Grammys 2026: Night of historic firsts and surprise wins

Grammys 2026 delivered a night of milestone wins and standout performances across genres, including Lola Young winning best pop solo performance for Messy and sprinting offstage, Lady Gaga taking best pop vocal album for Mayhem, Kendrick Lamar becoming the winningest rapper in Grammy history with GNX, Olivia Dean winning best new artist, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo winning best pop duo for Defying Gravity, Steven Spielberg achieving EGOT status with a Grammy for Music by John Williams, Joni Mitchell winning best historical album, KPop Demon Hunters earning the first K-pop Grammy for Golden, Bruno Mars and Rosé opening the show with APT and Mars performing I Just Might, Bad Bunny calling for unity with ICE Out, Yungblud dedicating best rock performance to Ozzy Osbourne, Gloria Estefan voicing concern about the state of the country, and a flurry of medleys and fashion moments marking Grammys 2026.