Full Rock + Metal 2026 Grammy Awards Winners List

"Music's biggest night" is upon us and we've got some new rock and metal Grammy winners to crown.

The 68th Annual Grammy Awards are taking place in Los Angeles and it was big year for several rockers who were rewarded as such when the nominees were announced. Turnstile earned five nominations, Hayley Williams had four, Yungblud snagged three, while Sleep Token, Wet Leg, Bon Iver and Linkin Park nabbed two nominations apiece.

A majority of the awards are being handed out during the Grammy premiere ceremony ahead of the national television broadcast. Spiritbox are among the performers playing at the ceremony. But there will also be a big Grammy tribute to Ozzy Osbourne featuring Post Malone, Slash, Duff McKagan, Andrew Watt and Chad Smith during the CBS broadcast. Keep up with all the Grammy activity at https://live.grammy.com.

Stay tuned as we'll keep you up to date throughout the day. Winners in all the rock categories will be noted below.

Best Rock Song

"As Alive As You Need Me to Be" - Nine Inch Nails
"Caramel" - Sleep Token
"Glum" - Hayley Williams
"Never Enough" - Turnstile
"Zombie" - Yungblud

Best Rock Performance

"U Should Not Be Doing That" - Amyl and the Sniffers
"The Emptiness Machine" - Linkin Park
"Never Enough" - Turnstile
"Mirtazapine" - Hayley Williams
"Changes" (Live From Villa Park) - Yungblud featuring Nino Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II (Sleep Token)

Best Rock Album

Private Music - Deftones
I Quit - Haim
From Zero - Linkin Park
Never Enough - Turnstile
Idols - Yungblud

Best Metal Performance

"Night Terror" - Dream Theater
"Lachryma" - Ghost
"Emergence" - Sleep Token
"Soft Spine" - Spiritbox
"Birds" - Turnstile

READ MORE: Grammy's Best Metal Performance By Year — Who Won + Who Should've Won

Best Alternative Music Album

Sable, Fable - Bon Iver
Songs of a Lost World - The Cure
Don't Tap the Glass - Tyler, the Creator
Moisturizer - Wet Leg
Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party - Hayley Williams

Best Alternative Music Performance

"Everything Is Peaceful Love" - Bon Iver
"Alone" - The Cure
"Seein' Stars" - Turnstile
"Mangetout" - Wet Leg
"Parachute" - Hayley Williams

What Was the Eligibility Window to be Nominated for the 2026 Grammy Awards?

The eligibility window for nomination spans from Aug. 31, 2024 through Aug. 30, 2025. Recording Academy members and record companies enter recordings and music videos released during that window that they consider worthy of recognition.

Submissions are viewed by 350 experts in various fields and placed into the appropriate categories, according to the Recording Academy's website. From there, first round ballots are sending to voting members and the final nominations are determined by certain Recording Academy committees.

See some of the previous rock album Grammy winners below and who we think should've won in each year.