Kendrick Lamar Overtakes JAY-Z As Most-Awarded Rapper In Grammys History

Kendrick Lamar is now the most decorated rapper in Grammys history, overtaking one of his hip-hop heroes, JAY-Z.

The Compton kingpin was the night’s biggest winner at the 2026 Grammy Awards on Sunday (February 1), taking home five trophies including Record of the Year.

That pushes Kendrick’s career total of Grammy wins to 27, putting him two above JAY-Z (25) and one above Kanye West (24).

He is also now fifth on the all-time list of Grammy winners, eight behind current record-holder Beyoncé who has 35.

For the second year in a row, Kendrick — who entered the night with nine nominations — won Record of the Year thanks to his chart-topping “Luther” duet with SZA.

The song, which samples Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn’s 1982 hit “If This World Were Mine,” fended off tough competition from the likes of Bad Bunny’s “DTMF,” Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” and Billie Eilish’s “Wildflower,” which was crowned Song of the Year.

“This is special for me. [Luther Vandross] is one of my favorite artists of all time and they granted us the privilege to do our version of [‘If This World Were Mine’],” Kendrick said while accepting the award.

“When we got that clearance, I promise you we damn near all dropped a tear because we know how much he and Cheryl Lynn poured into that record, and being able to put our vocals over it, it proves that we were somewhat worthy to be just as great as them individuals.”

K.Dot also swept the hip-hop categories, winning Best Rap Album for GNX, Best Rap Song for “TV Off,” Best Melodic Rap Performance for “Luther” and Best Rap Performance for “Chains & Whips,” his blistering, bars-heavy collaboration with the Clipse.

The latter earned Pusha T and Malice their first-ever win at the Grammys, more than 20 years after they were first nominated at the awards.

“It’s hip-hop as usual, man. It’s an honor to be here. Tyler, the Clipse — these is my brothers in this category,” Kendrick said during his Best Rap Album acceptance speech after GNX beat out Tyler, The Creator‘s Chromakopia, the Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out, JID‘s God Does Like Ugly and GloRilla‘s Glorious.

“Every time I tell you this: hip-hop is gon’ always be right here. We gon’ be in these suits, looking good. We gon’ be having our folks with us, we gon’ be having the culture with us.”

Check out the full list of 2026 Grammy winners below.

Best Rap Album

Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse
Glorious – GloRilla
God Does Like Ugly – JID
GNX – Kendrick Lamar 🏆
Chromakopia – Tyler, The Creator

Best Rap Song

“Anxiety” — Doechii
“The Birds Don’t Sing” — Clipse feat. John Legend & Voices of Fire
“Sticky” — Tyler, The Creator feat. GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne
“TGIF” — GloRilla
“TV Off” — Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay 🏆

Best Rap Performance

“Outside” — Cardi B
“Chains & Whips” — Clipse feat. Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell 🏆
“Anxiety” — Doechii
“TV Off” — Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay
“Darling, I” — Tyler, The Creator feat. Teezo Touchdown

Best Melodic Rap Performance

“Proud of Me” — Fridayy feat. Meek Mill
“Wholeheartedly” — JID feat. Ty Dolla $ign & 6LACK
“Luther” — Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA 🏆
“WeMaj” — Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon feat. Rapsody
“Somebody Loves Me” — Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR

Album of the Year

Debí Tirar Más Fotos – Bad Bunny 🏆
Swag – Justin Bieber
Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse
Mayhem – Lady Gaga
GNX – Kendrick Lamar
Mutt – Leon Thomas
Chromakopia – Tyler, The Creator

Song of the Year

“Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
“Anxiety” – Doechii
“APT.” – Rosé & Bruno Mars
“DtMF” – Bad Bunny
“Golden” [From KPop Demon Hunters] – HUNTR/X
“Luther” Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Wildflower” – Billie Eilish 🏆

Record of the Year

“DtMF” – Bad Bunny
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Anxiety” – Doechii
“Wildflower” – Billie Eilish
“Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
“Luther” – Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA 🏆
“The Subway” – Chappell Roan
“APT.” – Rosé & Bruno Mars

Best New Artist

Olivia Dean 🏆
Katseye
The Marias
Addison Rae
Sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young

Best R&B Album

Beloved — Giveon
Why Not More? — Coco Jones
The Crown — Ledisi
Escape Room — Teyana Taylor
Mutt — Leon Thomas 🏆

Best Progressive R&B Album

Bloom — Durand Bernarr 🏆
Adjust Brightness — Bilal
Love on Digital — Destin Conrad
Access All Areas — Flo
Come as You Are — Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon

Best R&B Song

“Folded” — Kehlani 🏆
“Heart of a Woman” — Summer Walker
“It Depends” — Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller
“Overqualified” — Durand Bernarr
“Yes It Is” — Leon Thomas

Best R&B Performance

“Yukon” – Justin Bieber
“It Depends” – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller
“Folded” – Kehlani 🏆
“Mutt (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk)” – Leon Thomas
“Heart of a Woman” – Summer Walker

Best Traditional R&B Performance

“Here We Are” — Durand Bernarr
“Uptown” — Lalah Hathaway
“Love You Too” — Ledisi
“Crybaby” — SZA
“Vibes Don’t Lie” — Leon Thomas 🏆

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

Mad Skillz — Words for Days Vol. 1 🏆
Marc Marcel — Black Shaman
Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton — Pages
Queen Sheba — Hurricane in Heels: Healed People Don’t Act Like That
Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends — Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends at Treepeople

Best Pop Vocal Album

Swag – Justin Bieber
Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
Something Beautiful – Miley Cyrus
Mayhem – Lady Gaga 🏆
I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) – Teddy Swims

Best Pop Solo Performance

“Daisies” — Justin Bieber
“Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Disease” — Lady Gaga
“The Subway” — Chappell Roan
“Messy” — Lola Young 🏆

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

“Defying Gravity” – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande 🏆
“Golden” [From KPop Demon Hunters] – HUNTR/X
“Gabriela” – Katseye
“APT.” – Rosé & Bruno Mars
“30 For 30” – SZA feat. Kendrick Lamar

Best Dance Pop Recording

“Bluest Flame” – Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco
“Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga 🏆
“Midnight Sun” – Zara Larsson
“Just Keep Watching” [From F1 The Movie] — Tate McRae
“Illegal” – PinkPantheress

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Eusexua — FKA Twigs 🏆
Ten Days — Fred Again..
Fancy That — PinkPantheress
Inhale / Exhale — Rüfüs Du Sol
Fuck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol but Ur Not!! <3 — Skrillex

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

“No Cap” — Disclosure & Anderson .Paak
“Victory Lap” — Fred Again.., Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMax
“Space Invader” — KAYTRANADA
“Voltage” — Skrillex
“End of Summer” — Tame Impala 🏆

Best Alternative Music Album

Sable, Fable – Bon Iver
Songs of a Lost World – The Cure 🏆
Don’t Tap the Glass – Tyler, The Creator
Moisturizer – Wet Leg
Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party – Hayley Williams