Every Single Thing That Happened at the 2026 Grammys

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It’s once again Music’s Biggest Night, where heavy hitters vie for the most esteemed qualifiers to stick onto album packaging. There’s a lot for five-time host Trevor Noah to get into after this weekend in Los Angeles saw huge “ICE OUT” demonstrations and an arrest for Don Lemon on specious terror charges just hours after he attended a concert from the Best New Artist–nominated girl group KATSEYE. Former Daily Show host Noah says his sixth Grammy gig will be his last; maybe this will give his careful act a sharp edge. If not, they’ve corralled Ms. Lauryn Hill to salute D’Angelo and Roberta Flack. A stellar crop of nominees leaves few duds in major categories like Album of the Year, where everyone from Lady Gaga to Bad Bunny to Kendrick Lamar have a shot at gold. The big question is how many of this year’s trophies five-time 2025 winner Lamar carries off this time. —Craig Jenkins

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 11:46 PM EST

Debí Tirar Más Fotos is the first Spanish-language album to win Album of the Year.

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julie kosin Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 11:33 PM EST

Album of the Year goes to Bad Bunny for Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

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Julie Kosin Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 11:23 PM EST

SZA uses her moment at the mic to tell fans, ‘Please don’t fall into despair.’

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 9:42 PM EST

I haven’t heard a word anyone’s said thanks to Teyana’s entire lewk.

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rebecca alter Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 9:41 PM EST

Teyana Taylor in THAT DRESS with the READERS ON.

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craig jenkins Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 9:33 PM EST

I wonder how this performance looks in the room.

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rebecca alter Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 9:32 PM EST

This season of The Masked Singer is amazing.

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megh wright Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 9:31 PM EST

The cameraman (or lady) is the star right now.

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megh wright Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 9:29 PM EST

Lady Gaga Ikea lamp.

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craig jenkins Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 9:29 PM EST

Justice Ketanji shut out by the Dalai Lama.

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 9:28 PM EST

Let’s maybe not thank country radio.

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julie kosin Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 9:26 PM EST

Best Contemporary Country Album goes to Jelly Roll’s Beautifully Broken.

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rebecca alter Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 9:26 PM EST

Noah Kahan debuted his new music video in a Mastercard ad, just like Lady Gaga did with ‘Abracadabra’ last year.

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jason p. frank Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 9:18 PM EST

Bad Bunny says ‘ICE OUT’ to enormous cheers.

It feels like everyone in the room was waiting for someone to say that.

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 9:01 PM EST

The crazy thing will be if Olivia also gets the No. 1 song on the ‘Hot 100’ tomorrow. (She’s closely battling Bruno.)

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julie kosin Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:59 PM EST

Olivia Dean wins Best New Artist.

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jason p. frank Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:58 PM EST

Bad Bunny not only looks sick, but he has major bragging rights: He’s wearing Schiaparelli’s first-ever major menswear design.

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julie kosin Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:57 PM EST

For a long time, I thought Sombr was the thing we put our phones in at Jack White concerts.

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Craig Jenkins Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:53 PM EST

Everyone is pursuing ‘Moves Like Jagger’ as a genre.

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Jason P. Frank Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:51 PM EST

Boldly: I like that Sombr song.

Mixed on the idea of him spelling his name like Grindr.

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:51 PM EST

They can never make me hate Sombr, sorry.

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craig jenkins Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:48 PM EST

Fingers crossed for the good chaos like a Marías win.

But Addison came through like that was already hers.

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charlie harding Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:48 PM EST

This is a great year for Best New Artist.

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jason p. frank Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:47 PM EST

Watching Olivia and being like, Ohh, that’s what a star looks like.

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Devon IVie Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:46 PM EST

Live from the Sands Casino in 1972, it’s Olivia Dean.

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Fran Hoepfner Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:44 PM EST

If Alex Warren wins now, I’m gonna be pissed off.

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Jason P. Frank Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:44 PM EST

Suits are not meant to be worn with merino-wool polos btw.

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:42 PM EST

Leon to Alex Warren should be ILLEGAL.

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:39 PM EST

Respectfully, they could’ve given KATSEYE a bit more budget.

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Craig Jenkins Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:38 PM EST

Must we do the stomp-clap section.

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:37 PM EST

KATSEYE doing real pop-star shit.

We’re so back.

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rebecca alter Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:36 PM EST

Addison looks like she’s on Untucked.

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craig jenkins Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:35 PM EST

Show already stolen by Addison Rae?

This was the right song choice.

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jason p. frank Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:34 PM EST

I love this Best New Artist performance because truly, how else are we getting the Marías on an international stage.

It feels like legitimate music appreciation in a way that the Grammys are constantly pretending to express but not actually doing.

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Craig Jenkins Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:30 PM EST

I approve of ‘1, 2, PrEP’ ad.

