Bad Bunny won Album of the Year at the 2026 Grammys
It was the first mainly Spanish-language album to take the Recording Academy’s top prize, while Kendrick Lamar and SZA won Record of the Year and Olivia Dean was named Best New Artist.
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It was the first mainly Spanish-language album to take the Recording Academy’s top prize, while Kendrick Lamar and SZA won Record of the Year and Olivia Dean was named Best New Artist. The response moved quickly across social platforms, with audiences adding interpretations, jokes and debates.
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