How Bad Bunny Made History with His Album of the Year Win at Grammys 2026
Bad Bunny just won three Grammys, including a history-making win that is surely going to change the game for future Latin artists.
The 31-year-old music artist picked up the biggest award of the night, Album of the Year, at the 2026 Grammy Awards on Sunday (February 1) at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
“I want to dedicate this award to all the people that had to leave their homeland, their country, to follow their dreams,” he said during his speech.
Bad Bunny dedicates his #GRAMMY for Album of the Year to "all the people who had to leave their homeland to follow their dreams." pic.twitter.com/BzXVn7Ijm6
— Variety (@Variety) February 2, 2026
Bad Bunny won the prize for his album Debí Tirar Más Fotos, which also won Best Musica Urbana Album. He also won the award for Best Global Musical Performance for “EoO.”
So, how did he make history?
Keep reading to find out more…
Bad Bunny is the first artist to win the Album of the Year award with a Spanish-language album.
Last year, he won the same award at the Latin Grammy Awards!
See why Bad Bunny was allegedly not allowed to perform at the Grammys.