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Dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:29 PM EST

He tied with Jay-Z earlier in the night after winning Best Rap Performance.

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julie kosin Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:24 PM EST

The Grammy for Best Rap Album goes to Kendrick Lamar for GNX.

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craig jenkins Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:22 PM EST

The way it’s smokier for Diddy than anyone in the government.

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Craig Jenkins Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:21 PM EST

Are they jamming all the new artists into one performance together?

I hope they’re not trying to force Addison Rae and Alex Warren into the same jam because jail.

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rebecca alter Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:15 PM EST

This is what those John Mulaney SNL musical sketches think they are.

I love how busy this is; I’m so overstimulated.

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craig jenkins Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:13 PM EST

Will anybody roast CBS tonight?

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Jason P. Frank Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:13 PM EST

I appreciate that Sabrina always has a concept.

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genevieve koski Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:11 PM EST

Missed opportunity to have Sabrina Carpenter pop out of a suitcase on this airport set.

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Jason P. Frank Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:08 PM EST

Trevor Noah with the bold strategy of ‘having no jokes, just playing celebrity I Spy.’

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Hershal Pandya Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:03 PM EST

Rosé is bringing back the necktie with the tank in homage to Avril Lavigne.

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julie kosin Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 8:01 PM EST

Bruno Mars and Rosé open the show with a performance of ‘APT.’

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devon ivie Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 7:32 PM EST

Chaka Khan on who she’s excited to see at the ceremony: ‘Everybody knows who I am, but I can’t remember them.’

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devon ivie Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 7:25 PM EST

The only appropriate reaction to losing to the Cure.

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Jason P. Frank Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 6:55 PM EST

Oh my God, the cutest girl in the world is on the stage.

Aura V just won Best Children’s Music Album with her father Fyütch, for Harmony. During their acceptance speech, her dad said she’s the youngest individual Grammy winner ever.

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julie kosin Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 6:54 PM EST

Here are all the awards Dave Koz just presented.

• Best Jazz Vocal Album: Portrait, by Samara Joy
• Best Musical Theater Album: Buena Vista Social Club and the Original Broadway Cast; Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers
• Best Regional Roots Music Album: A Tribute to the King of Zydeco, by Various Artists
• Best Engineered Album, Classical: Cerrone: Don’t Look Down, by Sandbox Percussion; Mike Tierney, engineer; Alan Silverman, mastering engineer
Producer of the Year, Classical: Blanton Alspaugh
• Best Instrumental Composition: “First Snow,” by Nordkraft Big Band, Remy Le Boeuf & Danielle Wertz; Remy Le Boeuf, composer
• Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: “Super Mario Praise Break,” by The 8-Bit Big Band; Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen & Matthew Whitaker, arrangers
• Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: “Big Fish,” by Nate Smith featuring säje; Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick, Nate Smith & Amanda Taylor, arrangers
• Best Orchestral Performance: Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie, by Boston Symphony Orchestra; Andris Nelsons, conductor
• Best Opera Recording: Heggie: Intelligence, by Houston Grand Opera and Gene Scheer; Kwamé Ryan, conductor; Jamie Barton, J’Nai Bridges & Janai Brugger, soloists; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
• Best Choral Performance: Ortiz: Yanga, by Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Master Chorale; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, chorus master
• Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: Dennehy: Land Of Winter, by Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound

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Hershal Pandya Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 6:53 PM EST

The prerecorded nominee announcer is crushing the name pronunciations.

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 6:51 PM EST

Darren Criss sounds so annoyed to still be here.

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 6:49 PM EST

Please look at my winner.

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Craig Jenkins Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 6:34 PM EST

Three hours in, an ‘abolish ICE.’

From Mike Tierney, accepting Best Engineered Album, Classical for Cerrone: Don’t Look Down.

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 6:28 PM EST

Gypsy losing Best Musical Theater Album feels nuts.

The award went to Buena Vista Social Club.

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jennifer zhan Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 6:46 PM EST

‘You guys are so quiet this year … Chappell really started a movement!’ — Sabrina Carpenter to the Grammys red-carpet photographers.

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Jason P. Frank Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 5:42 PM EST

Darren Criss, proving once and for all that he is straight, is incapable of pronouncing Eusexua, by FKA Twigs.

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Bethy Squires Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 5:29 PM EST

Joni Mitchell reflected fondly on when David Geffen let her put up a billboard with ‘a horse’s ass’ on Sunset Blvd. during her acceptance speech for Best Historical Album.

There’s still some horses’ asses on Sunset nailed to the Hype House’s favorite spot, Saddle Ranch Chop House.

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julie kosin Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 5:28 PM EST

Here’s every award Sierra Hull just presented.

