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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