History was made at the 2026 Grammy Awards as international artists dominated music’s biggest night, with K-pop finally scoring a long-awaited breakthrough and an all-Spanish album taking home the top prize.
The 68th Grammy Awards delivered a night of historic firsts on Monday, Feb. 2, as music’s biggest stage recognized groundbreaking achievements across genres at its Premiere Ceremony in Los Angeles, California.
The evening marked a major milestone for K-pop as “Golden,” a standout track from Netflix’s animated film “KPop Demon Hunters”, won “Best Song Written for Visual Media”, making fictional girl group HUNTR/X the first-ever K-pop act to secure a Grammy win.
The song is performed in the film by HUNTR/X, voiced by Korean artists Audrey Nuna, REI AMI, and EJAE, with the latter joining other songwriters on stage to accept the award.
“Golden” continued its strong awards-season run with additional nominations at the 2026 Grammys, including “Song of the Year”, “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance”, and “Best Remixed Recording”. The “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack album was also nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.
The win builds on K-pop’s growing presence at the Grammys. BTS previously made history as the first K-pop act to receive a Grammy nomination in 2021 and later became the first to perform at the ceremony. The group has since earned five nominations but has yet to claim a win.
Beyond the Grammys, Golden has garnered further acclaim, having won “Best Original Song” at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards. It is also nominated in the same category at the upcoming Academy Awards in March.
Another historic moment came courtesy of Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, whose album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” won “Album of the Year”—the first time an all–Spanish-language album has taken home the Grammys’ top honor.
Visibly emotional as he accepted the award, Bad Bunny delivered a heartfelt speech in both Spanish and English, dedicating his win to immigrants and honoring his Latino roots.
“I want to dedicate this award to all the people who had to leave their homeland to follow their dreams – to all the people who have lost a loved one and, even so, have had to move forward with a lot of strength. This award is for you,” the singer said.
“Thank you for all the love. I love you. To all the Latinos in the world and all the artists who came before and deserved to be on this stage getting this award, thank you.”
In addition to Album of the Year, Bad Bunny also won “Best Música Urbana Album” and “Best Global Music Performance” for “EoO,” and received a nomination in the newly introduced “Best Album Cover” category.
His historic Grammy run began three years ago when “Un Verano Sin Ti” became the first Spanish-language album nominated for “Album of the Year”. Overall, he has earned 16 Grammy nominations and multiple wins throughout his career.
Here is the complete list of this year’s Grammys:
Album of the Year: Debí Tirar Más Fotos — Bad Bunny
Song of the Year: “Wildflower” — Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
Record of the Year: “Luther” – Kendrick Lamar with SZA
Best New Artist: Olivia Dean
Best Pop Vocal Album: Mayhem — Lady Gaga
Best Pop Solo Performance: “Messy” — Lola Young
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Defying Gravity” — Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
Best Dance Pop Recording: “Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga
Best Dance/Electronic Recording: “End of Summer” — Tame Impala
Best Dance/Electronic Album: Eusexua — FKA Twigs
Best Remixed Recording: “Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix)” — Gesaffelstein, remixer (Lady Gaga, Gesaffelstein)
Best Rock Performance: “Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back to the Beginning” — Yungblud Featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II
Best Rap Performance: “Chains & Whips” — Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar &
Pharrell Williams
Best Melodic Rap Performance: “Luther” — Kendrick Lamar With SZA
Best Rap Album: GNX — Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Song: “TV Off” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay (Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters)
Best R&B Album: Mutt — Leon Thomas
Best R&B Performance: “Folded” — Kehlani
Best Traditional R&B Performance: “Vibes Don’t Lie” — Leon Thomas
Best R&B Song: “Folded” — Kehlani (Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Kehlani Parrish, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Dawit Kamal Wilson, songwriters)
Best Progressive R&B Album: Bloom — Durand Bernarr
Best Rock Album: Never Enough — Turnstile
Best Rock Song: “As Alive as You Need Me to Be” — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
Best Metal Performance: “Birds” — Turnstile
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: A Matter of Time — Laufey
Best Alternative Music Performance: “Alone” — The Cure
Best Alternative Music Album: Songs of a Lost World — The Cure
Best Traditional Country Album: Ain’t in It for My Health — Zach Top
Best Contemporary Country Album: Beautifully Broken — Jelly Roll
Best Country Solo Performance: “Bad as I Used to Be” (from F1 The Movie) — Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: “Amen” — Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
Best Country Song: “Bitin’ List” — Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)
Best Americana Performance: “Godspeed” — Mavis Staples
Best Americana Album: Big Money — Jon Batiste
Best Comedy Album: Your Friend, Nate Bargatze, Nate Bargatze
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording: Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama — Dalai Lama
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: Sinners – Various Artists
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television): Sinners – Ludwig Göransson, composer
Best Song Written for Visual Media: “Golden” (from KPop Demon Hunters) — Ejae & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (Huntr/x: Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)
Best Music Video: “Anxiety” — Doechii
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical: Amy Allen
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Cirkut
Best Music Film: Music by John Williams — John Williams
Best Musical Theater Album: Buena Vista Social Club — Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers (original Broadway cast)
Best Gospel Performance/Song: “Come Jesus Come”: Cece Winans featuring Shirley Caesar
Best Música Urbana Album: Debí Tirar Más Fotos — Bad Bunny
Best Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano): Palabra De To’s (Seca) — Carín León
Best Latin Pop Album: Cancionera — Natalia Lafourcade
Best Tropical Latin Album: Raíces — Gloria Estefan
Best Children’s Music Album: Harmony — Fyütch & Aura V
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album: Words For Days Vol. 1 — Mad Skillz