• Best Metal Performance: “Birds,” by Turnstile
• Best Country Solo Performance: “Bad As I Used to Be,” by Chris Stapleton (from F1 the Movie)
• Best Country Duo/Group Performance: “Amen,” by Shaboozey and Jelly Roll
• Best Country Song: “Bitin’ List,” by Tyler Childers
• Best Traditional Country Album: Ain’t in It for My Health, by Zach Top
• Best American Roots Performance: “Beautiful Strangers,” by Mavis Staples
• Best Traditional Blues Album: Ain’t Done With the Blues, by Buddy Guy
• Best Contemporary Blues Album: Preacher Kids, by Robert Randolph
• Best Recording Package: Tracks II: The Lost Albums, by Bruce Springsteen; Meghan Foley & Michelle Holme, art directors
• Best Album Cover: Chromakopia, by Tyler, the Creator
• Best Album Notes: Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964–1974, by Buck Owens and His Buckaroos; Scott B. Bomar, notes writer
• Best Historical Album: Joni Mitchell Archives − Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980), by Joni Mitchell; Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer

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Hershal Pandya Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 5:23 PM EST

How does one get a gig writing album notes?

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 5:22 PM EST

Feels very right for Tyler, the Creator to win the first-ever award for Best Album Cover.

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Dee Lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 5:20 PM EST

One of her best fits.

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craig jenkins Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 5:15 PM EST

Lainey Wilson shut out.

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 5:14 PM EST

Why do I feel kinda bad that Willie Nelson didn’t win Best Traditional Country Album?

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 5:11 PM EST

Shaboozey crying is cute.

And he has a great speech while accepting Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Amen,” with Jelly Roll.

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 5:07 PM EST

The Grammys love Chris Stapleton a bit too much.

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julie kosin Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 5:00 PM EST

Here’s every award Jimmy Jam just presented.

• Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Cirkut
• Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical: Amy Allen
• Best R&B Performance: “Folded,” by Kehlani
• Best Traditional R&B Performance: “Vibes Don’t Lie,” by Leon Thomas
• Best R&B Song: “Folded,” by Kehlani; Kehlani Parrish, Andre Harris, Donovan Knight, Miloš Angelov, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, Darius Scott & Dawit Wilson, songwriters
• Best Progressive R&B Album: Bloom, by Durand Bernarr
• Best R&B Album: Mutt, by Leon Thomas
• Best Rap Performance: “Chains & Whips” by Clipse, Pusha T & Malice featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
• Best Melodic Rap Performance: “Luther,” by Kendrick Lamar & SZA
• Best Rap Song: “TV Off,” by Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay; Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters
• Best Spoken Word Poetry Album: Words for Days Vol. 1, by Mad Skillz

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craig jenkins Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 4:53 PM EST

I’m surprised nobody wants to stage another boycott about stuffing everything in the preshow.

It’s pretty flagrant now.

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 4:53 PM EST

You’ve really got these artists fighting for R&B to not be ignored and the Recording Academy is like, ‘Welp, you can be on the preshow.’

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 4:50 PM EST

Durand Bernarr easily had the best speech of the night so far, for Best Progressive R&B Album — he accepted it alongside his parents, who ‘guide me forward … never straight!’

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 4:45 PM EST

And Kehlani just said ‘Fuck ICE’ while accepting her Grammy.

It’s the first time the broadcast acknowledged the protest.

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Dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 4:41 PM EST

Kehlani wins her first Grammy, Best R&B Performance, for ‘Folded.’

This really deserved to be on the main show.

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Julie Kosin Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 4:38 PM EST

Here’s the latest batch of winners, presented by Jesse Welles.

• Best Dance Pop Recording: “Abracadabra,” by Lady Gaga
• Best Rock Performance: “Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back to the Beginning,” by Yungblud featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman and II of Sleep Token
• Best Rock Song: “As Alive As You Need Me to Be,” written by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails
• Best Rock Album: Never Enough, by Turnstile
• Best Alternative Music Performance: “Alone,” by the Cure
• Best Alternative Music Album: Songs of a Lost World, by the Cure
• Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: That Wasn’t a Dream, by Pino Palladino & Blake Mills; Joseph Lorge & Blake Mills, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer
• Best Immersive Audio Album: Immersed, by Justin Gray; Justin Gray, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Justin Gray, Drew Jurecka & Morten Lindberg, immersive producers

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Dee Lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 4:23 PM EST

Justin Vernon wore a whistle with his ‘ICE OUT’ pin and spoke on the red carpet about how deeply Alex Pretti’s killing unnerved him.

“I was pretty sure I didn’t have the strength to come out here to L.A. and be a part of all this,” he told The Hollywood Reporter. But, he continued, the people of Minneapolis inspired him to “honor and amplify” their dissidence at the Grammys.

