The big story is that the 2026 Grammy Awards were packed with wins for Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar with SZA, Olivia Dean, Billie Eilish, Lola Young, Turnstile, The Cure and more, across the major categories.

Headline winners (major categories)

Here are the key answers to “who all won Grammys last night” focusing on the headline awards.

  • Album of the Year – Bad Bunny, DebĂ­ Tirar MĂĄs Fotos.
  • Record of the Year – Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA, Luther.
  • Best New Artist – Olivia Dean.
  • Best Pop Solo Performance – Lola Young, Messy.
  • Best Pop Duo/Group Performance – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande, Defying Gravity.
  • Best Rock Album – Turnstile, Never Enough.
  • Best Alternative Music Album – The Cure, Songs Of A Lost World.
  • Best Rap Album – Kendrick Lamar, GNX.
  • Best R &B Album – Leon Thomas, Mutt.

These are the names you’re going to see all over music forums and social feeds today.

Mini sections: who had the biggest night?

Bad Bunny

  • Took Album of the Year for DebĂ­ Tirar MĂĄs Fotos , beating big releases from Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar and others.
  • His win cements a continuing wave of Spanish-language and Latin music dominating global pop conversations, not just niche categories.

Kendrick Lamar (with SZA)

  • Record of the Year went to Luther , giving Kendrick another flagship trophy on top of huge critical respect.
  • He also won Best Rap Album for GNX , underscoring how firmly he still sits at the center of rap’s “serious albums” lane.

Rising + breakthrough names

  • Olivia Dean grabbed Best New Artist , putting her firmly in the “you’re going to hear this name everywhere” tier for 2026 playlists and festival lineups.
  • Lola Young snagged Best Pop Solo Performance with Messy , a big look in a category packed with mainstream pop stars.

Pop, rock, and alt highlights (quick-scan list)

Think of this as the “who to name-drop in the group chat” version.

  • Pop
    • Best Pop Solo Performance – Lola Young, Messy.
* Best Pop Duo/Group Performance – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande, _Defying Gravity_.

* Best Pop Vocal Album – Lady Gaga, _Mayhem_ (a heavily spotlighted pop win of the night).
  • Rock / Alternative
    • Best Rock Album – Turnstile, Never Enough.
* Best Alternative Music Performance – The Cure, _Alone_.

* Best Alternative Music Album – The Cure, _Songs Of A Lost World_.
  • R &B / Progressive R&B
    • Best R&B Album – Leon Thomas, Mutt.
* Best Progressive R&B Album – Durand Bernarr, _Bloom_.

Quick HTML table of key winners

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<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Category</th>
      <th>Winner</th>
      <th>Work</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Album of the Year</td>
      <td>Bad Bunny</td>
      <td>DebĂ­ Tirar MĂĄs Fotos</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Record of the Year</td>
      <td>Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA</td>
      <td>Luther</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Best New Artist</td>
      <td>Olivia Dean</td>
      <td>—</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Best Pop Solo Performance</td>
      <td>Lola Young</td>
      <td>Messy</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Best Pop Duo/Group Performance</td>
      <td>Cynthia Erivo &amp; Ariana Grande</td>
      <td>Defying Gravity</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Best Pop Vocal Album</td>
      <td>Lady Gaga</td>
      <td>Mayhem</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Best Rock Album</td>
      <td>Turnstile</td>
      <td>Never Enough</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Best Alternative Music Album</td>
      <td>The Cure</td>
      <td>Songs Of A Lost World</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Best Rap Album</td>
      <td>Kendrick Lamar</td>
      <td>GNX</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Best R&B Album</td>
      <td>Leon Thomas</td>
      <td>Mutt</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

(Table summarizes a few of the most talked‑about wins; the full winners list is much longer.)

Forum-style take & trending angle

“So if you missed the show, just know: Bad Bunny took album, Kendrick & SZA took record, Olivia Dean is the name to remember, and rock/alt fans are feasting with Turnstile and The Cure winning big.”

In forum and social chatter, the narrative forming is that this Grammys leaned heavily into established critical darlings while still giving big spotlight moments to newer names like Olivia Dean and Lola Young. Expect threads arguing whether Bad Bunny or Kendrick “deserved it more,” and a lot of people discovering Olivia Dean via playlists and TikTok clip boosts over the next few days.

TL;DR:
Bad Bunny (Album of the Year), Kendrick Lamar with SZA (Record of the Year), Olivia Dean (Best New Artist), Lola Young, Turnstile, The Cure, Leon Thomas, Durand Bernarr, Lady Gaga and more all picked up major Grammys “last night.”

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.