns to Crypto.com Arena on Sunday and will bring with it the edgiest fashion of the season. Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, SZA, Doechii, Chappell Roan, Addison Rae, Miley Cyrus, Cardi B, Katseye and Huntr/x are among the nominees sure to turn heads while Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar, Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars and Tyler, the Creator are some of the men who will bring their A game.
Gloria Estefan voices concerns about ICE raids, U.S. democracy
Cuban American singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan at accept a Grammy at the Premiere Ceremony at the Peacock Theater.
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Gloria Estefan, who on Sunday took home the award for tropical Latin album for “Raíces,” expressed concerns about the ongoing immigration raids.
In the Grammys press room, Estefan asserted that in this trying time the country must “hold dear and true” to its core democratic principles: “the reason why everyone wants to be here.”
“I hope that our government listens to our plea for humanity, which is the main thing we need in this world,” the Cuban American singer said.
FKA Twigs wrote ‘Eusexua’ in ‘toilets of underground raves in Prague’
FKA Twigs holds the Grammy for dance/electronic album.
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Grammy winner FKA Twigs started writing her experimental dance-pop album “Eusexua” in the “toilets of underground raves in Prague,” she said backstage on Sunday.
“For me, techno is in the rawest and deepest places of culture, and with the help of my collaborators, with so much trial and error, I feel like I was able to bring that experience into an album and to my fans,” the artist said.
Twigs went on to encourage listeners to engage with music “not through the phone or through an app,” but in the real-life places it was written to be heard in.
“Enjoying a techno or a dance song that’s 10 minutes long and doesn’t give you any release or any drop, you know, until seven minutes in,” the artist said, “it’s gratifying to wait.”
Addison Rae, nominated for best new artist, knows what you were expecting
Addison Rae at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ fifth annual fundraising gala in Los Angeles in October.
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Addison Rae slides into a booth at Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank and orders — what else? — black coffee and a chocolate milkshake.
The singer, actor and social media personality has been on a David Lynch kick of late; this, of course, is where the late filmmaker famously came every afternoon for years to sustain himself with that order while he wrote.
Kehlani wins her first Grammys, speaks out against ICE
Kehlani won multiple Grammys at the Premiere Ceremony.
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Before Kehlani could say anything when accepting her first Grammys, she said she needed to “thank Jesus.” The R&B singer was first nominated for a Grammy 10 years ago for her mixtape, “You Should Be Here.” On stage, she accepted the awards for R&B song and R&B performance for her breakout song, “Folded.” She said it was the first time she “ever won anything.”
The 30-year-old singer also wore an “Ice Out” pin. She added, “Together, we’re stronger in numbers, [and have] to speak against all the injustice going on in the world right now. I hope everybody’s inspired to join together as a community of artists and speak out against what’s going on.”
She ended her speech with “F— Ice.”
Why Leon Thomas’ mom picked up his first Grammy of the day
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Leon Thomas won the traditional R&B performance for “Vibes Don’t Lie,” but he wasn’t there to pick up his Grammy. Instead, his mom, Jayon Anthony, accepted the award for him.
“Right now he’s on stage rehearsing,” she explained.
“He worked so hard on this album and he was so happy to get such a wonderful reception,” she said.
However, Thomas was in the theater a few minutes later to accept the R&B album Grammy for “Mutt.” As he accepted the award, he explained he was out of breath because he ran from the rehearsal.
“This is such a moment because it’s a miracle of endurance,” Thomas said.
Steven Spielberg is officially an EGOT recipient
Steven Spielberg, shown here at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in 2025, won his first Grammy on Sunday.
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With a win for “Music by John Williams” in the music film category, filmmaker Steven Spielberg has earned EGOT status. Spielberg produced the documentary, which shared the life and contributions of composer John Williams. Following his Oscar wins for “Schindler’s List” and “Saving Private Ryan,” Emmy wins for “E.R.” and “Animaniacs” and his Tony for “A Strange Loop,” the Grammy was the missing piece in Spielberg’s awards legacy.
“This acknowledgment is obviously deeply meaningful to me because it validates what I have known for over 50 years: John Williams’ influence on culture and music is immeasurable and his artistry and legacy is unrivaled,” wrote Spielberg in a statement to The Times. “I am proud to be associated with Laurent [Bouzereau]’s beautiful film.”
