STORY: Bad Bunny, the Latino rap star whose forthcoming Super Bowl gig has ignited a culture wars controversy, won the top Grammy prize on Sunday (February 1), a first for a Spanish-language album, with "Debí Tirar Más Fotos," a celebration of his Puerto Rican roots.

The 31-year-old performer-producer edged out fellow megastars Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga in what amounted to a three-way race to clinch his first album-of-the-year Grammy, considered the pinnacle of the music industry's highest honors.

"I want to dedicate this award to all the people who had to leave their homeland, their country to follow their dreams," the Puerto Rican artist said in his acceptance speech, tapping into expressions of solidarity for immigrants evident throughout the show.

"Debí Tirar Más Fotos," a musical tribute to Bad Bunny's Caribbean island homeland, marked his sixth studio set and was heavily favored after winning the Latin Grammys' album of the year award in November.

Grammy recognition of Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, carried strong political overtones given his outspoken criticism of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump in cities across the country.The singer-producer skipped the continental United States on his recent concert tour, saying he feared federal immigration agents would show up to arrest his fans.

The Grammy accolades also burnished his reputation ahead of a wider introduction to a mainstream English-speaking U.S. audience next Sunday when he is due to headline the National Football League's Super Bowl halftime show.

"ICE out," he declared from the stage as he accepted the award for best Latin urban music album for "Debí Tirar Más Fotos," one of five awards he received.

Opposition to Trump's deportation drive emerged as a recurring theme throughout the three-hour-plus live Grammy telecast, in which many attendees, including Justin Bieber, were seen sporting "ICE Out" buttons.

Accepting her award as best new artist, British soul-pop singer Olivia Dean paid tribute to a grandmother who immigrated to Britain from Guyana as a teenager seeking a new life.

"I must say I'm up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant," she said, evoking cheers from the star-studded audience. "I am a product of bravery and I think those people deserve to be celebrated. We're nothing without each other."

Lamar, the chart-topping hip-hop sensation who led the field of Grammy contenders going into Sunday's show with nine nominations, came away with five awards, including best rap album for his latest studio set "GNX" and a shared award for record of the year for "luther," his wistful duet with R&B singer-songwriter SZA.

The award for song of the year, honoring composers, went to Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell, for her hit single "Wildflower."

"Golden," the smash hit from the Netflix animated movie "KPop Demon Hunters," made history during the non-televised portion of the awards when it was named best song written for visual media, marking the first time the KPop music genre has ever earned Grammy glory.

The song was performed in the film by a fictional band called HUNTR/X, voiced by real-life vocalists EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rein Ami.

Lady Gaga won Grammys for best pop vocal album with "Mayhem," and best dance-pop recording for "Abracadabra."

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VIDEO SHOWS: GRAMMY WINNERS ACCEPTING AWARDS AND GIVING SPEECHES

EDITORS NOTE: CONTAINS PROFANITY IN SHOT 31. OTHER INSTANCES OF PROFANITY MUTED AT SOURCE.

SHOWS: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FEBRUARY 2, 2026) (CBS/RECORDING ACADEMY -

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1. VARIOUS OF SINGER HARRY STYLES ANNOUNCING ALBUM OF THE YEAR -- THE WINNER IS BAD BUNNY FOR 'DEBI TIRAR MAS FOTOS'

2. VARIOUS OF SINGER BAD BUNNY WALKING TO STAGE

3. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish/English) SINGER, BAD BUNNY, SAYING:

"(Spanish) Puerto Rico, believe me when I say that we are much bigger than 100 by 35. And there is nothing we cannot achieve. Thank God. Thank you to the Academy. Thank you to everyone who has believed in me throughout my career. To everyone who worked on this album. Thank you, Mom, for giving birth to me in Puerto Rico. I love you. (English) I want to dedicate this award to all the people who had to leave their homeland, their country to follow their dreams. (Spanish) For all those who have lost a loved one and still had to move forward and carry on with great strength, this award is for you. Thank you for so much love. I love you all. To all Latinos around the world and to all the artists who came before and deserved to be on this stage receiving this award, thank you very much."

4. SINGER CHER ANNOUNCING RECORD OF THE YEAR -- THE WINNER IS KENDRICK LAMAR WITH SZA FOR 'LUTHER'

5. VARIOUS OF SINGER KENDRICK LAMAR AND SZA AND OTHER MEMBERS OF TEAM WALKING TO STAGE

6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER, KENDRICK LAMAR, SAYING:

This is what music is about, Luther Vandross. This is special for me. I got to take my time because it's one of my favorite artists of all time. And they granted us the privilege to do our version of it. When we got that clearance, I promise you, we damn near all dropped a tear."

7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER, SZA, SAYING:

"I just want to say thank you to Kendrick for lifting me up. I just am a small part of this record. But what I really wanted to say is, please don't fall into despair. I know that right now is a scary time. I know the algorithms tell us that it's so scary and all is lost. There's been world wars, there's been plagues, and we have gone on. We can go on. We need each other. We need to trust each other and trust ourselves. Trust your heart. We're not governed by the government. We're governed by God. And I thank you so much. So God bless you. That's all I wanted to say."

