Kendrick Lamar made history at the 2026 Grammys, surpassing Jay-Z as the most awarded rapper in the ceremony’s history with 26 wins. The Pulitzer Prize-winning MC picked up best rap album (GNX), best melodic rap performance (“Luther,” with SZA), best rap song (“TV Off,” with Lefty Gunplay) and best rap performance (“Chains & Whips,” with Clipse and Pharrell).

Lamar actually picked up the first televised award of the night, accepting the best rap album trophy from Doechii, last year’s winner, and Queen Latifah. “Every time I tell you, hip-hop gon’ always be right here,” he declared.

“We gon’ be in these suits, we gon’ be looking good, we gon’ be having our folks with us, we’re gon’ be havin’ the culture with us,” he closed out his speech, making sure to shout-out his “brothers” and fellow nominees Clipse (Let God Sort Em Out) and Tyler, The Creator (Chromakopia).

“Man I Need” singer Olivia Dean won best new artist at the 2026 Grammys, extending a nine-year streak of solo women dominating the category.

In her tearful acceptance speech, which she delivered shortly after closing out the best new artist medley with her breakout hit, Dean made sure to honor her family’s journey. “I’m up here as the granddaughter of an immigrant,” Dean, who was born to an English father and Jamaican-Guyanese mother, said to robust applause from the star-studded crowd, several of whom were wearing “ICE Out” pins.

“I wouldn’t be here … I’m a product of bravery, and I think those people deserve to be celebrated,” Dean finished, as Chappell Roan, last year’s winner and this year’s presenter, looked on. “We’re nothing without each other.”

Though she emerged victorious on Sunday night, Dean’s breakthrough album, The Art of Loving — which currently sits at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 — will compete at the 2027 ceremony.

Lola Young accepted her very first Grammy in a characteristically messy way — she literally darted across the floor of Crypto.com Arena when presenters Teyana Taylor and Nikki Glaser announced her name.

“Sorry, sorry, sorry! It’s messy, you know what I mean?” she quipped after lamenting over not having prepared a speech, and right before dropping a few F-bombs. “Obviously, you can tell by my f—king face that I’m very, very grateful for this. Nick, we did it! Mum, I love you! I love everybody, everybody, everybody!”

Young beat out a few heavyweights for that Grammy, including Sabrina Carpenter (“Manchild”), Justin Bieber (“Daisies”) and Lady Gaga (“Disease”). “Messy” peaked at No. 14 on the Hot 100 in 2025, marking Young’s highest charting hit in the States so far. The Croydon-hailing singer-songwriter performed a powerful rendition of her breakthrough hit during the best new artist medley earlier in the night.

Bad Bunny closed out the night by making history when Harry Styles announcedDebí Tirar Más Fotos as the winner of the 2026 Grammy for album of the year. In a full-circle moment,Billboard’s Greatest Pop Star of 2025 accepted his award almost entirely in Spanish.

“Puerto Rico, I told you we are much bigger than 100 by 35 [miles], and there’s nothing we can’t accomplish,” he began his speech in Spanish, fighting back tears as he graciously thanked his mother and day-one supporters before switching to English. “I want to dedicate this award to all the people who had to leave their homeland to follow their dreams.”

Debí Tirar Más Fotos is now the first Spanish-language album to win album of the year in Grammy history, beating out fellow nomineesGNX (Kendrick Lamar),MAYHEM (Lady Gaga),Man’s Best Friend (Sabrina Carpenter),Swag (Justin Bieber),Let God Sort Em Out (Clipse),Chromakopia (Tyler, The Creator) andMutt (Leon Thomas). The smash set peaked atop the Billboard 200 and launched the Hot 100 top 10 hits “DTMF” (No. 2), “Baile Inolvidable” (No. 3) and “Nuevayol” (No. 8). In addition to the LP’s general field triumph, Benito also picked up best música urbana album, as well as best global music performance for “EOO.”

Billie Eilish may have gone home empty-handed forHit Me Hard and Softat last year’s Grammys, but she came back with a vengeance at this year’s telecast, taking home her record-breaking third song of the year trophy for “Wildflower,” alongside her brother and longtime collaborator Finneas.

“As grateful as I feel, I honestly don’t feel like I need to say anything but that no one is illegal on stolen land,” she said after collecting herself from the initial shock of her win. “It’s really hard to know what to say or what to do right now. I feel really hopeful in this room, and I feel like we just need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting. Our voices really do matter.”

The “What Was I Made For” singer’s speech continued the pro-immigration, anti-ICE sentiment that permeated the night, making for one of the most direct and moving addresses of the night.

Always good for an off-the-cuff sermon and testimony, Jelly Roll continued his tradition of rousing public addresses during his acceptance speech for the inaugural best contemporary country album Grammy.

“There was a time in my life, y’all, where I was broken. That was why I wrote this album. I didn’t think I had a chance,” Jelly Roll gushed, explaining the title of his newly minted Grammy-winning album,Beautifully Broken. “There was a moment in my life that I thought all I had was a Bible … and a radio the same size in a six-by-eight-foot cell, and I believed that those two things could change my life. I believed that music had the power to change my life, and God had the power to change my life. I want to tell y’all right now that Jesus is for everybody. Jesus is not owned by one political party. Jesus is not owned by any music label. Jesus is Jesus, and anybody can have a relationship with Him. I love you, Lord.”

In a time when various religions have been co-opted in the name of violence or misrepresented by those in power, Jelly Roll’s words ring especially poignant. The country superstar won his first three career Grammys on Sunday night’s telecast: best country duo/group performance (“Amen,” with Shaboozey), best contemporary Christian music performance/song (“Hard Fought Hallelujah,” with Brandon Lake) and best contemporary country album (Beautifully Broken).

The Recording Academy unveiled two new country categories this year — best contemporary country album and best traditional country album — to honor the different sounds in the current country music landscape. Beyoncé’s seismicCowboy Carter was the final winner of the best country album Grammy in 2025.

“ICE out,” proclaimed Bad Bunny at the top of one of the night’s most powerful speeches. The Super Bowl LX Halftime Show performer accepted the Grammy for best música urbana album, his third victory in that category since its inception in 2022.

“We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens, we are humans and we are Americans,” he said, later stressing that the only way to defeat hate is with love. In the wake of violent political unrest and a pair of fatal shootings at the hands of federal ICE agents in Minneapolis, the “DTMF” singer’s powerful words struck a chord with both the star-studded crowd and viewers at home.

With President Trump already confirming his absence from the Super Bowl due to Bad Bunny’s historic forthcoming performance, the Puerto Rican superstar is setting the stage for an unforgettable show on Feb. 8.