Kendrick Lamar is now probably the most embellished rapper in Grammys historical past, overtaking one among his hip-hop heroes, JAY-Z.
The Compton kingpin was the night time’s largest winner on the 2026 Grammy Awards on Sunday (February 1), taking residence 5 trophies together with Report of the 12 months.
That pushes Kendrick’s profession whole of Grammy wins to 27, placing him two above JAY-Z (25) and one above Kanye West (24).
He’s additionally now fifth on the all-time record of Grammy winners, eight behind present record-holder Beyoncé who has 35.
For the second yr in a row, Kendrick — who entered the night time with 9 nominations — gained Report of the 12 months because of his chart-topping “Luther” duet with SZA.
The music, which samples Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn’s 1982 hit “If This World Had been Mine,” fended off robust competitors from the likes of Dangerous Bunny’s “DTMF,” Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” and Billie Eilish’s “Wildflower,” which was topped Track of the 12 months.
“That is particular for me. [Luther Vandross] is one among my favourite artists of all time they usually granted us the privilege to do our model of [‘If This World Were Mine’],” Kendrick stated whereas accepting the award.
“Once we obtained that clearance, I promise you we rattling close to all dropped a tear as a result of we all know how a lot he and Cheryl Lynn poured into that file, and having the ability to put our vocals over it, it proves that we had been considerably worthy to be simply as nice as them people.”
Okay.Dot additionally swept the hip-hop classes, profitable Greatest Rap Album for GNX, Greatest Rap Track for “TV Off,” Greatest Melodic Rap Efficiency for “Luther” and Greatest Rap Efficiency for “Chains & Whips,” his blistering, bars-heavy collaboration with the Clipse.
The latter earned Pusha T and Malice their first-ever win on the Grammys, greater than 20 years after they had been first nominated on the awards.
“It’s hip-hop as typical, man. It’s an honor to be right here. Tyler, the Clipse — these is my brothers on this class,” Kendrick stated throughout his Greatest Rap Album acceptance speech after GNX beat out Tyler, The Creator‘s Chromakopia, the Clipse’s Let God Type Em Out, JID‘s God Does Like Ugly and GloRilla‘s Wonderful.
“Each time I inform you this: hip-hop is gon’ at all times be proper right here. We gon’ be in these fits, wanting good. We gon’ be having our people with us, we gon’ be having the tradition with us.”
Try the total record of 2026 Grammy winners beneath.
Greatest Rap Album
Let God Type Em Out – Clipse
Wonderful – GloRilla
God Does Like Ugly – JID
GNX – Kendrick Lamar 🏆
Chromakopia – Tyler, The Creator
Greatest Rap Track
“Anxiousness” — Doechii
“The Birds Don’t Sing” — Clipse feat. John Legend & Voices of Hearth
“Sticky” — Tyler, The Creator feat. GloRilla, Sexyy Pink & Lil Wayne
“TGIF” — GloRilla
“TV Off” — Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay 🏆
Greatest Rap Efficiency
“Outdoors” — Cardi B
“Chains & Whips” — Clipse feat. Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell 🏆
“Anxiousness” — Doechii
“TV Off” — Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay
“Darling, I” — Tyler, The Creator feat. Teezo Landing
Greatest Melodic Rap Efficiency
“Pleased with Me” — Fridayy feat. Meek Mill
“Wholeheartedly” — JID feat. Ty Dolla $ign & 6LACK
“Luther” — Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA 🏆
“WeMaj” — Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon feat. Rapsody
“Someone Loves Me” — Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR
Album of the 12 months
Debí Tirar Más Fotos – Dangerous Bunny 🏆
Swag – Justin Bieber
Man’s Greatest Good friend – Sabrina Carpenter
Let God Type Em Out – Clipse
Mayhem – Woman Gaga
GNX – Kendrick Lamar
Mutt – Leon Thomas
Chromakopia – Tyler, The Creator
Track of the 12 months
“Abracadabra” – Woman Gaga
“Anxiousness” – Doechii
“APT.” – Rosé & Bruno Mars
“DtMF” – Dangerous Bunny
“Golden” [From KPop Demon Hunters] – HUNTR/X
