Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny has won the coveted Album of the Year honour at the Grammy Awards, while Kendrick Lamar and SZA took home Record of the Year for “Luther”.
Among other notable wins, Olivia Dean was named on Sunday Best New Artist, and siblings Billie Eilish and Finneas earned Song of the Year.
The main broadcast was hosted by comedian Trevor Noah.
Bad Bunny, who is due to headline the Super Bowl LX half-time show next week, also used his acceptance speech to voice criticism of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.
Accepting his award for Best Album, he started by saying, “Before I thank God, I want to say: ICE out!”
“We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are human beings, and we are Americans,” he added.
Billie Eilish also referenced ICE during the ceremony. While accepting Song of the Year, Eilish, who has previously criticised ICE policies, said, “no one is illegal on stolen land”, in an apparent reference to how the US was built on occupying land that originally belonged, in many cases, to Native American communities.
Just before Bad Bunny won his first televised award, he and Noah also engaged in a conversation touching on ICE and Puerto Rico.
“If things keep getting worse in America, can I come live with you in Puerto Rico?” Noah asked. “Trevor, I have some news for you. Puerto Rico is part of America,” Bad Bunny replied.
Several artists, including Kehlani and Gloria Estefan, took the opportunity to voice support for immigrant communities. On the red carpet, many celebrities made a statement wearing “ICE out” pins, including Justin and Hailey Bieber and Joni Mitchell.
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Beyond the political moments of the night, here is a list of the winners from the Grammys 2026:
Album of the YearDebi tirar mas fotos (I should have taken more photos) – Bad Bunny
Record of the YearLuther – Kendrick Lamar with SZA
Best Rap AlbumGNX – Kendrick Lamar
Best Latin Urban AlbumDebi tirar mas fotos – Bad Bunny
Best New ArtistOlivia Dean
Best Pop Vocal AlbumMayhem – Lady Gaga
Best Pop Solo PerformanceMessy – Lola Young
Song of the Year (Songwriter’s award)Wildflower – Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell
Billie Eilish and Finneas, wearing ICE Out pins, pose with the Song of the Year award for ‘Wildflower’ [Mike Blake/Reuters]
Best Dance/Electronic AlbumEUSEXUA – FKA twigs
Best Pop Duo/Group PerformanceDefying Gravity – Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
Best Rock AlbumNever Enough – Turnstile
Best Contemporary Country AlbumBeautifully Broken – Jelly Roll
Best R&B AlbumMutt – Leon Thomas
Best Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumA Matter of Time – Laufey
Best Latin Pop AlbumCancionera – Natalia Lafourcade
Best Mexican Music AlbumPalabra De To’s (Seca) – Carin Leon
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual MediaSinners – Various artists
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (composer’s award)Sinners – Ludwig Goransson
Best Gospel AlbumHeart of Mine – Darrel Walls, PJ Morton
Best Contemporary Christian Music AlbumCoritos Vol 1 – Israel & New Breed
Best Song Written for Visual MediaGolden from KPop Demon Hunters
Best Jazz Vocal AlbumPortrait – Samara Joy
Samara Joy accepts the Best Jazz Vocal Album award for ‘Portrait’ during the premiere ceremony of the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles [Daniel Cole/Reuters]
Best Jazz Instrumental AlbumSouthern Nights, Sullivan Fortner featuring Peter Washington and Marcus Gilmore
Best African Music PerformancePush 2 Start – Tyla
Best Reggae AlbumBLXXD & FYAH – Keznamdi
Best Music VideoAnxiety – Doechii
Best Music FilmMusic by John Williams
Best Alternative Music AlbumSongs of a Lost World – The Cure
Songwriter of the YearAmy Allen
Producer of the Year, NonclassicalCirkut
Best Comedy AlbumYour Friend – Nate Bargatze
Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling RecordingMeditations: The Reflections of His Holiness The Dalai Lama – Dalai Lama
Best Spoken Word Poetry AlbumWords for Days Vol 1 – Mad Skillz
Best Album CoverChromakopia
The Dr Dre Global Impact AwardPharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams performs during the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles [Daniel Cole/Reuters]
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