8. SINGER AND SONGWRITER CAROLE KING ANNOUNCING SONG OF THE YEAR -- THE WINNER IS BILLIE EILISH FOR 'WILDFLOWER'

9. VARIOUS OF SINGER BILLIE EILISH AND PRODUCER FINNEAS O'CONNELL WALKING TO STAGE AND ACCEPTING AWARD

10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER, BILLIE EILISH, SAYING:

"As grateful as I feel, I honestly don't feel like I need to say anything but that no one is illegal on stolen land. And, yeah, it's just really hard to know what to say and what to do right now. And I just, I feel really hopeful in this room and I feel like we just need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting. And our voices really do matter and the people matter and (PROFANITY MUTED AT SOURCE). Sorry."

11. RAPPERS QUEEN LATIFAH AND DOECHII ANNOUNCING BEST RAP ALBUM -- THE WINNER IS KENDRICK LAMAR FOR 'GNX'

12. VARIOUS OF RAPPER KENDRICK LAMAR WALKING TO STAGE AND COLLECTING AWARD AS AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) RAPPER, KENDRICK LAMAR, SAYING:

"Every time I tell you this, hip hop is going to always be right here. We're going to be in these suits, we're going to be looking good, we're going to be having our folks with us, we're going to be having the culture with us. So I appreciate y'all. God is the glory. Love y'all."

14. SINGER CHAPPELL ROAN ANNOUNCING BEST NEW ARTIST -- THE WINNER IS OLIVIA DEAN

15. VARIOUS OF SINGER OLIVIA DEAN WALKING TO STAGE AND COLLECTING AWARD

16. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER, OLIVIA DEAN, SAYING:

"I guess I want to say I'm up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant. I wouldn't be here - yeah, I'm a product of bravery and I think those people deserve to be celebrated. So yeah, we're nothing without each other. Thank you so much. I love you. Thank you so much. Bye."

17. ACTOR MARCELLO HERNANDEZ AND SINGER KAROL G ANNOUNCING BEST MUSICA URBANA ALBUM -- THE WINNER IS BAD BUNNY FOR 'DEBI TIRAR MAS FOTOS'

18. VARIOUS OF SINGER AND RAPPER BAD BUNNY WALKING TO STAGE AS AUDIENCE APPLAUDS AND WATCHES

19. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER AND RAPPER, BAD BUNNY, SAYING:

"Before I say thanks to God, I'm going to say, ICE out. We're not savage, we're not animals, we are not aliens, we are humans and we are Americans."

20. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER AND RAPPER, BAD BUNNY, SAYING:

"The hate get more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love. So, please, we need to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love."

21. ACTOR JEFF GOLDBLUM AND SINGER LAINEY WILSON ANNOUNCING BEST CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY ALBUM -- THE WINNER IS JELLY ROLL FOR 'BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN'

22. VARIOUS OF SINGER JELLY ROLL WALKING TO STAGE AND COLLECTING AWARD

23. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER, JELLY ROLL, SAYING:

"There was a moment in my life that all I had was a Bible this big and a radio the same size and a six by eight foot cell and I believed that those two things could change my life. I believed that music had the power to change my life and God had the power to change my life. And I want to tell y'all right now, Jesus is for everybody. Jesus is not owned by one political party. Jesus is not owned by no music label. Jesus is Jesus and anybody can have a relationship with him. I love you Lord."

24. COMEDIAN NIKKI GLASER AND ACTOR TEYANA TAYLOR ANNOUNCING BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM -- THE WINNER IS LADY GAGA FOR 'MAYHEM'

25. VARIOUS OF SINGER LADY GAGA WALKING TO STAGE AS AUDIENCE APPLAUDS AND COLLECTING AWARD

26. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER, LADY GAGA, SAYING:

"I just want to say for women in music that I know sometimes when you're in the studio with a bunch of guys, it can be hard. So I urge you to always listen to yourself and always fight for your ideas, fight for your songs, fight for yourself as a producer. Make sure that you are heard loudly. And thank you so much for supporting me, all of you in my craft. I believe in discipline and hard work and craftsmanship. And that's really what this, what 'Mayhem' is to me. Thank you."

27. (SOUNDBITE) (English) HOST, TREVOR NOAH, SAYING:

"Oh, wait, can we please congratulate the legendary Joni Mitchell on another Grammy win tonight, everybody. That's 11 career Grammy wins. Congratulations. So richly deserved."

28. SINGER JONI MITCHELL SMILING AS AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

29. SINGER CHARLI XCX ANNOUNCING BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE -- THE WINNER IS LOLA YOUNG FOR 'MESSY'

30. VARIOUS OF SINGER LOLA YOUNG WALKING TO STAGE AND COLLECTING AWARD AS AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

31. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER, LOLA YOUNG, SAYING ++CONTAINS PROFANITY++:

"I don't know what I'm going to say because I don´t have any speech prepared. Obviously I don't, it´s messy, do you know what I mean? I don't know what to say. Thank you so much. (PROFANITY MUTED AT SOURCE) fucking, sorry, sorry, my face that I'm very, very grateful for this. Nick, we did it. I love you, everybody, everybody, everybody."

32. RAPPER Q-TIP ANNOUNCING DR DRE GLOBAL IMPACT AWARD TO MUSICIAN PHARRELL WILLIAMS

33. VARIOUS OF MUSICIAN PHARRELL WILLIAMS WALKING TO STAGE AS AUDIENCE APPLAUDS AND COLLECTING AWARD

34. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MUSICIAN, PHARRELL WILLIAMS, SAYING:

"I'm so blessed to call this a job. I've never stopped loving this job. I've never stopped being a student. And to everyone here, I've just got to tell you, never stop grinding and, listen, never stop working. Stop doing anything else but working."

35. AUDIENCE APPLAUDING

36. WILLIAMS WALKING OFF STAGE