Music’s biggest night, captured in a flash. From historic wins to fashion that stopped the room, our Grammys Highlight Gallery rounds up the moments that defined the evening—onstage, front row, and everywhere in between. Consider this your front-row seat to the sound, the style, and the stars that made the night unforgettable.
Our favorite Grammy Winner moments
Jelly Roll, winner of Best Country Duo/Group Performance for "Amen," Best Contemporary Country Album for "Beautifully Broken," and Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for "Hard Fought Hallelujah,", poses in the press room during the 68th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Shaboozey, winner of the Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Amen”, poses in the press room during the 68th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Zach Top accepts the Best Traditional Country Album award for "Ain't In It For My Health" during the 68th GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony at Peacock Theater on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Country & American Roots Music
THE WINNERS
Best Country Solo Performance
“Nose on the Grindstone,” Tyler Childers
“Good News,” Shaboozey
WINNER: “Bad as I Used to Be [From F1® The Movie],” Chris Stapleton
“I Never Lie,” Zach Top
“Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“A Song to Sing,” Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton
“Trailblazer,” Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson
“Love Me Like You Used to Do,” Margo Price & Tyler Childers
WINNER: “Amen,” Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
“Honky Tonk Hall of Fame,” George Strait, Chris Stapleton
Best Country Song
WINNER: “Bitin’ List,” Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)
“Good News,” Sean Cook, Collins Obinna Chibueze, Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman, Nevin Sastry & Jacob Torrey, songwriters (Shaboozey)
“I Never Lie,” Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top, songwriters (Zach Top)
“Somewhere Over Laredo,” Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson, songwriters (Lainey Wilson)
“A Song to Sing,” Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton)
Best Traditional Country Album
Dollar a Day, Charley Crockett
American Romance, Lukas Nelson
Oh What a Beautiful World, Willie Nelson
Hard Headed Woman, Margo Price
WINNER: Ain’t in It for My Health, Zach Top
Best Contemporary Country Album
Patterns, Kelsea Ballerini
Snipe Hunter, Tyler Childers
Evangeline Vs. The Machine, Eric Church
WINNER: Beautifully Broken, Jelly Roll
Postcards From Texas, Miranda Lambert
Best American Roots Performance
“LONELY AVENUE,” Jon Batiste Featuring Randy Newman
“Ancient Light,” I’m With Her
“Crimson and Clay,” Jason Isbell
“Richmond on the James,” Alison Krauss & Union Station
WINNER: “Beautiful Strangers,” Mavis Staples
Best Americana Performance
“Boom,” Sierra Hull
“Poison in My Well,” Maggie Rose & Grace Potter
WINNER: “Godspeed,” Mavis Staples
“That’s Gonna Leave a Mark,” Molly Tuttle
“Horses,” Jesse Welles
Best American Roots Song
WINNER: “Ancient Light,” Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m With Her)
“BIG MONEY,” Jon Batiste, Mike Elizondo & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
“Foxes in the Snow,” Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)
“Middle,” Jesse Welles, songwriter (Jesse Welles)
“Spitfire,” Sierra Hull, songwriter (Sierra Hull)
Best Americana Album
WINNER: BIG MONEY, Jon Batiste
Bloom, Larkin Poe
Last Leaf on the Tree, Willie Nelson
So Long Little Miss Sunshine, Molly Tuttle
Middle, Jesse Welles
Best Bluegrass Album
Carter & Cleveland, Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter
A Tip Toe High Wire, Sierra Hull
Arcadia, Alison Krauss & Union Station
Outrun, The Steeldrivers
WINNER: Highway Prayers, Billy Strings
Best Traditional Blues Album
WINNER: Ain’t Done With the Blues, Buddy Guy
Room on the Porch, Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey, Maria Muldaur
Look Out Highway, Charlie Musselwhite
Young Fashioned Ways, Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Breakthrough, Joe Bonamassa
Paper Doll, Samantha Fish
A Tribute to LJK, Eric Gales
WINNER: Preacher Kids, Robert Randolph
Family, Southern Avenue
Best Folk Album
What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow, Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
Crown of Roses, Patty Griffin
WINNER: Wild and Clear and Blue, I’m With Her
Foxes in the Snow, Jason Isbell
Under the Powerlines (April 24 – September 24), Jesse Welles
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Live at Vaughan’s, Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet
For Fat Man, Preservation Brass
Church of New Orleans, Kyle Roussel
Second Line Sunday, Trombone Shorty and New Breed Brass Band
WINNER: A Tribute to the King of Zydeco, Various Artists