'Kpop Demon Hunters' earn first K-pop Grammy, Steven Spielberg wins 1st Grammy, achieves EGOT status

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 68th yearly Grammy Awards are taking spot Sunday and spirits were precocious from the leap aft a fewer back-to-back, past making moments.

“Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters” won opus written for ocular media astatine the Premiere Ceremony, marking the archetypal clip a K-pop enactment has won a Grammy. Songwriters delivered their acceptance code successful some English and Korean, highlighting the song’s bilingual appeal.

Music movie went to “Music for John Williams,” which means manager Steven Spielberg has officially won his archetypal Grammy. That makes him an EGOT victor — an creator with an Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Oscar.

The Premiere Ceremony, a pre-telecast amusement held astatine the adjacent Peacock Theater, began with instrumentalist and big Darren Criss mounting the country — giving retired the archetypal grant of the day, for champion pop/duo radical show to Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande for "Defying Gravity.” They were not contiguous to judge the award.

An awesome 86 Grammys volition beryllium handed retired pre-broadcast.

Yungblud won his archetypal Grammy for stone show for his screen of Black Sabbath’s “Changes (live from Villa Park),” which helium performed astatine Ozzy Osbourne’s last show. Hardcore set Turnstile besides won their archetypal Grammy for stone medium and later, metallic performance.

“To Baltimore, convey you, we emotion you," said frontman Brendan Yates.

The Cure won alternate euphony show but were incapable to be arsenic they were attending the ceremonial of Perry Archangelo Bamonte, the Cure's longtime guitarist and keyboardist, who died past month.

FKA twigs won her archetypal Grammy for champion dance/electronic medium for “EUSEXUA.” “I didn’t expect to travel up here. I was conscionable truthful blessed to beryllium nominated,” she said successful her speech. “Thank you truthful overmuch — wow.”

“All the Latino kids successful the hood watching, thing is possible,” said rapper Lefty Gunplay, who besides won his archetypal Grammy for rap show for his relation connected Kendrick Lamar’s “TV Off.”

Earlier on, Edgar Barrera handed retired immoderate of the Latin euphony categories: Natalia Lafourcade won champion Latin popular medium for “Cancionera”; champion Latin Rock oregon Alternative medium to CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso for “Papota.” It is their archetypal triumph connected their archetypal nomination. In their speech, successful Spanish, they thanked their location state of Argentina and each of Latin America. Música Mexicana medium (including Tejano) went to Carín León for “Palabra De To’s (Seca).” It is his 2nd triumph connected his 2nd nomination.

It is simply a dramatically antithetic code than past year. The 2025 grant amusement was wholly reimagined and refocused to alleviation efforts pursuing the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires. In 2026, the absorption has been placed erstwhile again connected the music, wherever Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny and much volition spell head-to-head during the televised ceremony.

The vigor was precocious from infinitesimal 1 astatine the Premiere Ceremony: Earth, Wind & Fire gave a groovy opening show of “Shining Star” with immoderate assistance from Israel Houghton, Lila Ike, Grace Potter, Maggie Rose and Trombone Shorty.

“That's however you commencement a show!” Recording Academy CEO and President Harvey Mason jr. said successful his opening remarks. “That's a statement. That's joy. That's resilience.”

Following the Premiere Ceremony, comedian Trevor Noah volition big the main amusement for a sixth and last twelvemonth and past could beryllium made erstwhile immoderate of the biggest names successful euphony gather. Here’s immoderate cardinal things to cognize up of Sunday’s amusement astatine the Crypto.com Arena.

Artists talk retired Trump administration’s migration crackdowns

At the Premiere Ceremony, artists offered anti-ICE messaging.

Country duo/group show went to first-time winners Shaboozey and Jelly Roll. Shaboozey accepted the grant with tears successful his eyes. “I privation to convey my mother, who arsenic of today, has retired from her occupation of 30 years … moving arsenic a registered caregiver successful a psych ward … arsenic an migrant successful this country. Thank you, mom.

“Immigrants built this country, literally, actually. So, this for them,” helium concluded. “Thank you for bring your culture, your euphony and your stories.”

Amy Allen won songwriter of the year, nonclassical for a 2nd twelvemonth successful a enactment and wore an “ICE Out” pin, an anti-immigration enforcement message. So did Kehlani – who won her archetypal Grammy for R&B show and later, her second, for R&B song.

“I’ve ne'er won thing before, this is simply a truly brainsick feeling,” she said arsenic she fought backmost tears, reflecting connected her archetypal information 10 years ago. Then she shifted gears to absorption connected the existent governmental moment: “Imma permission this and say, (expletive) ICE.”

“I’m scared,” Gloria Estefan said of the existent governmental infinitesimal backstage astatine the Grammys. “There are hundreds of children successful detention centers. … I don’t admit my state successful this infinitesimal close now.”

How to ticker the amusement and reddish carpet

The main amusement volition aerial unrecorded connected CBS opening astatine 8 p.m. Eastern connected Feb. 1.

The Grammys tin besides beryllium watched done unrecorded TV streaming services that see CBS successful their lineup, similar Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV and FuboTV.

Paramount+ premium program subscribers volition beryllium capable to watercourse the Grammys live; Paramount+ indispensable subscribers volition person on-demand entree the adjacent day.

The Associated Press is presently hosting a four-hour reddish carpet amusement with interviews and manner footage. It volition beryllium streamed connected YouTube and APNews.com up of the Grammys connected Sunday.

Who’s nominated astatine the 2025 Grammys

Kendrick Lamar leads the 2026 Grammy Award nominations with nine. Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Canadian grounds producer/songwriter Cirkut travel with 7 nominations each.

Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas and Serban Ghenea each boast six nominations. Andrew Watt, Clipse, Doechii, Sounwave, SZA, Turnstile and Tyler, the Creator person 5 each.

Who’s attending and performing astatine the Grammys

Doechii, Harry Styles, Carole King, Chappell Roan, Charli xcx, Jeff Goldblum, Karol G, Lainey Wilson, Marcello Hernández, Nikki Glaser, Q-Tip, Queen Latifah and Teyana Taylor volition contiguous astatine the 2026 Grammys.

Performers see Justin Bieber, Clipse, Pharrell Williams, Sabrina Carpenter Bruno Mars, Rosé, Tyler, the Creator, Lady Gaga and each 8 of the this year’s champion caller creator nominees: Leon Thomas, Olivia Dean, planetary miss radical Katseye, The Marías, Addison Rae, sombr, Alex Warren and Lola Young.

Reba McEntire, Brandy Clark and Lukas Nelson volition instrumentality the signifier for the successful memoriam. Ms. Lauryn Hill volition wage tribute to D’Angelo and Roberta Flack. Post Malone, Andrew Watt, Chad Smith, Duff McKagan and Slash volition grant Ozzy Osbourne.

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