Recapping a historic Grammys night
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🗓️ 2 February 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
(00:00) Intro
(00:46) Album of the year: Bad Bunny
(05:24) Record of the year: Kendrick Lamar
(08:51) Best new artist medley
(13:52) Lady Gaga's three Grammys
(18:44) Song of the year: Billie Eilish
(21:05) Milestone moments and In Memoriam
Credits
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guests: Hazel Cills, Reanna Cruz
Producers: Carly Rubin, Mike Katzif
Editor: Jessica Reedy
Executive Producer, NPR Music: Suraya Mohamed
Executive Director, NPR Music: Sonali Mehta
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| 0:00.0 | We have just watched another Grammy Awards telecast, and it was full of lavish performances, |
| 0:10.7 | occasional chaos, and historic wins for Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar. |
| 0:15.5 | And it was a night of speeches that reflected this moment in America. |
| 0:19.6 | I'm Stephen Thompson. It is 1.11 a.m. |
| 0:22.4 | And we are recapping this year's Grammys on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR. |
| 0:31.9 | Joining me is NPR music editor, Hazel Sills. Welcome, Hazel. Hey. Also joining us is freelance music and culture |
| 0:38.8 | journalist Rihanna Cruz. Hey, Rihanna. Happy to be here. Hey, Stephen. It is a pleasure to have |
| 0:43.5 | you both on this late night. We have to start with Bad Bunny. His album, DeBi Tirarmas Photos, |
| 0:51.1 | took home album of the year. It is the first ever Spanish language album to do so. |
| 0:56.9 | He also won for Best Global Music |
| 0:59.0 | Performance and Best Musica Urbana album, |
| 1:01.8 | where he made a striking speech |
| 1:03.4 | that directly addressed ICE. |
| 1:05.6 | Before I say, |
| 1:08.2 | thanks to God, |
| 1:10.2 | I'm going to say, eyes out. |
| 1:13.9 | He was met with resounding applause from the audience and went on to say this. |
| 1:18.9 | We're not savage, we're not animals, we're not aliens, we are humans, and we are Americans. |
| 1:26.6 | Fad Bunny notably didn't perform. |
| 1:28.7 | He is performing at the Super Bowl halftime show this Sunday. |
| 1:32.2 | So he's having a big February to say the least after a very, very big year. |
| 1:37.3 | What do you all make of these wins for Bad Bunny? |
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