Los Angeles: The Dalai Lama has been honored with a Grammy for his audiobook ‘Meditation: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’ at the prestigious awards ceremony on Monday (local time).
Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama wins Grammy Award after being nominated with Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story by Kathy Garver, Into the Uncut Grass by Trevor Noah, Lovely One: A Memoir by Ketanji Brown Jackson and You Know It’s True: The Real Story of Milli Vanilli by Fab Morvan.
In response to the award, the Dalai Lama’s office posted a message from the spiritual leader, saying, “I receive this honor with gratitude and humility. I see it not as something personal, but as a recognition of our shared universal responsibility. I truly believe that peace, compassion, care for our environment, and an understanding of the oneness of humanity are essential to the collective well-being of all eight billion human beings. I am grateful that this Grammy recognition will help spread these messages more widely. Can do.”
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Meanwhile, musician Yungblud won the 2026 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance with his powerful performance on “Changes,” marking a milestone in the British rocker’s career.
The Grammy website reads, “The song, a cover of Black Sabbath’s original, was praised for its raw energy, emotional tone and genre-blurring rock sensibilities. Accepting the award, Yungblud honored the late Ozzy Osbourne, who originally sang the track, accompanied by a tearful Sharon Osbourne.”
Rapper Kendrick Lamar has won the Best Rap Album Grammy Award 2026. The singer paid tribute to “Hip Hop” in his acceptance speech at the prestigious awards ceremony.
At the 68th Grammy Awards, Kendrick Lamar won Best Rap Album for his performance in GNX.
During his acceptance speech, the rapper paid tribute to hip hop, saying that the artistry of hip hop has always been present. “This is hip-hop as always, man. I’m not good at talking about myself, but I express it through the music. It’s an honor to be here. Hip-hop will always be here. We’ll look good in these suits, our people will be with us. We’ll keep the culture with us. So I appreciate y’all.” “To God be the glory,” Kendrick Lamar said in his acceptance speech, as quoted by Variety. Love you all.”
With this, Kendrick Lamar now holds the title of most awarded rapper at the Grammys, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
The 2026 Grammys, hosted by Noah in his final year as MC, is currently airing from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.