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Craig Jenkins Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 4:23 PM EST

Yungblud won Best Rock Performance for a cover of Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘Changes,’ which he performed at the father of metal’s final concert.

Giving the award to the emotional audience singalong is a sweet tribute that also happens to sideline anything actually musically dangerous. It is an objectively technically impressive performance — and it’s cool that Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt and Anthrax’s Frank Bello and Rick Wakeman’s son, Adam, get Grammys — but there were leagues more “rock has a bright future” picks to make than this person.

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Craig Jenkins Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 4:16 PM EST

Preshow host should be a bit of a maniac, and this is not hitting for me on those grounds.

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 4:16 PM EST

ZARA LARSSON VOCALS ALERT.

This really deserved the main stage.

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julie kosin Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 4:15 PM EST

Here’s everything that just got awarded by presenter Edgar Barrera.

• Best Latin Pop Album: Cancionera, by Natalia Lafourcade
• Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album: Papota, by Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso
• Best Musica Mexicana Album (Including Tejano): Palabra de To’s (Seca), by Carín León
• Best Tropical Latin Album: Raíces, by Gloria Estefan
• Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: Sinners, by Various Artists; Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson & Serena Göransson, compilation producers; Nikki Sherod, music supervisor
• Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: Sinners, by Ludwig Göransson
• Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games: Sword of the Sea, by Austin Wintory
• Best Song Written for Visual Media: “As Alive As You Need Me to Be,” from Tron: Ares; written by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
• Best Music Video: “Manchild,” by Sabrina Carpenter
• Best Music Film: Devo, by Devo

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Craig Jenkins Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 4:11 PM EST

I got smoke with the band.

Kanye called Doechii an industry plant, and the band plays “All of the Lights” when her song wins something — who is in charge?

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Dee Lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 4:11 PM EST

Kehlani continues to make her politics clear.

“I really wanted to say ‘Fuck ICE,’ but I think they needed some couth on the carpet or something. I’m a little couthless, ruthless,” she told The Hollywood Reporter.

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Craig Jenkins Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 4:04 PM EST

In an alternate universe, we’re talking about a Timmy EGOT.

A Complete Unknown lost Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media to Sinners.

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Hershal Pandya Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 4:06 PM EST

If you’d told me a long time ago that the guy who produced Childish Gambino’s Camp would go on to be so successful, I’m not sure I’d believe it.

To be fair, I think they met because Ludwig did the music for Community.

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 4:03 PM EST

Imagine if Sinners didn’t win a Grammy.

The most Oscar-nominated movie of all time wins Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.

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Dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 3:57 PM EST

Important: Joni Mitchell arrives on the Grammy red carpet.

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julie kosin Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 3:56 PM EST

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical goes to ‘Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix).’

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Bethy Squires Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 3:54 PM EST

Darren Criss, accepting award after award on behalf of other artists, must feel like he’s in that Twilight Zone episode where the guy keeps winning at a casino and realizes he’s in hell.

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julie kosin Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 3:52 PM EST

FKA Twigs receives her first-ever Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album for Eusexua.

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Julie Kosin Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 3:50 PM EST

Best Dance/Electronic Recording goes to ‘End of Summer,’ by Tame Impala.

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Jason P. Frank Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 3:49 PM EST

‘Defying Gravity’ winning a pop award is so funny.

The Grammys and Oscars have been snubbing Ari left and right, and this is where they reward her?

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julie kosin Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 3:49 PM EST

First Grammy of the night goes to Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for ‘Defying Gravity.’

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Dee Lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 3:48 PM EST

They’re wasting time on all this yapping.

Eighteen minutes in, and not a single award has been given out.

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julie kosin Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 3:46 PM EST

The Premiere Ceremony is about to award 86 categories, and winners will only get 45 seconds to give their speech.

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Julie Kosin Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 3:40 PM EST

The Premiere Ceremony opened with Israel Houghton, Lila Ike, Grace Potter, Maggie Rose, and Trombone Shorty performing Earth, Wind & Fire’s ‘Shining Star.’

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Craig Jenkins Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 3:31 PM EST

Grammy preshow seems like the only place in life where you could catch both Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Spiritbox performing.

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dee lockett Updated Feb. 1, 2026, 3:30 PM EST

Grammy Sunday starts with the Premiere Ceremony.

Directly before the main Grammys telecast, there’s a smaller but just as important event called the Premiere Ceremony. It’s where roughly 90 percent of the awards get handed out, and it’s the only way to see certain genre categories get recognized. This year’s event is hosted by Darren Criss, whose Maybe Happy Ending is nominated for Best Musical Theater Album. This is also (likely) the only way you’ll get to see Zara Larsson perform on Grammys night. Which is frankly rude but also one reason to watch, at 3:30 ET!

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