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  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Kendrick Lamar has become the most-decorated rap artist in the history of the Grammy Awards

    The 38-year-old rap star has now won 27 Grammy Awards during his career, thereby surpassing the previous record set by Jay Z, after he took home the awards for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song, Best Melodic Rap Performance and Best Rap Performance on Sunday (01.02.26).


    Kendrick - who won the award for Best Rap Album for GNX, as well as winning Record of the Year for Luther - said during the ceremony: "I'm not good at talking about myself, but I express it through the music. It's an honour to be here."

    Kendrick also took the time to praise the other nominees.

    He said: "Hip hop is gonna always be right here. We gonna be in these suits. We gonna be looking good. We gonna be having our folks with us. We gonna be having the culture with us.

    "So I appreciate y'all, God is the glory. Love y'all."

    Elsewhere, Bad Bunny also enjoyed significant success, becoming the first artist to win Album of the Year for an all-Spanish language record.

    The 31-year-old star also won the Best Musica Urbana Album Grammy for Debí Tirar Mas Fotos, and he addressed recent unrest in the US in his acceptance speech.

    He said: "Before I say thanks to God, I'm gonna say ICE out.

    "We're not savage, we're not animals, we're not aliens - we are humans, and we are Americans."

    Meanwhile, Billie Eilish won the Song of the Year Grammy for Wildflower, and she used her acceptance speech to advocate for immigrants, too.

    The 24-year-old singer - who was joined on stage by her brother, Finneas O'Connell - said: "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."

    Billie added: "It's just really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, and I just feel really hopeful in this room, and I feel like we just need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting, and our voices really do matter, and the people matter."

    Earlier in the evening, Olivia Dean described herself as the "product of bravery" after winning the Best New Artist Grammy.

    The singer - who released The Art of Loving, her second studio album, in 2025 - was visibly moved by her success and she used her platform to pay a glowing tribute to her family.

    Olivia, 26 - whose grandmother emigrated to the UK from Guyana at the age of 18 - said: "I guess I want to say I'm up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant. I wouldn't be here - I'm a product of bravery, and I think those people deserve to be celebrated. We're nothing without each other. Thank you so much."

    Prior to that, Steven Spielberg earned EGOT status after winning his first Grammy Award.

    The filmmaker joined the exclusive club of award winners, as the documentary Music by John Williams - which the Jaws director produced - won in the Best Music Film category.

    Spielberg said: "Thank you to all the Grammy voters, whose recognition of Music by John Williams means the world to me and our Amblin team, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, and congratulations to our partners at Imagine and the Walt Disney Company.

    "This acknowledgment is obviously deeply meaningful to me because it validates what I have known for over 50 years: John Williams' influence on culture and music is immeasurable and his artistry and legacy is unrivaled."

    The award ceremony was hosted by comedian Trevor Noah and featured performances from the likes of Justin Bieber, Addison Rae, and Sabrina Carpenter.




    Song of the year:

    Billie Eilish - Wildflower




    Record of the year:

    Kendrick Lamar feat SZA - Luther




    Album of the year:

    Bad Bunny - Debí Tirar Más Fotos




    Best new artist:

    Olivia Dean




    Best pop vocal album:

    Lady Gaga




    Best pop solo performance:

    Lola Young - Messy




    Best pop duo/group performance:

    Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity




    Best dance/electronic recording:

    Tame Impala - End Of Summer




    Best dance/electronic album:

    FKA Twigs - Eusexua




    Best dance/pop recording:

    Lady Gaga - Abracadabra




    Best traditional pop vocal album:

    Laufey - A Matter Of Time




    Best Latin pop album:

    Natalia Lafourcade - Cancionera




    Best música urbana album:

    Bad Bunny - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS




    Best rock performance:

    Yungblud ft Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II - Changes Back To The Beginning




    Best rock song:

    Nine Inch Nails - As Alive As You Need Me To Be




    Best rock album:

    Turnstile - Never Enough




    Best alternative music album:

    The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World




    Best alternative music performance:

    The Cure - Alone




    Best metal performance:

    Turnstile - Birds




    Best rap performance:

    Clipse, Pusha T and Malice feat Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell Williams - Chains and Whips




    Best melodic rap performance:

    Kendrick Lamar with SZA - Luther




    Best rap song:

    Kendrick Lamar feat Lefty Gunplay - TV Off




    Best rap album:

    Kendrick Lamar - GNX




    Best country solo performance:

    Chris Stapleton - Bad As I Used To Be




    Best country duo/group performance:

    Shaboozey and Jelly Roll - Amen




    Best country song:

    Tyler Childers - Bitin' List




    Best contemporary country album:

    Jelly Roll - Beautifully Broken




    Best RnB performance:

    Kehlani - Folded




    Best RnBsong:

    Kehlani - Folded




    Best RnB album:

    Leon Thomas - Mutt




    Best African music performance:

    Tyla - Push 2 Start




    Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:

    Cirkut




    Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical:

    Amy Allen




    Best comedy album:

    Nate Bargatze - Your Friend, Nate Bargatze




    Best compilation soundtrack for visual media:

    Sinners - Various artists




    Best score soundtrack for visual media:

    Ludwig Goransson - Sinners




    Best score soundtrack for video games and other interactive media:

    Austin Wintory - Sword of the Sea




    Best song written for visual media:

    Huntr/x - Golden




    Best audiobook narration:

    Dalai Lama - Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama




    Best music video:

    Doechii - Anxiety




    Best music film:

    John Williams - Music by John Williams




    Best jazz vocal album:

    Samara Joy - Portrait




    Best jazz instrumental album:

    Sullivan Fortner feat Peter Washington and Marcus Gilmore - Southern Nights




    Best alternative jazz album:

    Nate Smith - Live-Action




    Best jazz performance:

    Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade - Windows




    Best musical theatre album:

    Buena Vista Social Club




    Best opera recording:

    Heggie: Intelligence - Kwamé Ryan, conductor




    Best orchestral performance:

    Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie - Andris Nelsons, conductor

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