The 2026 Grammy Awards telecast is underway in Los Angeles, after a three-hour-plus Premiere Ceremony leading into the primetime show at Crypto.com Arena airing live on CBS and Paramount+. Trevor Noah hosts.
The Recording Academy is honoring the past year’s best in music achievement across of a total of 95 categories. Scroll below for the winners so far, preshow coverage and follow along for more winners as they are announced.
The telecast kicked off with Rosé & Bruno Mars tearing through their international smash “Apt.,” and Sabrina Carpenter followed a airport-themed take on “Manchild,” complete with bleeped expletives. Both are up for Song and Record of the Year.
Performers to come include Tyler, The Creator, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, the Best New Artist nominees. Also Lauryn Hill will give her first Grammy stage show since 1999, when she won Album of the Year and Best New Artist, and country icon Reba McIntyre will make her Grammy performance debut.
Coming into the day, Kendrick Lamar tops this year’s Grammy nominations with nine, including in the marquee Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year categories that will be awarded tonight. With four wins he will eclipse Jay-Z for the most Grammys by a rapper, and already today in the Premiere Ceremony he has won for Best Melodic Rap Performance for “luther” with SZA and Best Rap Song for “tv off.”
Lady Gaga and her Mayhem album’s co-producer Cirkut follow with seven noms apiece, the same number as producer Jack Antonoff. Sabrina Carpenter and R&B newcomer/Best New Artist nominee Leon Thomas have six noms as does Bad Bunny, who after the Grammys will headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show next Sunday.
Preshow highlights
Lady Gaga already has picked up a win today in the Premiere show, with “Abracadabra” taking Best Dance Pop Recording, while Cirkut won for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical. Thomas has won for Best R&B Song and Traditional R&B Performance, and Bad Bunny won for Best Global Music Performance for “EoO.”
Also today, Sinners, the record-breaking leader in the Oscar nominations, won for Ludwig Göransson’s Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media and Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s anthem “Defying Gravity” from Wicked won for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, topping in the category among others the four-Grammy-nominated Kpop Demon Hunters, which eventually picked up its own Grammy for Best Song Written For Visual Media, becoming the first K-pop song to do so.
Chris Stapleton won Best Country Solo Performance for “Bad As I Used to Be,” from the movie F1, and Steven Spielberg joined the EGOT club as part of the Best Music Film-winning doc Music By John Williams.
Among other notable wins so far, The Cure took Best Alternative Music Performance for “Alone” and Best Alternative Music Album for Songs of a Lost World. Frontman Robert Smith sent thanks on behalf of the band, which couldn’t attend as they are at the funeral of their guitarist Perry Bamonte, who died in December. Also, Joni Mitchell came onstage to accept her Best Historical Album win for Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years — 1976-1980. The Dalai Lama won a Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording Grammy for his book Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama.
Other double winners so far this year include Kehlani, for R&B song and performance; Mavis Staples, for Best Americana Performance and Best American Roots Performance; jazz composer/bassist Christian McBride; and jazz drummer/arranger Nate Smith.
L.A. Philharmonic artistic director and conductor Gustavo Dudamel also won twice, for Best Choral Performance and Best Classical Compendium for “Ortiz: Yanga.” That piece’s composer Gabriela Ortiz also won for Best Contemporary Classical Composition.
Below is the 2026 Grammys winners list. Keep checking back as more are revealed.
BROADCAST WINNERS
TBA
PRESHOW WINNERS
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Ortiz: Dzonot
Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Alisa Weilerstein, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Best Classical Compendium
Ortiz: Yanga
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer
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)
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos
Yo-Yo Ma; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama
Best Comedy Album
Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
Nate Bargatze
Best Children’s Music Album
Harmony
FYÜTCH & Aura V
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Brightside
ARKAI
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Dennehy: Land of Winter
Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound
Best Choral Performance
Ortiz: Yanga
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, chorus master (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Best Opera Recording
Heggie: Intelligence
Kwamé Ryan, conductor; Jamie Barton, J’Nai Bridges & Janai Brugger; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Houston Grand Opera; Gene Scheer)
Best Orchestral Performance
Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
“Big Fish”
Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick, Nate Smith & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Nate Smith Featuring säje)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“Super Mario Praise Break”
Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen & Matthew Whitaker, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band)
Best Instrumental Composition
“First Snow”
Remy Le Boeuf, composer (Nordkraft Big Band, Remy Le Boeuf & Danielle Wertz
Producer of the Year, Classical
Elaine Martone
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
Chopin & Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonatas (Brian Thornton & Spencer Myer) (A)
Dear Mrs. Kennedy (Ryan Townsend Strand) (A)
Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
LeFrak: Romántico (Sharon Isbin, Lopez-Yañez & Orchestra Of St. Luke’s) (A)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 & Symphony No. 29 (Garrick Ohlsson, Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestrea) (A)
The Poet & The Prodigy (Debra Nagy & Mark Edwards) (A)
