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)
| Category | Winner | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Record of the Year | [3]Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA | "Luther" |
| Album of the Year | [3][5]Bad Bunny | "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" |
| Best New Artist | [5][3]Olivia Dean | — |
| Best Pop Solo Performance | [3]Lola Young | "Messy" |
| Best Pop Vocal Album | [1]Lady Gaga | "Mayhem" |
| Best Rap Album | [5]Kendrick Lamar | "GNX" |
| Best R&B Album | [5]Leon Thomas | "MUTT" |
| Best Progressive R&B Album | [5]Durand Bernarr | "BLOOM" |
| Best Rock Album | [5]Turnstile | "Never Enough" |
| Best Alternative Music Album | [3]The 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.