The 68th annual Grammy Awards are taking place Sunday in Los Angeles. Billie Eilish wins song of the year. Bad Bunny, Jelly Roll and Lady Gaga are among the winners. Olivia Dean has won best new artist. Kendrick Lamar won the first televised award for best rap album. That brings him to a total of.<\/b>
\nBillie Eilish won song of the year for \u201cWildflower\u201d at the 2026 Grammy Awards and used the moment to add her voice to the chorus of musicians criticizing immigration authorities Sunday.
\u201cNo one is illegal on stolen land,\u201d she said while accepting the award for the song from her 2024 album \u201cHit Me Hard and Soft.\u201d „(Expletive) ICE is all I want to say.\u201d
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Immigration was a pointed theme at the 68th annual Grammy Awards. Bad Bunny, after winning an award for his zeitgeist-shaping album \u201cDeb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos,\u201d used his speech to share an anti-ICE message, highlighting the humanity of all people.
\u201cBefore I say thanks to God, I’m going to say ICE out“, he said, starting out his speech in English to huge applause. \u201cWe’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans.\u201d
Before Bad Bunny took home the best m\u00fasica urbana album trophy, Olivia Dean was named best new artist.
„I never really imagined that I would be up here“, she said, receiving her first Grammy while wiping away tears. \u201cI’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant. I wouldn’t be here . I am a product of bravery and I think that those people deserve to be celebrated.\u201d
That was after all eight nominees in the best new artist category participated in a medley at the award show across multiple stages, the back halls of the arena and even the venue’s loading dock. It was an interesting and impressive mod-podge of different styles, from the British soul of Lola Young and Olivia Dean to Addison Rae and Katseye\u2019s hypnotic pop. The Mar\u00edas kicked things off with their dreamy indie rock; sombr and Alex Warren offered their radio hits \u2014 \u201c12 to 12\u201d and \u201cOrdinary\u201d respectively. Leon Thomas reminded the audience why he\u2019s the only nominee also up for album of the year with his fully formed R&B.
The hits arrived fast and furious in the show’s first hour. Ros\u00e9 and Bruno Mars‘ opened Grammys with an electric rendition of their multicultural pop smash, \u201cAPT.“; the Blackpink singer channeled a pop-punk Gwen Stefani in her tie and platinum blond hair. Sabrina Carpenter with her \u201cManchild\u201d kiss-off. Justin Bieber slowed things down with \u201cYukon\u201d from his comeback record \u201cSwag.\u201d Lady Gaga reimagined her hit \u201cAbracadabra\u201d as an electro-rock song.
Host Trevor Noah opened the show with a speech celebrating the incredible breadth of talent nominated this year while poking fun at them \u2014 at one juncture, joking that Jelly Roll and Teddy Swims should be able to unlock each other’s phones, given their similar face tattoos.
Noah is hosting the Grammy Awards for a sixth and final time live from Los Angeles\u2019 Crypto.com Arena.
Kendrick Lamar won the first televised award of the night, best rap album for \u201cGNX,\u201d accepting the trophy from Queen Latifah and Doechii.
\u201cIt’s an honor to be here,\u201d he said in his acceptance speech. \u201cHip-hop is always going to be right here . We’re gonna be having the culture with us.\u201d
The victory means Lamar broke Jay-Z’s record to become the rapper with the most career Grammys. Jay-Z has 25; after he took home rap album, Lamar’s total is 26.
Pop vocal album went to Lady Gaga for \u201cMayhem.\u201d
\u201cEvery time I’m here, I still feel like I need to pinch myself,\u201d Gaga said in her speech.
Pop solo performance went to Lola Young for \u201cMessy,\u201d whose speech playfully lived up to the song’s spirit.
\u201cI don’t know what to say,\u201d she joked about \u201cobviously\u201d not having a speech prepared. \u201cI’m very, very grateful for this.\u201d
The inaugural contemporary country album category went to Jelly Roll for \u201cBeautifully Broken.\u201d
This year, the Grammys renamed country album to contemporary country album and added a traditional country album category, a distinction that exists in other genres. But the news arrived right after Beyonc\u00e9’s \u201cCowboy Carter\u201d won best country album, inspiring backlash online.
\u201cI believe music had the power to change my life,\u201d Jelly Roll said in his acceptance speech, which he spent the majority of thanking God.
An exciting, early theme of the 68th Grammy Awards? First time winners.
During the Premiere Ceremony held at the adjacent Peacock Theater in Los Angeles ahead of the main show, the Dalai Lama won his first Grammy for audio book, narration and storytelling recording, beating out Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. You read that correctly.
\u201cGolden\u201d from \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d won song written for visual media at the Premiere Ceremony, marking the first time a K-pop act has won a Grammy. Songwriters delivered their acceptance speech in both English and Korean, highlighting the song\u2019s bilingual appeal.
Music film went to \u201cMusic for John Williams,\u201d which means director Steven Spielberg has officially won his first Grammy. That makes him an EGOT winner \u2014 an artist with an Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Oscar.
Throughout Sunday’s Grammys, artists offered pro-immigration and anti-ICE messaging.
Country duo\/group performance went to first-time winners Shaboozey and Jelly Roll. Shaboozey accepted the award with tears in his eyes. \u201cI want to thank my mother, who as of today, has retired from her job of 30 years \u2026 working as a registered nurse in a psych ward \u2026 as an immigrant in this country. Thank you, mom.
\u201cImmigrants built this country, literally, actually. So, this for them,\u201d he concluded. \u201cThank you for bring your culture, your music and your stories.\u201d
Amy Allen won songwriter of the year, nonclassical for a second year in a row and wore an \u201cICE Out\u201d pin, an anti-immigration enforcement message. So did Kehlani \u2013 who won her first Grammy for R&B performance and later, her second, for R&B song.
\u201cI\u2019ve never won anything before, this is a really crazy feeling,\u201d she said as she fought back tears, reflecting on her first nomination 10 years ago. Then she shifted gears to focus on the current political moment: \u201cImma leave this and say, (expletive) ICE.\u201d
\u201cI\u2019m scared,\u201d Gloria Estefan said of the current political moment backstage at the Grammys. \u201cThere are hundreds of children in detention centers. \u2026 I don\u2019t recognize my country in this moment right now.\u201d
The main show is airing live on CBS.
The Grammys can also be watched through live TV streaming services that include CBS in their lineup, like Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV and FuboTV. Paramount+ premium plan subscribers can also stream it live.
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