The 2026 ‘GRAMMY Awards‘ took place in Los Angeles, CA today, February 01st, with the rock and metal categories once again being handed out via a premiere ceremony held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, CA ahead of the big televised gala event tonight.
Canadian alternative metal faction Spiritbox, who racked up their first gold single last year with “Circle With Me“, performed live onstage as part of the premiere ceremony, playing their track, “Soft Spine”. That song landed the band their third Grammy nomination overall, being in contention for this year’s ‘Best Metal Performance’.
Spiritbox ultimately went home once again empty handed however, as melodic hardcore favorites Turnstile not only won that award for their song “Birds“, but also Best Rock Album for “NEVER ENOUGH“. YUNGBLUD also won his first-ever GRAMMY Award, earning the Best Rock Performance for his live rendition of Black Sabbath‘s “Changes“.
That performance took place at the Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne final live sendoff ‘Back To The Beginning‘ last July and saw him flanked by Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme, Frank Bello of Anthrax, Adam Wakeman, and II of Sleep Token. Sharon Osbourne, widow of Ozzy, joined that ensemble onstage to accept the award.
While industrial metal legends Nine Inch Nails won ‘Best Rock Song’ for their ‘Tron: Ares‘ soundtrack single “As Alive As You Need Me To Be“, members of the band were not in attendance to accept the award.
This year’s winners in the rock, metal, etc. categories can be found below.
Best Metal Performance:
Turnstile – “Birds” (winner)
Dream Theater – “Night Terror“
Ghost – “Lachryma“
Sleep Token – “Emergence“
Spiritbox – “Soft Spine“
Best Rock Album:
Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH” (winner)
Deftones – “private music“
HAIM – “I Quit“
Linkin Park – “From Zero“
YUNGBLUD – “Idols“
Best Rock Performance:
YUNGBLUD – “Changes” (live from Villa Park, Back To The Beginning) (Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne cover) (feat. Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman and II) (winner)
Amyl And The Sniffers – “U Should Not Be Doing That“
Linkin Park – “The Emptiness Machine“
Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH“
Hayley Williams – “Mirtazapine“
Best Rock Song:
Nine Inch Nails – “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” (winner)
Sleep Token – “Caramel“
Haley Williams – “Glum“
Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH“
YUNGBLUD – “Zombie“
Best Alternative Music Performance:
The Cure – “Alone” (winner)
Bon Iver – “Everything Is Peaceful Love“
Turnstile – “SEEIN’ STARS“
Wet Leg – “mangetout“
Hayley Williams – “Parachute“
Best Alternative Music Album:
The Cure – “Songs Of A Lost World” (winner)
Bon Iver – “SABLE, fABLE“
Tyler, The Creator – “Don’t Tap The Glass“
Wet Leg – “moisturizer“
Hayley Williams – “Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party“
Best Song Written For Visual Media:
HUNTR/X – “Golden” (‘KPop Demon Hunters) (winner)
Nine Inch Nails – “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” (‘Tron: Ares‘)
Elton John/Brandi Carlile – “Never Too Late” (‘Elton John: Never Too Late‘)
Jayme Lawson – “Pale, Pale Moon” (‘Sinners‘
Rod Wave – “Sinners“