Inside Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammy gala at the Beverly Hilton
Rei Ami, from left, EJAE and Audrey Nuna of Huntr/x perform during Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammy gala on Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton.
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One way to honor your 93-year-old host: by calling him a “f— gangster” who’ll “slit your throat for a hit record.”
That’s how Monte Lipman big-upped Clive Davis on Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton, where Davis had convened an invite-only crowd of celebrities and music-industry insiders for his annual night-before-the-Grammys gala. Lipman, who runs Republic Records, was there to receive the Recording Academy’s Industry Icon award along with his brother and business partner, Avery; clearly, the commendation had gotten him feeling all warm and fuzzy about the record-biz machers who paved his way.
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ becomes first K-pop song to win Grammy
The “Kpop Demon Hunters” hit “Golden” has won its first Grammy.
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Following a win for the score of Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” animated blockbuster “KPop Demon Hunters” won its first award for its breakout hit “Golden.” The inescapable earworm took home the award for song written for visual media. The Netflix movie is up for five awards tonight, including song of the year.
“KPop Demon Hunters” took the world by storm last summer, as the fictional girl group Huntr/x battled evil with their punchy K-pop beats. Since its release, the movie has become Netflix’s most popular film of all time, amassing over 480 million views.
Mariah Carey (and her secret grunge album) are honored at MusiCares charity gala
Mariah Carey, left, and Billy Porter at Friday night’s MusiCares Person of the Year gala at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
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If anyone told Mariah Carey ahead of time that Friday night’s MusiCares Person of the Year tribute would feature a live auction — an auction in which a meet-and-greet with the singer in Abu Dhabi was offered to the highest bidder — you sure couldn’t tell by observing her reaction.
Seated near the stage at the Los Angeles Convention Center, a camera feeding close-up images of her face to several screens, Carey appeared genuinely surprised by an auctioneer’s description of the backstage hangout in which she’d be expected to participate next month.
‘Sinners’ takes home Grammys gold
Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” already broke a record by earning 16 Oscar nominations, but on Sunday the film picked up some Grammy hardware, winning compilation soundtrack for visual media as well as score soundtrack for visual media.
Composer Ludwig Göransson missed the first award but got in the Peacock theater in time for the acceptance speech for the latter.
FKA Twigs wins her first-ever Grammy
FKA Twigs won the Grammy for dance/electronic album.
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Last year, British singer FKA Twigs released two full-length albums, “Eusexua” and “Eusexua Afterglow,” exploring facets of underground rave culture. During the Grammys premiere ceremony on Sunday, her third studio album, “Eusexua,” earned the award for dance/electronic album, marking her first-ever win.
“It’s been the most incredible journey,” Twigs said onstage. “I’ve actually been doing this a really long time. So to any artist, don’t give up. Follow your vision because that’s what’s gonna make the world fall in love with your art.”
Why the album cover Grammy is making a comeback after more than 50 years
Taylor Swift at last year’s 67th Grammys Awards in Los Angeles.
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Sometimes an album cover could be worth a thousand words. And the Grammys finally agree.
The 2026 ceremony will be the first time in 53 years that the award for best album cover will be presented. Previously, the award for a recording package included the album’s visuals and physical materials. Last year, Charli XCX earned the accolade for the virality of “brat” and its distinct mucus-y green.
And the first Grammy goes to …
With 86 awards to give out, Darren Criss handed out the first award of the day during the Grammys premiere to “Wicked” stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande for their performance of “Defying Gravity” for best pop duo/group performance.
Lukas Nelson on competing for a Grammy against his famous dad
“I don’t want people to look at me and say, ‘I know who that is,’” says Lukas Nelson.
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Lukas Nelson is sitting on his tour bus behind the Fonda Theatre on a recent evening as he awaits a takeout bag with dinner inside it.
In a few hours, the 36-year-old singer and songwriter will take the stage for a show behind this year’s “American Romance,” his first solo LP after a decade and a half fronting his band Promise of the Real. It’s a handsome and philosophical set of tunes about life, love and the endless road that Nelson cut just about a mile away from the Fonda at Hollywood’s Sunset Sound. And now it’s nominated for a Grammy Award in the traditional country album category.
