While most of the award show season is all about the film industry, this weekend was all about music with the Grammys. With artists like Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, and Kendrick Lamar nominated, here’s who went home with awards.
Kendrick Lamar Sweeps Again
After a full sweep of the 2025 Grammys with his song “Not Like Us,” Lamar took home six awards at this year's awards for his album GNX. Lamar also became the most awarded Rap artist of all time, surpassing Jay-Z. Lamar won Record of the Year, Rap Performance, Melodic Rap Performance, Rap Song, and Rap Album.
Bad Bunny Wins it All
Album of the Year is the biggest award of the night. The category was stacked with impressive records, including Debí Tirar Más Fotos, Swag, Man’s Best Friend, Let God Sort Em Out, Mayhem, GNX, Mutt, and Chromakopia, but the one to take home the award was Bad Bunny, also known as Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, for Debí Tirar Más Fotos.
During one of his acceptance speeches, Ocasio went on stage and used his time to condemn Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), saying “ICE out” at the beginning of his speech. He goes on to say, “The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love. So, please, we need to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love.”
Steven Spielberg Hits EGOT Status
Steven Spielberg was the director of “Music by John Williams,” which won Best Music Film, making him reach EGOT status. Taking home a win at these major ceremonies is extremely difficult, but Spielberg has four Emmys, one Grammy, three Oscars, and 10 Tonys. Spielberg is one of 22 people to reach this legendary status.
Record and Song of the Year
Record and Song of the Year are two similar categories, but had two completely different winners. Record of the Year—which focuses on the production of the song—went to Lamar and SZA for “luther.”
Song of the Year—which focuses on the songwriting—went to Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas for “Wildflower” on her 2024 album HIT ME HARD AND SOFT. Other songs that were nominated for both categories include “DtMF,” “Manchild,” “Anxiety,” “Abracadabra,” and “Apt.”
Newcomers Got Some Love
A recent tradition at the Grammys includes a performance from each artist nominated for Best New Artist, giving all of them a platform to prove why they were nominated in the first place. After all of the performances, Olivia Dean was the artist to go home with the Best New Artist, but she wasn’t the only one in the category to go home with a Grammy. Lola Young won Pop Solo Performance for “Messy,” and Leon Thomas won Traditional R&B Performance for “Vibes Don’t Lie.”
Even Movies Win Awards
Sinners became a Grammy-winning film with two wins for Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media and Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. “Defying Gravity” won the Pop duo/group performance, giving the film time to shine during the award ceremony.
This year's Grammys were full of talented artists, and next year's is sure to be a blast with the hopeful return of Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, and maybe even Beyoncé.
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Photos: Grammy Museum
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