BAD BUNNY WINS BIG
'Debí Tirar Más Fotos' wins album of the year
Bad Bunny accepts the award for album of the year for "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" on Feb. 1 during the 68th annual Grammy awards in Los Angeles.
Kendrick Lamar, left, accepts the award for best rap album for "GNX."
Lady Gaga
68TH GRAMMY AWARDS
Bad Bunny won album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards for "Debí Tirar Más Fotos," closing out a surprising and history-making night. It is the first time a Spanish-language album has taken home the top prize.
"Puerto Rico," Bad Bunny started his speech in Spanish, thanking those who believed in him, worked on the album and his mom.
"I want to dedicate this award to all the people who had to leave their homeland to follow their dreams," he said in English.
Harry Styles presented the award — the English singer previously took home the top prize in 2023 for "Harry's House." He beat Bad Bunny that year, who was nominated for "Un Verano Sin Ti" — the first Spanish-language album to be up in the category.
Wins for Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Jelly Roll
Kendrick Lamar and SZA won record of the year at an electric Grammy night for "Luther."
Cher presented the award and mistakenly said it goes to "Luther Vandross" instead of Kendrick Lamar and SZA for their single "Luther."
One of the song's producers, Sounwave, began the acceptance speech by saying, "Let's give a shoutout to the late and great Luther Vandross."
Lamar also won the first televised award of the night, rap album for "GNX," accepting the trophy from Queen Latifah and Doechii.
"It's an honor to be here," he said in his acceptance speech. "Hip-hop is always going to be right here ... We're gonna be having the culture with us."
The victory means Lamar broke Jay-Z's record to become the rapper with the most career Grammys. Jay-Z has 25; after he took home rap album and record of the year, Lamar's total is 27. Pop vocal album went to Lady Gaga for "Mayhem." "Every time I'm here, I still feel like I need to pinch myself," Gaga said in her speech.
Pop solo performance went to Lola Young for "Messy."
"I don't know what to say," she joked about "obviously" not having a speech prepared. "I'm very, very grateful for this."
The inaugural contemporary country album category went to Jelly Roll for "Beautifully Broken."
"I believe music had the power to change my life," Jelly Roll said in his acceptance speech, which he spent the majority of thanking God.
Pharrell Williams received the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award. And Cher was presented the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award.
"The only thing I want you to take away," she said, "I've been in this business for 60 (expletive) years. I just want to tell you, never give up on your dreams."
A live concert experience
A powerful Grammy Awards in memoriam segment celebrated the legacies of the late D'Angelo and Roberta Flack.
Ms. Lauryn Hill appeared on the Grammy stage for the first time since 1999, when she became the first hip-hop artist to win album of the year for her "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill."
If there was one set that felt like avantgarde artistic performance piece on Sunday night, it was Tyler, the Creator's medley of "Thought I Was Dead," "Like Him," (in which he was joined by Regina King) and "Sugar On My Tongue." It played out like theater: others would be wise to take note.
All eight nominees in the best new artist category participated in a medley at the award show across multiple stages, the back halls of the arena and even the venue's loading dock. It was an interesting and impressive mod-podge of different styles.
Rosé and Bruno Mars' opened the show with an electric rendition of their multicultural pop smash, "APT."; the Blackpink singer channeled a pop-punk Gwen Stefani in her tie and platinum blond hair. Sabrina Carpenter with her "Manchild" kiss-off. Justin Bieber slowed things down with "Yukon" from his comeback record "Swag." Lady Gaga reimagined her hit "Abracadabra" as an electro-rock song.
WINNERS
Partial list of winners at the 68th Grammy Awards:
■ Album of the year: "Debf Tirar Mas Fotos," Bad Bunny
■ Record of the year: "Luther," Kendrick Lamar with SZA
■ Song of the year:" Wildf lower," Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell
■ Best new artist: Olivia Dean
■ Best musica urbana album: "Debf Tirar Mas Fotos," Bad Bunny
■ Best contemporary country album: "Beautifully Broken," Jelly Roll
■ Best pop vocal album: "Mayhem," Lady Gaga
■ Best pop solo performance: "Messy," Lola Young
■ Best rap album: "GNX," Kendrick Lamar
■ Best dance/electronic album: "EUSEXUA," FKA twigs
■ Best pop duo/group performance: "Defying Gravity," Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
■ Best rock album: "Never Enough," Turnstile
■ Best R&B album: "Mutt," Leon Thomas
■ Best traditional pop vocal album: "A Matter of Time," Laufey
■ Best Latin pop album: "Cancionera," Natalia Lafourcade
■ Best musica Mexicana album: "Palabra De To's (Seca), Carfn Leon
■ Best compilation soundtrack for visual media: "Sinners," various artists
■ Best score soundtrack for visual media: "Sinners," Ludwig Goransson
■ Best gospel album: "Heart of Mine," Darrel Walls, PJ Morton
■ Best contemporary Christian music album: "Coritos Vol. 1," Israel & New Breed
■ Best song written for visual media: "Golden," from "KPop Demon Hunters"
■ Best jazz vocal album: "Portrait," Samara Joy
■ Best reggae album: "BLXXD & FYAH," Keznamdi
■ Best music video: "Anxiety," Doechii
■ Best music film: "Music by John Williams"
■ Best alternative music album: "Songs of a Lost World," The Cure
■ Songwriter of the year: Amy Allen
■ Producer of the year, non-classical: Cirkut
■ Best comedy album: "Your Friend, Nate Bargatze," Nate Bargatze
■ Best audiobook, narration and storytelling recording: "Meditations: The Reflections of his Holiness The Dalai Lama," Dalai Lama
■ Best spoken word poetry album: "Words for Days Vol.1," Mad Skillz
■ Best album cover: "Chromakopia," Tyler the Creator
Visit Grammy.com for a complete list.
