The music world’s most prestigious 68th Grammy Awards (Grammy Awards 2026) has started with a bang and historic achievements. Everyone from spirituality to cinematic luminaries celebrated at the commencement ceremony held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday. Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has created history by winning the first Grammy Award of his life. He was given this honor in the category ‘Audio Book, Storytelling and Storytelling Recording’. In this race, he won, leaving behind veteran personalities like US Supreme Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
The songwriters gave speeches in both English and Korean when receiving their awards. The musical film award went to ‘Music for John Williams’ and with this, director Steven Spielberg won his first Grammy and he officially became an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Oscar winning artist). The preliminary awards ceremony, which preceded the main ceremony, was held at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
86 Grammy awards are to be given during this period. At the ceremony, many artists raised their voice against the immigration policy of US President Donald Trump’s administration. American singer Shabuji emotionally said that immigrants have made this country. American singer Gloria Estefan also expressed concern over the current political situation. The main event will be hosted by comedian Trevor Noah. Kendrick Lamar leads the 2026 Grammy nominations with nine nominations, while Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and other big names are also in the running.
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Steven Spielberg’s ‘EGOT’ journey complete
This night was memorable for famous film director Steven Spielberg. The film ‘Music for John Williams’ won Best Musical Film, giving Spielberg his first Grammy.
With this win, Spielberg has officially joined the EGOT club. EGOT is said to be those rare artists who have won all four major awards of the entertainment world – Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.
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K-pop’s first grammy
Another wall fell in the music world when the song ‘Golden’ from the movie ‘K-pop Demon Hunters’ won the award for Best Song for Visual Media. This is the first time in Grammy history that a K-pop artist or group has lifted this prestigious trophy. The songwriters gave emotional speeches in both English and Korean as they accepted the award.
Political voice echoed in the ceremony
Along with music, politics was also heard in this program held before the main function. Many artists have lodged a strong protest against the immigration policy of President Donald Trump’s administration:
Shabuji: American singer Shabooji said emotionally, “Immigrants have made this country.”
GLORIA ESTEFAN: The veteran singer also expressed deep concern over the current political situation and immigration policies.
Highlights of the main event
The main ceremony of these awards, given in 86 categories, will be hosted by famous comedian Trevor Noah.
Nominations: Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations for the year 2026 with 9 nominations.
Big names like Lady Gaga and Jack Antonoff are also in the race.