Music's biggest night is here and Kendrick Lamar made history as the most-awarded hip-hop artist in Grammys history at the 2026 Grammy Awards. The Not Like Us rapper took home the award for best rap album for GNX, bringing his total to 26. He surpassed the previous record held by Jay-Z, who has won 25 Grammys."Hip hop is gonna always be right here. We're gonna be in these suits, we're gonna be looking good, we're gonna be having our folks with us, we're gonna be having our culture with us," Lamar said while accepting his fourth Grammy of the night. View image in full screen Kendrick Lamar accepts the award for best rap album for 'GNX' during the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello Lamar is also up for record, song and album of the year - marking the third time he's had simultaneous nominations in those big categories. Story continues below advertisement The TV Off rapper has 26 Grammy career wins and 66 nominations in total. His album GNX is his fifth consecutive studio album to be nominated for album of the year, something no other artist has ever achieved. If it wins, it will be his first win in the category. And it will be only the third rap album to win the top prize, following Outkast in 2004 for Speakerboxxx/The Love Below and Lauryn Hill in 1999 for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
Lamar already won three Grammys for best rap song, best rap performance and best melodic rap performance during the premiere ceremony, a pre-telecast show held at the adjacent Peacock Theater.
Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Canadian record producer/songwriter Cirkut follow Lamar with seven nominations each. 1:42 2026 Grammy Awards nominations: Kendrick Lamar leads list of music contenders Canada's Cirkut won the Grammy for producer of the year after helming hits including Lady Gaga's Abracadabra, Rosé and Bruno Mars' APT. and The Weeknd's Big Sleep. Story continues below advertisement He also took home the award for best dance pop recording Grammy alongside Canadian sound mixer Serban Ghenea for Lady Gaga's Abracadabra. The Halifax, N.S. native is also up for both record and song of the year, twice - for Abracadabra and APT. - as well as album of the year."Once upon a time I was a kid from Canada making beats in my bedroom and now I'm here," he said on Sunday. View image in full screen Cirkut accepts the award for producer of the year, non‑classical during the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello Justin Bieber, set to perform during the ceremony, is up for four awards including album of the year, best pop solo performance, best pop vocal album and best R&B performance. The two-time Grammy winner last performed at the Grammys four years ago.
Canadian folk legend Joni Mitchell accepted the Grammy for best historical album for Joni Mitchell Archives - Volume 4: The Asylum Years, a box set featuring unreleased material from her personal archives. Story continues below advertisement The 82-year-old singer donned an "Ice Out" pin on her outfit while on stage to accept her award. The anti-ICE pins were first seen at the 2026 Golden Globes last month with celebrities like Mark Ruffalo and Natasha Lyonne wearing the pins in tribute to Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed in her car by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis. View image in full screen Joni Mitchell accepts the award for best historical album for "Joni Mitchell Archives - Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980)" during the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos is only the second time an all-Spanish language album has been nominated for the top prize. This comes three years after Bad Bunny's release, Un Verano Sin Ti, became the first Spanish-language album to earn a nomination in the album of the year category. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. The Puerto Rican superstar is up for six awards, becoming the first Spanish-language artist to be nominated for album, song and record of the year simultaneously. Story continues below advertisement He took home the Grammy for best global music performance and best música urbana album for his album DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.
Bad Bunny, who will headline the Super Bowl halftime show, said "ICE out" while accepting the award for best música urbana album."Before I say thanks to God, I'm going to say, 'ICE out,'" he began his speech. "We're not savage, we're not animals, we're not aliens, we are humans and we are Americans.""The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love," he continued. "We need to be different.