Famous artists from around the globe, such as artists from Latin America, come for one special event hosted in Los Angeles, the Grammys. Only artists with outstanding achievements inside of the music industry are invited to the Grammys.
The Grammys were first hosted on May 4th, 1959, making the 2026 Grammys the 68th edition of the Grammys. The awards are hosted for the music accomplishments in the last year or later of the two years.
The Grammys 68th edition was hosted at Crypto Com Arena, Los Angeles, on February 1st 2026. Honoring the music accomplishments of August 31st 2024 to August 30th of 2025.
The Grammys nomination for the 68th edition was announced on November 7th of 2026. With final voting taking place from December 12th 2025 to January 5th 2026, with the winners being announced a month later.
Nominations such as Kendrick Lamar, Tyler the creator, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Capertner, and Justin Bieber were nominated for the Grammys 68th edition. With albums nominated being DeBI TIRAR MaS FOTOS, GNX, Man’s best friends, Chrompokia, and Mayhem.
The 68th edition of the Grammys recognized many cultures from around the world. With a Spanish milestone being celebrated with Bad Bunny’s nomination.
Another culture celebrated through the Grammy’s nomination is APT by ROSE and Bruno Mars. Another nomination was ‘’Golden’’ by HUNTR/X, both being from Korean culture, with the last nomination being BTS in 2022.
The artists with the most nominations for the grammys are Kendrick Lamar with 9, Lady Gaga with 7, Bad Bunny with 6, and Sabrina Carpenter with 6.
The Grammys was streamed at CBS and Paramount Plus at the 5pm PT and 8pm PT. With the host being Trevor Noah, his last year of being the host for the grammys.
The Grammys started with the performance of Bruno Mars and ROSE ‘’APT.’’ Being extremely popular song in the winter of 2024.
The first award announced was for the best rap album, with nominations such as Tyler Creator and GloRilla. Rap Album of the year went to Kendrick Lamar, with his album GNX winning.
The second award given was Best New Artist, with a packed artists such as Katseye, Olivia Dean, The Marias, Alex Warren, and Lola Young. With Olivia Dean winning the best artist for the 68th edition of the Grammys.
After the Best New Artist was awarded, Justin Bieber began his performance of his new song ‘’Yukon.’’ Being nominated for many awards at the 68th edition of the Grammys.
The Best Urbana Album was announced shortly after Justin Bieber’s performance, with nominations such as Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Nicki Nicole, Trueno, and Yandel. Bad Bunny won this award, with his album ‘’DeBI TIRAR MaS FOTOS.’’
Complementary Country Album had nominations with Eric Church, Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, and Tyler Childs, and Jelly Roll. With Jelly Roll winning with Beautifully Broken.
Lady Gaga performed with ‘’Abarcada (Rock Version).’’ This comes after her headline for Coachella 2025, becoming popular shortly after her headline.
Best Pop Album nominations were filled with Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Miley Cyrus, and Teddy Swins. After her performance, Lady Gaga won best pop album with ‘’MAYHEM.’’
Bruno Mars performed ‘’I Just Might,’’ recently being released in January of 2026. Becoming popular on apps such as TikTok and Instagram.
The best pop solo performance went to Lola Young, with her song of ‘’Messy.’’ Which beat out artists such as Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Lady Gaga.
After, Song of the Year had been nominated Lady Gaga, Doechii, Rose, Bad Bunny, HUNTR/X, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter. Song of the Year went to Billie Elish, with her 2024 hit of ‘’WILDFLOWER’’ co-written by her brother, Finneas Elish.
Tyler the Creator performed 3 songs from his 2 albums released in fall of 2024 and summer of 2025. Tyler the Creator performed ‘’I Thought I Was Dead,’’ ‘’Like Him,’’ and ‘’Sugar on my Tongue.’’
After, the winner of the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award was given, first being introduced in 2023, being given 3 artists with the most impact. The 2026 award was given to Pharrel Williams, writing and producing songs for the minions and other movies
The Memoriam was performed this year for the Grammys. With three artists being lost in 2025, Ozzy Osbourne, D’Angelo, and Roberta Flack.
Record of the year went to Kendrick Lamar and SZA song of ‘’luther.’’ Luther became a hit on social media during the summer of 2025 through its inclusion of 2 major artists.
Clipse, Pharrel Williams, and Voices of Fire performed their song ‘’So Far Ahead.’’ Being released in the summer of 2025 by Clipse.
The Album of the Year went to Bad Bunny, with his album of DeBI TIRAR MaS FOTOS. With Bad Bunny reaction becoming a sensational meme used around different platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.
