Los Angeles, Sunday 1 February 2026 — The Grammy Awards returned to the Crypto.com Arena for their 68th annual ceremony, bringing together the biggest stars in global music as the Recording Academy hands out nearly 100 awards across all genres. From pop and hip-hop to rock, dance and global music, the ceremony will determine the grammy awards winners of 2026, with results revealed throughout the night during both the Premiere Ceremony and the main televised show.
In line with long-standing Grammy tradition, winners are announced gradually, category by category, as the evening unfolds. This live page is being continuously updated with confirmed Grammy Awards winners and nominees as each golden gramophone is awarded, reports The WP Times editorial team.
Who could win the “Big Four” at the 2026 Grammy Awards
The so-called “Big Four” categories remain the most closely watched honours of the night, defining not just individual success but the overall narrative of each Grammy year. In 2026, the shortlist reflects a broad mix of global pop dominance, hip-hop credibility and genre-crossing experimentation.
Song of the Year
This category rewards songwriting excellence rather than performance or production, placing the focus firmly on composition and lyrical impact.
Nominees this year span chart-topping pop, alternative R&B and cinematic collaborations:
- Lady Gaga — Abracadabra
- Doechii — Anxiety
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars — APT.
- Bad Bunny — DtMF
- HUNTR/X — Golden
- Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA — luther
- Sabrina Carpenter — Manchild
- Billie Eilish — WILDFLOWER
Record of the Year
Unlike Song of the Year, this award recognises the full recording — from vocal performance to production and engineering.
The 2026 nominees highlight polished pop craftsmanship alongside genre-blending hip-hop and alternative releases:
- Bad Bunny — DtMF
- Sabrina Carpenter — Manchild
- Doechii — Anxiety
- Billie Eilish — WILDFLOWER
- Lady Gaga — Abracadabra
- Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA — luther
- Chappell Roan — The Subway
- ROSÉ & Bruno Mars — APT.
Album of the Year
Widely considered the night’s top prize, Album of the Year rewards artistic cohesion, vision and cultural impact across a full body of work.
This year’s shortlist reflects both commercial powerhouses and critically driven projects:
- Debí Tirar Más Fotos — Bad Bunny
- SWAG — Justin Bieber
- Man’s Best Friend — Sabrina Carpenter
- Let God Sort ’Em Out — Clipse
- Mayhem — Lady Gaga
- GNX — Kendrick Lamar
- MUTT — Leon Thomas
- CHROMAKOPIA — Tyler, The Creator
Best New Artist
Often a career-defining moment, Best New Artist highlights performers making a decisive breakthrough on the global stage.
The 2026 field blends emerging pop acts with genre-fluid newcomers:
- Olivia Dean
- KATSEYE
- The Marías
- Addison Rae
- sombr
- Leon Thomas
- Alex Warren
- Lola Young
Pop, dance and electronic highlights: early winners
While the headline awards dominate attention, several key results in pop and electronic music have already set the tone for the night.
Best Pop Duo / Group Performance — Winner
Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande — Defying Gravity
A theatrical and technically demanding performance that impressed voters with vocal power and emotional precision.
Best Dance / Electronic Recording — Winner
Tame Impala — End of Summer
A polished electronic release that blends introspection with club-ready production.
Best Dance / Electronic Album — Winner
FKA twigs — EUSEXUA
A critically acclaimed project praised for its experimental sound design and cohesive artistic vision.
How the 2026 Grammys are being decided
The Grammy Awards are decided through a multi-stage voting process involving thousands of industry professionals who make up the Recording Academy’s voting membership. Eligible members — including artists, producers, songwriters and engineers — cast ballots across nearly 100 categories, spanning mainstream genres as well as specialist and technical fields.
While global attention focuses on the prime-time televised ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena, the majority of Grammy Awards winners are determined and announced earlier in the day during the Premiere Ceremony, held at the neighbouring Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. This pre-show event covers dozens of categories, particularly in jazz, classical, global music, production and songwriting, long before the main broadcast begins.
The 2026 ceremony is hosted by Trevor Noah, returning as master of ceremonies, with live performances from several of the year’s leading nominees and chart-defining artists. In the United States, the event is broadcast live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+, while international audiences follow results through rolling live blogs, official feeds and real-time updates as winners are confirmed throughout the night.
Below is the complete and continuously updated list of Grammy Awards winners and nominees for 2026, covering pop, rock, rap, R&B, country, jazz, dance, global music, film and television soundtracks, and technical categories. Winners are marked in bold as results are officially announced and verified.
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