68th Grammy Awards - Bad Bunny Wins Album of the Year

1 February 2026National

At the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, Bad Bunny won Album of the Year - the first primarily Spanish-language album to win the category. Trevor Noah hosted for the sixth and final time.

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