Kendrick Lamar was the big winner of Grammy 2026in addition to becoming the most renowned rapper at the awards, surpassing Jay-Z. During the event, which took place this Sunday (1st), at the Crypto.com Arena, in Los Angeles, Lamar was awarded five times.
The Compton rapper won the Best Rap Album category for “GNX,” as well as four other awards. Lamar also won Best Melodic Rap Performance for “Luther”, Best Rap Song for “TV Off” and Best Rap Performance for his collaboration on “Chains & Whips”.
By then, he had already become the most awarded artist of the night and still had to win one of the main categories: Best Recording of the Year. The “Luther” partnership with SZA surpassed recordings such as “Abracadabra”, by Lagy Gaga, and “DtMF”, by .
In total, Kendrick Lamar accumulated 26 gramophones. With this feat, he surpassed legends like Kanye West (24 awards) and Eminem (15 awards). Kendrick Lamar was the record holder for nominations in the edition, with nine nominations at the Grammy Awards 2026including album, recording and song of the year.
Secondly, Lady Gaga stood out by winning two categories, namely Best Pop Vocal Album with “Mayhem” and “Best Dance-Pop Recording” with “Abracadabra”.