The Grammy premiere ceremony opens with an all-’Star’ performance
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The Grammy premiere ceremony, where the vast majority of the awards are handed out long before the telecast, has just begun. (You can watch it on YouTube or via the Grammys’ website.)
The ceremony opened with a funky cover of Earth, Wind & Fire’s “Shining Star” featuring Grammy nominees such as Israel Houghton, Lila Iké, Trombone Shorty, Grace Potter and Maggie Rose.
“Music tells the truth when it’s hard,” Harvey Mason Jr., chief executive of the Recording Academy, told the crowd at the Peacock Theater for the ceremony.
“Creativity is not a luxury, it’s essential.”
Anti-ICE buttons on the Grammys red carpet
Gerald Casale of Devo wore an anti-ICE pin on the red carpet at the 68th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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As Grammys guests arrive on the red carpet, a number are wearing pins protesting ICE.
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How Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli mounted one of the greatest comebacks in Grammy history
This time 36 years ago, Fabrice Morvan was preparing for his first Grammy Awards. It had been a wild few years for the 23-year-old Parisian and his best friend Robert Pilatus from Germany. The duo known as Milli Vanilli had rocketed to fame, going from obscure dancers in Munich to dominate the pop music scene. Not only were they nominated for best new artist, but they were expected to perform live. Underneath it all, the pair were quickly reaching their breaking point.
Don Henley’s “The End of the Innocence” was nominated for both song and record of the year. Indeed, for the tens of millions of Milli Vanilli fans who bought their records, the 1990 Grammy ceremony marked an end of innocence of sorts. To this day, Milli Vanilli are the only artists in the history of the Grammys to have their award revoked.
Why this ‘visionary’ record exec still believes in the major label
John Janick, chairman and CEO of Interscope Capitol, at his office this month in Santa Monica.
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As he mills around backstage at Inglewood’s YouTube Theater on a recent evening, John Janick could be just another of the countless dads who’ve brought their kids here to see the K-pop girl group Katseye.
Dressed in jeans and a rumpled T-shirt, the 47-year-old looks on as North West — rapper, influencer, middle-school-age daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West — blows into the greenroom in a blur of sunglasses and blue hair and poses for a picture with the six bandmates after their show. It’s a valuable photo op for an act whose fans live on social media, and the young women of Katseye are clearly thrilled by West’s presence (at least until they all strike looks of studied nonchalance for the camera).
‘Our music is to make love, connect people’: Grupo Frontera on repping the border and moving without fear
Grupo Frontera
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Across a large conference room table somewhere inside the bowels of the Wynn Las Vegas, the members of Grupo Frontera appeared tired.
The Tex-Mex quintet had been shuffling up and down the Las Vegas strip for eight straight hours doing media interviews in the lead-up to the Latin Grammys, held on Nov. 13 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. They were nominated twice in the regional Mexican song category for their cumbia norteña tracks “Me Jalo,” a collaboration with the clamorous Mexican American band Fuerza Regida, and “Hecha Pa’ Mí,” but would lose out to Los Tigres del Norte’s “La Lotería.”
‘What is yours won’t miss you’: Eve receives Grammy for ‘You Got Me’ 26 years later
Eve Jihan Cooper, who uses the stage name Eve, is an actor, singer and Grammy Award-winning rapper. She is photographed at her home in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026.
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During the summer of 1998, a 19-year-old rapper named Eve (formerly known as Eve of Destruction) received a phone call from her producer friend Scott Storch about an opportunity to hop on a record with the Roots.
The hip-hop band from Philadelphia, formed by Black Thought and Questlove, was bubbling at the time and Eve, a known battle rapper in the city, was excited to work together on a song called “You Got Me.”
How ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ unlocked Netflix’s Grammy possibilities
From left, Audrey Nuna, Ejae and Rei Ami won Golden Globes this month for the best original song, motion picture for “Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters.”
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As it turns out, ‘80s pop star Kate Bush and fictional girl group Huntr/x from “KPop Demon Hunters” have a lot in common.
Over the last several years, Netflix has positioned itself as one of the few video streaming services focused on making an impact in the music industry.
Grammy nominee Edgar Barrera wants songwriters to get their due
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There is no rest for songwriter Edgar Barrera, who in the weeks leading up to the 68th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles finds himself hopping around northern Mexico doing what he does best — penning your favorite artist’s songs.
