LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 1: Bad Bunny accepts the Album of the Year award for ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’ on stage during the 68th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 1, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy/AFP. Picture: Picture: Kevin Winter / Getty Images North America / Getty Images via AFP Rapper Kendrick Lamar added five more gramophones to his trophy cabinet, including another Record of the Year award.
Meanwhile, Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas took the Song of the Year prize. Britain’s Olivia Dean was named best new artist on a night that featured electric performances from a constellation of stars. These included Lady Gaga, who won two prizes, including best pop vocal album.
But the night belonged to Bad Bunny, who earned cheers as he delivered a powerful political message. He ripped the nationwide immigration raids that have polarised America. “Before I say thanks to God, I’m gonna say ‘ICE out’,” Bad Bunny said as he accepted the award for best musica urbana album.
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“We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens; we are humans, and we are Americans,” the 31-year-old said. This was one week before he takes one of the world’s biggest stages, headlining the Super Bowl halftime show. Later, when he won the night’s top prize, he appeared overcome with emotion at his seat.
He then got up on stage and delivered most of his speech in Spanish. In it, he honoured the people of Puerto Rico, a US territory in the Caribbean. “I want to dedicate this award to all the people who had to leave their homeland, their country, to follow their dreams,” he said in English.
Bad Bunny’s third award of the night was for best global music performance. Lamar’s five Grammys equalled his haul from last year. At that time, he swept up prizes for “Not Like Us,” his viral diss track targeting rival Drake.
This time, he was honoured for a variety of songs. They ranged from the Record of the Year-winning melodic “Luther” featuring SZA. He was also honoured for the more classic hip-hop song “TV Off.”
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