Some 50 years into their storied career, Robert Smith and the Cure have won their first Grammys ever during the Premiere Ceremony of the 2026 event today (Feb. 1) in Los Angeles. The group took home Best Alternative Music Album for its first full-length in 16 years, 2024’s Songs of a Lost World, and Best Alternative Music Performance for its song “Alone.”
Baltimore-bred hardcore act Turnstile won Best Rock Album for NEVER ENOUGH, beating out Deftones, HAIM, Linkin Park and Yungblud, and also won Best Metal Performance for the NEVER ENOUGH song “BIRDS.” These are also the first Grammy wins of the band’s career.
Yungblud won Best Rock Performance for his cover of Black Sabbath’s “Changes” during the late Ozzy Osbourne’s final concert last July in Birmingham, England. He shares the trophy with musicians Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman and II.
Nine Inch Nails took home Best Rock song for “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” from the Tron:Aries soundtrack. NIN’s Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross defeated tunes from Sleep Token, Paramore’s Hayley Williams, Turnstile and Yungblud in the category.
Elsewhere, FKA twigs received Best Dance/Electronic Album for EUSEXUA and Tame Impala won Best Dance/Electronic Recording for “End of Summer,” the seven-minute closer from the Kevin Parker-led group’s latest album, Deadbeat. Art diectors Meghan Foley and Michelle Holme won Best Recording Package for their work on the Bruce Springsteen boxed set Tracks II: The Lost Albums.
Hosted by Trevor Noah, the Grammys broadcast begins at 8pm ET and will be broadcast live on CBS. Kendrick Lamar leads the field with nine nominations.
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