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Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny & More Make History at Grammys 2026

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Feb 2, 2026

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Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny & More Make History at Grammys 2026

Why it matters

History was made at the Grammys 2026 with the introduction of two new categories: Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover.

Key takeaways

And following in the footsteps of Gaga's unprecedented sweep in 2019, Timothée Chalamet—whose work in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown landed him a Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media nomination—now holds the record as the first man to be up for a prize at the Grammys, the Golden Globes, the Actor Awards (formerly known as the SAG Awards) and the Oscars during a single awards season.
And someone better pour up a double shot of whiskey for Shaboozey, who became the first Black man to win Best Country Duo/Group Performance thanks to his "Amen" collaboration with Jelly Roll.
But even before the awards were handed out, history was made nearly three months ago when the nominations for this year's Grammys were announced on Nov.
Meanwhile, Rosé's nominations in the Record of the Year and Song of the Year categories for her Bruno Mars' collab "APT." landed her in the history books as the first K-pop artist to receive a nomination in the Grammys' big four categories.

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