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Last night, listeners across the country tuned in for Music’s Biggest Night as The Recording Academy presented the 2026 Grammy Awards. The standard-bearing award show and musical celebration’s 68th annual presentation was packed with historic moments and star-powered performances that looked to a bright future for the music industry.

Sunday’s ceremony culminated in Bad Bunny’s Album of the Year win for Debí Tirar Más Fotos, which marked the first time the Grammys’ top prize has been given to an all-Spanish-language album. The innovative reggaeton superstar, who also took home Best Global Musical Performance for “EoO,” became the first Spanish-language performer nominated in the category in 2023 for Un Verano Sin Ti, and underscored the significance of his historic win with a powerful message. After giving thanks to his family and the booming musical culture of his home in Puerto Rico in Spanish, he switched to English to emphasize: “I want to dedicate this award to all the people who had to leave their homeland to follow their dreams.”

Bad Bunny’s acceptance speech continued a thread of potent political messages shared through the evening. As she received the Best New Artist award, British pop singer-songwriter Olivia Dean expressed, “I’m here as a granddaughter of an immigrant… I am a product of bravery, and I think that those people deserve to be celebrated.” Billie Eilish won Song of the Year for 2024’s “Wildflower” (due to a rule allowing albums released in the previous eligibility period to be considered, provided they did not win at the time), and used her stage time to announce that “no one is illegal on stolen land.” 

“Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say ICE out,” Bad Bunny said in his earlier speech, per the Associated Press. “We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans.”

The final Big Four award went to Kendrick Lamar and SZA, who earned Record of the Year for the GNX standout “Luther.” Lamar, who won in the same category last year for “Not Like Us,” also received the Rap Album of the Year prize for his celebrated sixth studio album; the hip-hop icon’s 27 career Grammy wins since 2014 make him the genre’s most awarded artist, beating out Jay-Z’s 25 wins.

Relix favorites were well represented at the 68th Grammy Awards, including Billy Strings (Bluegrass Album), Mavis Staples (Americana Performance, American Roots Performance), Tame Impala (Dance/Electronic Recording), The Cure (Alternative Music Album, Alternative Music Performance), Turnstile (Rock Album, Metal Performance), Chris Stapleton (Country Solo Performance), Tyler Childers (Country Song), I’m With Her (Folk Album, American Roots Song), Clipse (Rap Performance), Jon Batiste (Americana Album), Buddy Guy (Traditional Blues Album), Robert Randolph (Contemporary Blues Album), Samara Joy (Jazz Vocal Album), Sullivan Fortner (Jazz Instrumental Album), Nate Smith (Alternative Jazz Album), Kehlani (R&B Performance, R&B Song), Christian McBride Big Band (Large Jazz Ensemble Album), Joni Mitchell (Historical Album), Mad Skillz (Spoken Word Poetry Album), Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia (Global Music Album), the Dalai Lama (Audio Book) and Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade’s Trilogy (Jazz Performance).

Find the full list of winners and nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards at grammy.com.