Bad Bunny, Trevor Noah, Justin Bieber, and Sabrina Carpenter Kevin Winter/Getty Images (3); John Shearer/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment There was no shortage of smiles, laughter, tears and shocking moments, as well as a few awkward ones, at the 2026 Grammys on Sunday. From Bad Bunny making history with his album of the year win and host Trevor Noah mocking Donald Trump's butt to Kendrick Lamar shattering Jay-Z's record and Tyler, The Creator hitting a person with a car during his performance, here are some of the most memorable moments from music's biggest night. Bad Bunny Makes History With Album of the Year Win Bad Bunny took home the final prize at the Grammys on Sunday night, landing album of the year for DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS. The star appeared stunned when presenter Harry Styles said his name, covering his face and crying in his seat before slowly taking the stage. He emotionally gave the majority of his speech in Spanish but said briefly in English, "I want to dedicate this award to all the people who had to leave their homeland, their country, to follow their dreams." Read more. - Kirsten Chuba Related Stories Music 2026 Grammys: Kendrick Lamar Becomes First Male Artist to Consecutively Win Record of the Year and First Rapper to Win Award Twice Lifestyle Grammys: Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga Top the Best-Dressed List Things Get Awkward When Cher Presents Record of the Year Cher was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the 2026 Grammys, but that was only half of the reason she was onstage at the music ceremony. The icon, who was a surprise guest at Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena, was greeted with a standing ovation as host Trevor Noah presented her with her career tribute. After she delivered her acceptance speech, though, Cher was ready to leave, walking offstage as the crowd and Noah, standing on a platform in the middle of the audience, urged her to come back to announce the record of the year winner. "Before you go, before you go, Cher, before you go, could, could we get you to announce the nominees? I could do it but it's not the same," Noah pleaded. As she returned, Noah said, "Welcome back Cher, everybody." After she indicated she was ready to leave, she then announced the nominees before confessing she was told that the winner would be "on the prompter." Read more. - Hilary Lewis Sabrina Carpenter Delivers Theatrical "Manchild" Performance Sabrina Carpenter once again proves why she's one of the biggest pop stars, performing during Sunday's Grammy Awards. In true Carpenter form, her 2026 Grammy performance featured an elaborate backdrop, landing the singer at an airport. The singer took the stage down a baggage claim carrousel, decked out in an all-white pilot-inspired ensemble, to sing her hit "Manchild." The track hails from Carpenter's latest album, Man's Best Friend. Read more. - Nicole Fell Olivia Dean Gets Political After Winning Best New Artist Olivia Dean earned her first Grammy Award Sunday night, taking home the trophy for the coveted best new artist category. The 2026 best new artist category, which is selected by the 15,000 voting members of the Recording Academy, proved to be stacked. The award is one of the select few that all Academy members are able to vote on. This year's crop of best new artist hopefuls included The Marias, Addison Rae, KATSEYE, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren, Lola Young, Dean and Sombr. Host Trevor Noah touted during a performance medley that preceded the award that between all of the artists, they had more than 27 billion combined streams last year. Read more. - Nicole Fell Justin Bieber Returns to Grammys With Raw Performance Baby, baby, baby, oh ... what a performance! Justin Bieber returned to the Grammys stage Sunday night to perform "Yukon," a track from his seventh studio album, Swag, released in July. The "Baby" singer went for a stripped-down look, wearing only boxer shorts and socks as he delivered a raw, acoustic performance of the hit song, accompanied by an electric guitar and drum sample. The camera often cut to his wife, Rhode founder Hailey Bieber, who watched in awe from the crowd. Read more. - Lexi Carson Tyler, The Creator Hits Person With Car During Grammys Performance Tyler, The Creator wasn't slacking on creativity with his 2026 Grammys performance on Sunday night. The rapper-singer delivered quite the theatrical mash-up of his hit songs "Thought I Was Dead," "Like Him" and "Sugar On My Tongue." He kicked off his performance with a stage set inspired by his "Thought I Was Dead" music video before Oscar-winning actress Regina King made a cameo with an inspirational monologue. Read more. - Carly Thomas Bad Bunny Slams ICE During Acceptance Speech After winning the Grammy for best música urbana album for DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FO
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Most Memorable Grammy Moments, From Bad Bunny Making History and Trevor Noah's Trump Jokes to Justin Bieber's Shirtless Performance
February 2, 2026
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