“Luther” Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Wildflower” – Billie Eilish 🏆
Report of the 12 months
“DtMF” – Dangerous Bunny
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Anxiousness” – Doechii
“Wildflower” – Billie Eilish
“Abracadabra” – Woman Gaga
“Luther” – Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA 🏆
“The Subway” – Chappell Roan
“APT.” – Rosé & Bruno Mars
Greatest New Artist
Olivia Dean 🏆
Katseye
The Marias
Addison Rae
Sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Younger
Greatest R&B Album
Beloved — Giveon
Why Not Extra? — Coco Jones
The Crown — Ledisi
Escape Room — Teyana Taylor
Mutt — Leon Thomas 🏆
Greatest Progressive R&B Album
Bloom — Durand Bernarr 🏆
Modify Brightness — Bilal
Love on Digital — Destin Conrad
Entry All Areas — Flo
Come as You Are — Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon
Greatest R&B Track
“Folded” — Kehlani 🏆
“Coronary heart of a Lady” — Summer time Walker
“It Relies upon” — Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller
“Overqualified” — Durand Bernarr
“Sure It Is” — Leon Thomas
Greatest R&B Efficiency
“Yukon” – Justin Bieber
“It Relies upon” – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller
“Folded” – Kehlani 🏆
“Mutt (Reside From NPR’s Tiny Desk)” – Leon Thomas
“Coronary heart of a Lady” – Summer time Walker
Greatest Conventional R&B Efficiency
“Right here We Are” — Durand Bernarr
“Uptown” — Lalah Hathaway
“Love You Too” — Ledisi
“Crybaby” — SZA
“Vibes Don’t Lie” — Leon Thomas 🏆
Greatest Spoken Phrase Poetry Album
Mad Skillz — Phrases for Days Vol. 1 🏆
Marc Marcel — Black Shaman
Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton — Pages
Queen Sheba — Hurricane in Heels: Healed Individuals Don’t Act Like That
Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Associates — Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Associates at Treepeople
Greatest Pop Vocal Album
Swag – Justin Bieber
Man’s Greatest Good friend – Sabrina Carpenter
One thing Stunning – Miley Cyrus
Mayhem – Woman Gaga 🏆
I’ve Tried All the pieces However Remedy (Half 2) – Teddy Swims
Greatest Pop Solo Efficiency
“Daisies” — Justin Bieber
“Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Illness” — Woman Gaga
“The Subway” — Chappell Roan
“Messy” — Lola Younger 🏆
Greatest Pop Duo/Group Efficiency
“Defying Gravity” – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande 🏆
“Golden” [From KPop Demon Hunters] – HUNTR/X
“Gabriela” – Katseye
“APT.” – Rosé & Bruno Mars
“30 For 30” – SZA feat. Kendrick Lamar
Greatest Dance Pop Recording
“Bluest Flame” – Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco
“Abracadabra” — Woman Gaga 🏆
“Midnight Solar” – Zara Larsson
“Simply Hold Watching” [From F1 The Movie] — Tate McRae
“Unlawful” – PinkPantheress
Greatest Dance/Digital Album
Eusexua — FKA Twigs 🏆
Ten Days — Fred Once more..
Fancy That — PinkPantheress
Inhale / Exhale — Rüfüs Du Sol
Fuck U Skrillex You Assume Ur Andy Warhol however Ur Not!! <3 — Skrillex
Greatest Dance/Digital Recording
“No Cap” — Disclosure & Anderson .Paak
“Victory Lap” — Fred Once more.., Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMax
“House Invader” — KAYTRANADA
“Voltage” — Skrillex
“Finish of Summer time” — Tame Impala 🏆
Greatest Various Music Album
Sable, Fable – Bon Iver
Songs of a Misplaced World – The Treatment 🏆
Don’t Faucet the Glass – Tyler, The Creator
Moisturizer – Moist Leg
Ego Demise at a Bachelorette Occasion – Hayley Williams
Greatest Various Music Efficiency
“All the pieces Is Peaceable Love” — Bon Iver
“Alone” — The Treatment 🏆
“Seein’ Stars” —Turnstile
“Mangetout” — Moist Leg
“Parachute” — Hayley Williams
Producer of the 12 months, Non-Classical
Dan Auerbach
Cirkut 🏆
Dijon
Blake Mills
Sounwave
Greatest Music Video
“Younger Lion” — Sade
“Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
“So Be It” — Clipse
“Anxiousness” — Doechii 🏆
“Love” — OK Go
Greatest Album Cowl
Dangerous Bunny — Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Djo — The Crux
Fragrance Genius — Glory
Tyler, The Creator — Chromakopia 🏆
Moist Leg — Moisturizer
