Kendrick Lamar a Major Winner at 2026 Grammys
Kendrick Lamar was a primary focus of the 2026 Grammy Awards, securing a significant number of wins. His success at the ceremony further cemented his status as a critical and commercial powerhouse in the music industry.
- With a total of five wins, Kendrick Lamar took home the most trophies of any artist at the 2026 Grammy Awards. - Lamar's wins included major categories such as Record of the Year for "Luther," his collaboration with SZA, and Best Rap Album for his 2025 release, *GNX*. - His other awards for the night were Best Melodic Rap Performance for "Luther," Best Rap Song for "TV Off," and Best Rap Performance for the Clipse collaboration "Chains & Whips." - These victories brought Lamar's career total to 27 Grammy Awards, pushing him past Jay-Z (25) to become the most-awarded rapper in the history of the ceremony. - Going into the night, Lamar was the most-nominated artist with a total of nine nominations. - The win for "Chains & Whips" marked the first-ever Grammy award for the influential rap duo Clipse, composed of Pusha T and Malice. - Other major awards of the evening went to Bad Bunny, whose album *Debí Tirar Más Fotos* made history as the first Spanish-language album to win Album of the Year, and Billie Eilish, who won Song of the Year for "Wildflower."
