Grammys 2026: Tyla beats Nigerian stars to African music prize (Full List of Winners)

 

Nigeria’s nominees left the 2026 Grammy Awards without a win, despite appearances in two key categories.

 

Burna Boy, Davido, Omah Lay, Ayra Starr and Wizkid were all nominated in Best African Music Performance. The award went to South Africa’s Tyla for Push 2 Start, ahead of Burna Boy’s Love, Davido and Omah Lay’s With You, and Ayra Starr and Wizkid’s Gimme Dat.

 

Tyla first won the category in 2024 with Water, when the Recording Academy introduced the award. Her 2026 victory makes it a second win in three years.

 

In Best Global Music Album, Burna Boy’s No Sign of Weakness lost to Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo by Brazilian musicians Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia.

 

Across the night, Kendrick Lamar led with five awards, including Record of the Year for Luther with SZA. Bad Bunny won Album of the Year for Debí Tirar Más Fotos. Billie Eilish took Song of the Year for Wildflower, while Olivia Dean was named Best New Artist.

 

The Recording Academy presented awards in 95 categories, with most announced during the pre-telecast ceremony.

 

Full list of winners

 

Best African Music Performance

Push 2 Start — Tyla

 

Best Global Music Album

Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo — Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia

 

Record of the Year

Luther — Kendrick Lamar with SZA

 

Album of the Year

Debí Tirar Más Fotos — Bad Bunny

 

Song of the Year

Wildflower — Billie Eilish

 

Best Pop Solo Performance

Messy — Lola Young

 

Best Pop Vocal Album

Mayhem — Lady Gaga

 

Best New Artist

Olivia Dean

 

Best Rap Album

GNX — Kendrick Lamar

 

Best Song Written for Visual Media

Golden — HUNTR/X

 

Best R&B Performance

Folded — Kehlani

 

Best Global Music Performance

EoO — Bad Bunny

 

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Coritos Vol. 1 — Israel & New Breed

 

Best Roots Gospel Album

I Will Not Be Moved (Live) — The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

 

Best Gospel Album

Heart Of Mine — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton

 

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Hard Fought Hallelujah — Brandon Lake with Jelly Roll

 

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Come Jesus Come — Cece Winans featuring Shirley Caesar

 

Best Rap Song

TV Off — Kendrick Lamar

 

Best Melodic Rap Performance

Luther — Kendrick Lamar with SZA

 

Best R&B Album

Mutt — Leon Thomas

 

Best Rap Performance

Chains & Whips — Clipse featuring Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell Williams

 

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

Words for Days Vol. 1 — Mad Skillz

 

Best R&B Song

Folded — Kehlani

 

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Vibes Don’t Lie — Leon Thomas

 

Best Dance Pop Recording

Abracadabra — Lady Gaga

 

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Cirkut

 

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Amy Allen

 

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Defying Gravity — Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande

 

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

End of Summer — Tame Impala

 

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Eusexua — FKA Twigs

 

Best Reggae Album

BLXXD and FYAH — Keznamdi

 

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

Nomadica — Carla Patullo

 

Best Children’s Music Album

Harmony — FYÜTCH and Aura V

 

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Sinners

 

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Film and Television)

Sinners — Ludwig Göransson

Wicked — John Powell and Stephen Schwartz

 

Best Music Video

Anxiety — Doechii

 

Best Comedy Album

Your Friend, Nate Bargatze — Nate Bargatze

 

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama — Dalai Lama

 

Best Album Cover

Chromakopia — Tyler, the Creator

 

Best Music Film

Music by John Williams

 

Producer of the Year, Classical

Elaine Martone

 

Best Instrumental Composition

First Snow — Remy Le Boeuf

 

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

Super Mario Praise Break — The 8-Bit Big Band

 

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

Big Fish — Nate Smith featuring Säje

 

Best Orchestral Performance

Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie — Boston Symphony Orchestra

 

Best Opera Recording

Heggie: Intelligence — Houston Grand Opera

 

Best Choral Performance

Ortiz: Yanga — Los Angeles Philharmonic

 

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Dennehy: Land of Winter — Alarm Will Sound