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who won what grammys

Here’s a quick scoop on who won what at the most recent Grammys (2026), focusing on the major and buzzy categories. 📰

The Big Ones

  • Record of the Year – “Luther” – Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA 🏆
  • Album of the Year – “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” – Bad Bunny 🏆
  • Best New Artist – Olivia Dean 🏆

These three basically defined the night, with Kendrick and Bad Bunny emerging as the dominant forces across rap and global pop/Latin.

Pop Categories

  • Best Pop Solo Performance – “Messy” – Lola Young 🏆
  • Best Pop Duo/Group Performance – “Defying Gravity” – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande 🏆
  • Best Pop Vocal Album – “Mayhem” – Lady Gaga 🏆

Pop-wise, Gaga scored a major album win, while Lola Young and the Erivo/Grande pairing grabbed the headline single-performance trophies.

Rap, R&B, Rock, Alternative

  • Best Rap Album – “GNX” – Kendrick Lamar 🏆
  • Best R &B Album – “MUTT” – Leon Thomas 🏆
  • Best Progressive R &B Album – “BLOOM” – Durand Bernarr 🏆
  • Best Rock Album – “Never Enough” – Turnstile 🏆
  • Best Alternative Music Performance – “Alone” – The Cure 🏆
  • Best Alternative Music Album – “Songs Of A Lost World” – The Cure 🏆

This spread shows how the Grammys leaned toward critically beloved projects: Kendrick in rap, Leon Thomas and Durand Bernarr for R&B, Turnstile in rock, and The Cure dominating alt with both performance and album wins.

Fast “Who Won What Grammys” Table (Key Categories)

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Category Winner Work
Record of the YearKendrick Lamar feat. SZA "Luther"
Album of the YearBad Bunny "Debí Tirar Más Fotos"
Best New ArtistOlivia Dean
Best Pop Solo PerformanceLola Young "Messy"
Best Pop Vocal AlbumLady Gaga "Mayhem"
Best Rap AlbumKendrick Lamar "GNX"
Best R&B AlbumLeon Thomas "MUTT"
Best Progressive R&B AlbumDurand Bernarr "BLOOM"
Best Rock AlbumTurnstile "Never Enough"
Best Alternative Music AlbumThe Cure "Songs Of A Lost World"

Quick Trending Context

  • The story of the night: Bad Bunny cementing himself as an albums powerhouse and Kendrick Lamar owning both singles and rap.
  • Olivia Dean ’s Best New Artist win has people expecting a big mainstream breakout year ahead.
  • Legacy/alt acts like The Cure and genre-bending bands like Turnstile kept rock/alt conversations lively, especially on forums and stan Twitter-style spaces.

If you tell me which artists you care most about, I can zoom in on their categories and nominations in more detail. Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.