Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny won the best album of the year award at the 68th Grammy Awards on Sunday. His “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” is the first ever album in Spanish to receive this major award. In the song of the year category, Billie Eilish won with her Wildflower and the record of the year is Luther by Kendrick Lamar and SZA. TASR informs about it according to AP and AFP agencies.
Kendrick Lamar turned five of his nine nominations into awards, including Best Rap Album (GNX). He thus became the most successful rapper in the history of the Grammys, with a total of 27. The previous record holder was Jay-Z with 25 statuettes.
British singer Olivia Dean (Man I Need) was announced as the newcomer of the year. This category rounds out the four most prestigious categories, along with Album of the Year, Song of the Year, which honors composers and lyricists, and Record of the Year, which honors the production team and performer.
Award winners include Lady Gaga for the best pop vocal album (Mayhem), Lola Youngová for the best pop solo performance (Messy) or Jelly Roll for the best country album (Beautifully Broken). The best music video is Anxiety by Doechii. Turnstile’s Never Enough became the best rock album of the past year, and The Cure’s Songs of a Lost World was declared the best alternative album.
The song Golden from the KPop animated hit Demon Hunters also made history as the first Korean K-Pop song to receive a Grammy Award, specifically for Best Song Written for Visual Media. The film Sinners, which has a record 16 Oscar nominations, was awarded in two film music categories.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama also won the prize for the best audiobook “Meditations: Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama”. Rufus Wainwright accepted the award for him. From now on, the eight-year-old singer from the duo Fyütch and Aura V, which she forms with her father, is among the youngest Grammy winners. They were awarded for the best children’s album.
One of the most watched and discussed moments of the evening was the return of Justin Bieber. He introduced the song on stage during the award ceremony Yukonbut he did not attract attention only with his singing. He also surprised with his unconventional appearance – he came to the main stage in shorts and completely barefoot. Nothing disturbed his tattooed body, only the guitar slung over his shoulder, which completed the overall impression.
The Grammy Awards ceremony was held at the multi-purpose Crypto.com Arena. The presenter of the gala evening was the South African comedian Trevor Noah for the sixth time in a row. The winners in a total of 95 categories were decided by almost 15,000 members of The Recording Academy. Music recordings that were commercially released in the USA from August 31, 2024 to August 30, 2025 could be nominated. Therefore, Taylor Swift, whose album The Life of a Showgirl was released in October, was conspicuously absent from this edition.
The Grammy Awards take the form of a golden record player on a black background. They have been awarded since 1959 for exceptional achievements in the music industry. They are among the most important music awards in the world and are considered the equivalent of the film Oscars.
