Turnstile, YUNGBLUD And More Win Big At The 2026 GRAMMY Awards

The 2026 ‘GRAMMY Awards’ took place today, February 1st, in Los Angeles, CA, with the rock, metal, and alternative categories once again presented during the Premiere Ceremony held earlier at the Peacock Theater ahead of tonight’s televised broadcast.

Among the performers during the Premiere Ceremony were Canadian alternative metal standouts Spiritbox, who took the stage to perform “Soft Spine.” The band earned their third GRAMMY nomination this year, competing in the Best Metal Performance category following the success of their gold-certified 2024 single “Circle With Me.”

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Despite the high-profile performance, Spiritbox came up short in the category, as Turnstile emerged as one of the night’s biggest winners. The Baltimore melodic hardcore favorites claimed Best Metal Performance for “Birds”, while also taking home Best Rock Album for ‘NEVER ENOUGH’.

YUNGBLUD also earned his first-ever GRAMMY Award, winning Best Rock Performance for his live cover of Black Sabbath’s “Changes.” The performance was recorded during Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s final live sendoff, ‘Back To The Beginning,’ held last July at Villa Park. The rendition featured Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme), Frank Bello (Anthrax), Adam Wakeman, and II (Sleep Token). Sharon Osbourne joined the group onstage to accept the award.

Industrial rock icons Nine Inch Nails picked up Best Rock Song for “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” from the upcoming ‘Tron: Ares’ soundtrack, though no members of the band were present to accept the award.

A full list of winners and nominees across the rock, metal, and alternative categories can be found below.

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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 ‘Back To The Beginning’) (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”
Hayley 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”

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