Monday, May 25, 2026

Pre-Grammy Premiere Awards: Louis CK Wins Best Comedy Album, Kanye Wins 2, Gaga-Bennett, Jack Antonoff Producer

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The pre-Grammy livestream has all the best winners. Los Lobos, Chris Stapleton, and Jon Batiste have already picked up a bunch!

Also, the performances on this show before the Grammys are always sensational! They were tonight. Kudos to LeVar Burton for doing a great job as host.

Some winners: Joni Mitchell won Box Set for Archives, Vol. 1 and she showed up!

Louis CK won Best Comedy Album, there was NO applause in the room at the MGM Grand.

Producer of the Year, non classical: Jack Antonoff

Best Pop Solo Performance: Olivia Rodrigo

Best Traditional Pop Album: Love for Sale, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga

Best Engineered Album: “Love for Sale” — Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga. Engineered by Dae Bennett, Tony’s very talented son.

Best Music Video: Jon Batiste, “Freedom” (Batiste now has three Grammys tonight)

Best Music Film: “Summer of Soul” Questlove finally thanked the performers

Best Rock Performance: Foo Fighters

Best Rock Song Foo Fighters, “Waiting on a War”

Best Rock Album: Foo Fighters “Medicine at Midnight”

Best Alternative Music Album: St. Vincent

Best R&B Performance: tie– between — Silk Sonic “Leave the Door Open.” and Jazmine Sullivan

Best Traditional R&B Performance: HER “Fight for You”

Best R&B Song: Silk Sonic, “Leave the Door Open”

Best Melodic Rap Performance: Kanye et al “Hurricane”

Best Rap Song: “Jail,” Kanye et al — big group of writers

Best Rap Album: Tyler the Creator

Best Jazz Vocal Album:: Esperanza Spaulding

Best Comedy Album: Louis CK

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