The 68th Grammy Awards took place in Los Angeles on Sunday, with Kendrick Lamar claiming five trophies to become the night’s biggest winner for the second year in a row.
The rapper took home record of the year for Luther, a duet with SZA, and best rap album for GNX. However, he was edged out for the night’s biggest prize, album of the year, by Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny for Debí Tirar Más Fotos.
The Big Four Winners
Billie Eilish won song of the year for Wildflower, while Olivia Dean took home the best new artist award.
The four major categories saw strong competition across genres, with pop, rap, and Latin music dominating the nominations.
Pop and Dance Categories
Lady Gaga won best pop vocal album for Mayhem and best dance/pop recording for Abracadabra. The singer was nominated in multiple categories throughout the night.
Lola Young claimed best pop solo performance for Messy, while Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande won best pop duo/group performance for Defying Gravity from the Wicked film.
In electronic music, Tame Impala won best dance/electronic recording for End Of Summer, and FKA Twigs took best dance/electronic album for Eusexua.
Latin Music Dominance
Bad Bunny dominated the Latin categories, winning best música urbana album in addition to album of the year. Natalia Lafourcade won best Latin pop album for Cancionera.
Rock and Alternative
Turnstile had a strong night, winning best rock album for Never Enough and best metal performance for Birds.
The Cure won best alternative music album for Songs Of A Lost World and best alternative music performance for Alone.
Nine Inch Nails took best rock song for As Alive As You Need Me To Be, while Yungblud won best rock performance for Changes (Live From Villa Park).
Rap Categories
Beyond his record of the year win, Kendrick Lamar swept the rap categories. He won best melodic rap performance for Luther with SZA, best rap song for TV Off, and best rap album for GNX.
Clipse featuring Pusha T, Malice, Kendrick Lamar, and Pharrell Williams won best rap performance for Chains & Whips.
Country Music
Chris Stapleton won best country solo performance for Bad As I Used To Be, while Tyler Childers took best country song for Bitin’ List.
Shaboozey and Jelly Roll won best country duo/group performance for Amen.
R&B and Afrobeats
Kehlani won both best R&B performance and best R&B song for Folded. Leon Thomas claimed best R&B album for Mutt.
Tyla won best African music performance for Push 2 Start.
Production and Songwriting
Cirkut won producer of the year, non-classical for his work with Lady Gaga, Rosé, and Jade. Amy Allen took songwriter of the year, non-classical for her work with Rosé, Jennie, and Sabrina Carpenter.
Film, TV, and Visual Media
Ludwig Göransson won best score soundtrack for visual media for Sinners, which also won best compilation soundtrack with various artists.
Huntr/x won best song written for visual media for Golden from K-Pop Demon Hunters.
Doechii took best music video for Anxiety, while John Williams won best music film for Music by John Williams.
Jazz and Classical
Samara Joy won best jazz vocal album for Portrait, while Sullivan Fortner took best jazz instrumental album for Southern Nights.
In classical music, Andris Nelsons conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra won best orchestral performance for Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie.
Buena Vista Social Club won best musical theatre album, while Heggie: Intelligence took best opera recording.
Comedy and Other Categories
Nate Bargatze won best comedy album for Your Friend, Nate Bargatze, while the Dalai Lama won best audiobook narration for Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama.
The ceremony celebrated a diverse range of artists across all genres, with strong showings from established stars and emerging talent alike.
