The 68th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony occurred on February 1, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, hosted by Trevor Noah in his sixth and final time. Following Kendrick Lamar's lead in nominations, key winners included Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with 'Defying Gravity' from Wicked, alongside victories for Lamar, Lady Gaga, Clipse, and others across genres.
The event kicked off with the Premiere Ceremony at the Peacock Theater, hosted by Darren Criss, awarding most of the 96 categories. The primetime broadcast at 8 p.m. Eastern featured performances by Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Clipse, and a medley from Best New Artist nominees including Addison Rae, KATSEYE, Alex Warren, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, and sombr.
Building on his nine nominations, Kendrick Lamar won Best Melodic Rap Performance for 'Luther' with SZA and Best Rap Song for 'TV Off' featuring Lefty Gunplay. Lady Gaga took Best Dance Pop Recording for 'Abracadabra' and Best Remixed Recording for Gesaffelstein's remix. Clipse secured Best Rap Performance for 'Chains & Whips' from Let God Sort Em Out. Leon Thomas won Best R&B Album for Mutt and Best Traditional R&B Performance for 'Vibes Don’t Lie,' while Bad Bunny claimed Best Global Music Performance for 'Eoo.'
The Cure earned their first Grammys for Best Alternative Music Performance and Album with 'Alone' and Songs of a Lost World. FKA twigs won Best Dance/Electronic Album for Eusexua, Kehlani took Best R&B Performance and Song for 'Folded,' Tyler, the Creator won Best Album Cover for Chromakopia, Doechii secured Best Music Video for 'Anxiety,' and Joni Mitchell accepted Best Historical Album for Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980).
New categories included Best Album Cover and splits for Best Country Album into Contemporary and Traditional. Album of the Year went unannounced in initial reports.
