The 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2026) delivered a night that balanced mainstream dominance with a growing global outlook. While pop, rap, and songwriting heavyweights controlled the Academy’s biggest prizes, the Global Music and African categories once again reinforced the Grammys’ slow but steady shift toward cultural inclusivity.
Below is a list of major GRAMMY categories alongside the Global and African-focused awards.
Major GRAMMY Categories (General Field)
Record of the Year
Winner: “luther” — Kendrick Lamar with SZA
Nominees:
- “DtMF” — Bad Bunny
- “Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
- “Anxiety” — Doechii
- “WILDFLOWER” — Billie Eilish
- “Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga
- “The Subway” — Chappell Roan
- “APT.” — ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
Album of the Year
Winner: DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS — Bad Bunny
Nominees:
- SWAG — Justin Bieber
- Man’s Best Friend — Sabrina Carpenter
- Let God Sort Em Out — Clipse
- MAYHEM — Lady Gaga
- GNX — Kendrick Lamar
- MUTT — Leon Thomas
- CHROMAKOPIA — Tyler, The Creator
Song of the Year
Winner: “WILDFLOWER” — Billie Eilish & FINNEAS
Nominees:
- “Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga
- “Anxiety” — Doechii
- “APT.” — ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
- “DtMF” — Bad Bunny
- “Golden” — HUNTR/X
- “luther” — Kendrick Lamar with SZA
- “Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
Best New Artist
Winner: Olivia Dean
Nominees:
- KATSEYE
- The Marías
- Addison Rae
- sombr
- Leon Thomas
- Alex Warren
- Lola Young
Songwriting & Production
Producer of the Year (Non-Classical)
Winner: Cirkut
Nominees:
- Dan Auerbach
- Dijon
- Blake Mills
- Sounwave
Songwriter of the Year (Non-Classical)
Winner: Amy Allen
Nominees:
- Edgar Barrera
- Jessie Jo Dillon
- Tobias Jesso Jr.
- Laura Veltz
Global & African Categories
Best African Music Performance
Winner: “Push 2 Start” — Tyla
Nominees:
- “Love” — Burna Boy
- “With You” — Davido ft. Omah Lay
- “Hope & Love” — Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin
- “Gimme Dat” — Ayra Starr ft. Wizkid
Best Global Music Performance
Winner: “EoO” — Bad Bunny
Nominees:
- “Cantando en el Camino” — Ciro Hurtado
- “Jerusalema” — Angélique Kidjo
- “Inmigrante Y Qué?” — Yeisy Rojas
- “Shrini’s Dream (Live)” — Shakti
- “Daybreak” — Anoushka Shankar ft. Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar
Best Global Music Album
Winner: Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo — Caetano Veloso & Maria Bethânia
Nominees:
- Sounds of Kumbha — Siddhant Bhatia
- No Sign of Weakness — Burna Boy
- Éclairer le monde – Light the World — Youssou N’Dour
- Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live) — Shakti
- Chapter III: We Return to Light — Anoushka Shankar