“Right now I have some writing sessions [in Monterrey] for Fuerza Regida’s new album, two days from now I start Carin León’s new album, then I go to L.A. for the Grammy Week,” Barrera said through Zoom, having freshly arrived from Tulum.
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Leave it to Beyoncé to shape the Grammy Awards in a year when she’s not even on the ballot.
With 35 trophies to her name, the pop superstar is the winningest artist in the nearly seven-decade history of music’s most prestigious awards show; with 99 nods, she’s the most-nominated act of all time too.
Grammy-nominated jazz vocalists Samara Joy and Dee Dee Bridgewater share intergenerational wisdom
Samara Joy, left, and Dee Dee Bridgewater.
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As is always the case, the Grammys this year will be dominated by pop, rap, country and rock. But the best races often lie in the less mainstream genres. Take best jazz vocal album, where Samara Joy, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap, Michael Mayo, Terri Lyne Carrington and Christie Dashiell and Nicole Zuraitis are competing for the honor.
The highly impressive group reflects the current state of jazz, where both young guns and veterans are combining to bring the music to a new swell of fans. To talk about the present state of jazz, The Times brought together 26-year-old Joy and 75-year-old Bridgewater. What followed is an incredible conversation on politics, race, equality and mutual fandom.
2026 Grammy nominees on why power is still in the hands of real artists. Sorry, AI
Coco Jones, from left, Cirkut, Carter Lang, Laufey, Raphael Saadiq and Alex Warren at the Sun Rose in West Hollywood.
Scrolling past TikToks about oneself. Iceland’s most luxurious lodge. The difference — if indeed there is one? — between a joint and a blunt.
These were some of the topics of conversation when The Times gathered six musicians to discuss the work that led them to nominations for February’s 68th Grammy Awards.
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Fuerza Regida is flying high. Bandleader JOP wants Mexican music to soar
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If there is anyone who believes in the power of manifestation, it is Fuerza Regida frontman Jesús Ortiz Paz. “I always knew I was gonna do it,” he said in November, on the eve of the 2025 Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas.
What to expect from the 2026 Grammy Awards
Members of the L.A. County Fire Department at the 67th Grammy Awards in 2025.
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A few weeks ago, Ben Winston and the rest of the team behind the annual Grammy Awards telecast were going over plans for this year’s show when suddenly Winston recalled sitting in the same room with the same people almost exactly 12 months earlier as the Palisades and Eaton wildfires were ravaging large swaths of Los Angeles.
“We were looking at the fire over the road from my office — you could see it,” the Emmy-winning television producer recalls. “I remember we were like, ‘Is there even going to be a show?’”
Grammys 2026 predictions: Who will win, who should win and the Bad Bunny of it all
Kendrick Lamar, left, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny.
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A year after Beyoncé finally took home a long-overdue award for album of the year, music’s royalty will gather Sunday night to find out what fresh justice or outrage might be served up during the 68th Grammy Awards.
Kendrick Lamar leads the field with nine nominations, followed by Lady Gaga and the producers Cirkut and Jack Antonoff, each of whom have seven, and Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Leon Thomas and the recording engineer Serban Ghenea, each of whom has six. The telecast, set to air live on CBS from Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles, will be hosted by Trevor Noah (for what he says is the final time) and will feature performances by Carpenter, Thomas, Clipse, Pharrell Williams, Addison Rae, Alex Warren, Olivia Dean and others.
Here’s the complete list of 2026 Grammy nominees
Kendrick Lamar led the 2026 Grammy Awards nominations with nine.
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Abracadabra! The nominees for the 68th Grammy Awards are in.
After sweeping last year’s Grammys with his explosive diss track, Kendrick Lamar led the 2026 pack with nine nominations. Trailing just behind the “Not Like Us” hitmaker was Mother Monster herself, Lady Gaga, with seven nominations, the same number earned by producers Cirkut and Jack Antonoff.
How to watch the Grammys — and everything else you need to know
The 68th Grammy Awards will air live on CBS on Feb. 1 from Crypto.com Arena.
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Music’s biggest night is just around the corner.
The Recording Academy next weekend will salute this season’s standout music at the 68th Grammy Awards. Last year’s hybrid awards show-fundraiser had its rocky moments but nonetheless raised $9 million for L.A. wildfire relief efforts.