Shapes In Collective Space (Tallā Rouge) (A)
Songs Of Orpheus (Kelley O’Connor) (A)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Cerrone: Don’t Look Down
Mike Tierney, engineer; Alan Silverman, mastering engineer (Sandbox Percussion)
Best Regional Roots Music Album
A Tribute to the King Of Zydeco
(Various Artists)
Best Musical Theater Album
Buena Vista Social Club
Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers (Original Broadway Cast)
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Portrait
Samara Joy
Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
Nomadica
Carla Patullo Featuring The Scorchio Quartet & Tonality
Best Reggae Album
Blxxd & Fyah
Keznamdi
Best Global Music Album
Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo
Caetano Veloso And Maria Bethânia
Best African Music Performance
“Push 2 Start”
Tyla
Best Global Music Performance
“EoO”
Bad Bunny
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
A Matter of Time
Laufey
Best Alternative Jazz Album
Live-Action
Nate Smith
Best Latin Jazz Album
A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Without Further Ado, Vol 1
Christian McBride Big Band
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Southern Nights
Sullivan Fortner Featuring Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore
Best Jazz Performance
Windows – Live
Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
Best Roots Gospel Album
I Will Not Be Moved — Live
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Coritos Vol. 1
Israel & New Breed
Best Gospel Album
Heart of Mine
Darrel Walls, PJ Morton
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“Hard Fought Hallelujah”
Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll; Chris Brown, Jason Bradley Deford, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings & Brandon Lake, songwriters
Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Come Jesus Come”
CeCe Winans Featuring Shirley Caesar
Best Folk Album
Wild and Clear and Blue
I’m With Her
Best Bluegrass Album
Highway Prayers
Billy Strings
Best Americana Album
Big Money
Jon Batiste
Best American Roots Song
“Ancient Light”
Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m With Her)
Best Americana Performance
“Godspeed”
Mavis Staples
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)
Best Album Notes
Miles ’55: The Prestige Recordings
Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (Miles Davis)
Best Album Cover
Chromakopia
Tyler Okonma, art director (Tyler, The Creator)
Best Recording Package
Tracks II: The Lost Albums
Meghan Foley & Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen)
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Preacher Kids
Robert Randolph
Best Traditional Blues Album
Ain’t Done With The Blues
Buddy Guy
Best American Roots Performance
“Beautiful Strangers”
Mavis Staples
Best Traditional Country Album
Ain’t In It For My Health
Zach Top
Best Country Song
“Bitin’ List”
Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Amen”
Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
Best Country Solo Performance
“Bad As I Used to Be” — From F1: The Movie
Chris Stapleton
Best Metal Performance
Birds
Turnstile
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Words For Days Vol. 1
Mad Skillz
Best Rap Song
“tv off”
Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay)
Best Melodic Rap Performance
“luther”
Kendrick Lamar With SZA
Best Rap Performance
“Chains & Whips”
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
Best R&B Album
MUTT
Leon Thomas
Best Progressive R&B Album
Bloom
Durand Bernarr
Best R&B Song
“Folded”
Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Dawit Kamal Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani)
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Vibes Don’t Lie”
Leon Thomas
Best R&B Performance
“Folded”
Kehlani
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Cirkut
Best Immersive Audio Album
Justin Gray, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Justin Gray, Drew Jurecka & Morten Lindberg, immersive producers (Justin Gray)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
That Wasn’t a Dream
Joseph Lorge & Blake Mills, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Pino Palladino, Blake Mills)
Best Alternative Music Album
Songs of a Lost World
The Cure
Best Alternative Music Performance
“Alone”
The Cure
Best Rock Album
Never Enough
Turnstile
Best Rock Song
“As Alive As You Need Me To Be”
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
Best Rock Performance
“Changes” (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning
YUNGBLUD Featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II
Best Dance Pop Recording
“Abracadabra”
Lady Gaga
Best Music Film
Music By John Williams
John Williams
Laurent Bouzereau, video director; Sara Bernstein, Laurent Bouzereau, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Meredith Kaulfers, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg & Justin Wilkes, video producers
Best Music Video
Anxiety
Doechii
James Mackel, video director; Pablo Feldman, Jolene Mendes & Sophia Sabella, video producers
Best Song Written For Visual Media
“Golden” — From KPop Demon Hunters
EJAE, Park Hong Jun, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Sword of the Sea
Austin Wintory, composer
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Sinners
Ludwig Göransson, composer
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Sinners
(Various Artists)
Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson & Serena Göransson, compilation producers; Niki Sherrod, music supervisor
Best Tropical Latin Album
Raíces
Gloria Estefan
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Palabra De To’s (Seca)
Carín León
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
PAPOTA
CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
Best Latin Pop Album
Cancionera
Natalia Lafourcade
Best Remixed Recording
Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix)
Gesaffelstein, remixer (Lady Gaga, Gesaffelstein)
Best Dance/Electronic Album
EUSEXUA
FKA twigs
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
“End of Summer”
Tame Impala
Kevin Parker, producer; Kevin Parker, mixer
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Defying Gravity” – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
