Grammy Awards 2026: Dalai Lama Wins First Grammy, Full Winners List Out

Grammy Awards 2026: The 68th edition of the Grammy Awards,considered the Oscars of music, was held in Los Angeles, where renowned artists from around the world participated. This time too, high expectations were high for many Indian artists, but they fell short of winning awards. The results of the 2026 Grammy Awards have been announced, and Kendrick Lamar emerged as the biggest winner this year. He won a total of five awards (Grammy winners 2026), including Record of the Year. Notably, the Dalai Lama, the supreme spiritual leader of Buddhism, was honored with a Grammy Award for the first time. Despite receiving two nominations, Anoushka Shankar failed to win this year's trophy. Let's take a look at the complete list of winners for the 2026 Grammy Awards.

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Song of the year: Wildflower (Billie Eilish)
Record of the year: Luther (Kendrick Lamar and SZA)
Album of the year: DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Bad Bunny)
Best New Artist: Olivia Dean

Pop and Dance

Best pop vocal album: MAYHEM, Lady Gaga
Best pop solo performance: Messy, Lola Young
Best dance-pop recording: Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Best pop duo/group performance: Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – Defying Gravity
Best dance/electronic album: FKA twigs – Eusexua
Best dance/electronic recording: Tame Impala – End of Summer
Best traditional pop vocal album: Laufey- A Matter Of Time
Best remixed recording: Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix)

Latin

Best Latin pop album: Natalia Lafourcade- Cancionera
Best Música Urbana album: DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Bad Bunny)
Best Latin Jazz Album: A Tribute to Benny More and Nat King Cole
Best Latin rock or alternative album: Papota (CA7RIEL & Paco)
Best Music Mexicana Album: Palabra De To's (Seca)-Carin Leon
Best tropical Latin album: Raices (Gloria Estefan)
Best Reggae Album: Blxxd & FYAH (Kenamdi)
Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant album: Nomadica (Carla Patullo Featuring the Scorchip Quartet & Tonality)

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Rock and metal

Best rock performance: Yungblud – Changes (Live from Villa Park, Back to the Beginning)
Best rock album: Turnstile – Never Enough
Best rock song: Nine Inch Nails- As Alive As You Need Me To Be
Best alternative music performance: The Cure – Alone
Best alternative music album: The Cure- Songs of A Lost World
Best metal performance: Turnstile Birds

Rap

Best rap album: Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Best rap performance- Clipse: Chains & Whips (ft Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams)
Best melodic rap performance: Kendrick Lamar with SZA-Luther
Best rap song: Kendrick Lamar ft Lefty Gunplay – TV Off

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Country

Best country solo performance: Chris Stapleton – Bad As I Used to Be
Best country duo/group performance: Shaboozey & Jelly Roll-Amen
Best country song: Tyler Childers- Bitin' List
Best contemporary country album: Beautifully Brokem (Jelly Roll)
Best traditional country album: Zach Top – Ain't In It for My Health
Best American Roots performance: Beautiful Strangers (Mavis Staples)
Best American Performance: Godspeed (Mavis Staples)
Best American Roots song: Ancient Light (I'm With Her)
Best Americana album: Big Money (Jon Batiste)
Best bluegrass album: Highway Prayers (Billy Strings)
Best traditional blues album: Ain't Done With The Blues (Buddy Guy)
Best contemporary blues album: Preacher Kids (Robert Randolph)
Best regional roots music album: A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco

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R&B and Afrobeats

Best R&B album: Leon Thomas – Mutt
Best R&B performance: Kehlani – Folded
Best traditional R&B performance: Vibes Don't Lie (Leon Thomas)
Best R&B song: Kehlani – Folded
Best African music Performance: Tyla – PUSH 2 START

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Production and songwriting

Producer of the year, non-classical: Circket (Lady Gaga, Rose, Jade)
Songwriter of the year: Amy Allen
Best engineered album, non-classical: All Things Light (Cam)
Best engineered album, classical: Cerrone: Don't Look Down
Best immersive audio album: Immersed (Justin Gray)
Best instrumental composition: First Snow (Nordkraft Big Band, Remy Le Boeuf & Danielle Wertz)
Best arrangement, instrumental or a capella: Super Mario Praise Break (The 8-Bit Big Brand)
Best arrangement, instruments, and vocals: Big Fish (Nate Smith featuring Saje)

Film and TV

Best comedy album: Nate Bargatze – Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
Best compilation soundtrack for visual media: Sinners
Best score soundtrack for visual media: Ludwig Goransson- Sinners
Best score soundtrack for video games and other interactive media: Austin Wintory- Sword of the Sea
Best song written for visual media: Huntr/x-Golden (from K-pop Demon Hunters)
Best audiobook narration: Dalai Lama- Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Best music video: Huntr/x – Golden (from KPop: Demon Hunters)
Best music film: John Williams- Music by John Williams
Best Children's Music Album: Harmony (FYUTCH & Aura V)

Jazz and Classical

Best Jazz vocal album: Samara Joy-Portrait
Best jazz instrumental album: Sullivan Fortner Feat Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore-Southern Nights
Best alternative jazz album: Nate Smith- Live Action
Best jazz performance: Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade – Windows (live)
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Without Further Ado, Vol 1 (Christian McBride Big Band)
Best musical theater album: Buena Vista Social Club
Best orchestral performance: Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra) – Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
Best opera recording: Heggie: Itelligence-Kwame Ryan, conductor (Guston Grand Opera, Gene Scheer)
Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Best classical solo vocal album: Telemann: Io-Opera Arias For Soparno (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)
Best classical compendium: Ortiz: Yanga (Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer)
Best contemporary classical composition: Ortix: Dzonot
Best global music performance: Bad Bunny – EoO
Best folk album: I'm With Her - Wild and Clear and Blue

Package, Notes & Historical

Best album cover: Chromakopia (Tyler, The Creator)
Best album notes: Miles' 55: The Prestige Recordings (Miles Davis)
Best historical album: Joni Mitchell Archives- Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980)
Best Recording Package: Tracks II: The Lost Albums (Bruce Springsteen)

Gospel & Contemporary Christian Music

Best gospel performance/song: Come Jesus Come (CeCe Winans featuring Shirley Caesar)
Best contemporary Christian music performance/song: Hard Fought Hallelujah (Brando Lake with Jelly Rolls)
Best gospel album: Heart of Mie (Darrel Walls, PJ Morton)
Best contemporary Christian music album:
Best roots gospel album: I Will Not Be Moved (Live) - The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

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