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Dalai Lama Wins Grammy for Audiobook, Yungblud & Kendrick Lamar Also Honored

The Dalai Lama has won a Grammy Award for Best Audio Book for his work "Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness The Dalai Lama," dedicating the honor to universal messages of peace. British rocker Yungblud won Best Rock Performance for his cover of Black Sabbath's "Changes," honoring Ozzy Osbourne. Rapper Kendrick Lamar won Best Rap Album, solidifying his status as the most awarded rapper in Grammy history. The 2026 ceremony was hosted by Trevor Noah from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Key Points: Dalai Lama, Kendrick Lamar, Yungblud Win 2026 Grammy Awards

  • Dalai Lama wins for spiritual audiobook
  • Kendrick Lamar becomes most awarded rapper
  • Yungblud wins Best Rock Performance
  • Trevor Noah hosts final Grammys
  • Ceremony held in Los Angeles
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Dalai Lama wins Grammy Award for audiobook 'Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness The Dalai Lama'

The Dalai Lama wins a Grammy for his audiobook, while Kendrick Lamar makes history and Yungblud takes Best Rock Performance at the 2026 ceremony.

"I receive this recognition with gratitude and humility... as a recognition of our shared universal responsibility. - Dalai Lama"

Los Angeles, January 2

Dalai Lama has been awarded the Grammy for his Audiobook 'Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness The Dalai Lama' at the prestigious award ceremony on Monday.

The Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama won the Grammy Award after being nominated alongside 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 recognition with gratitude and humility. I don't see it 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 for the collective well-being of all eight billion human beings. I'm grateful that this Grammy recognition can help spread these messages more widely."

Meanwhile, the musician Yungblud took home the 2026 Grammy for Best Rock Performance with his powerful performance on "Changes", marking a milestone moment in the British rocker's career.

"The song, a cover of Black Sabbath's original, was praised for its raw energy, emotive vocals, and genre-blurring rock sensibilities. Accepting the award, Yungblud honored the late Ozzy Osbourne who originally sang the track, joined by a tearful Sharon Osbourne," noted the Grammy's website.

Rapper Kendrick Lamar has won the Best Rap Album Grammy Award 2026. The singer paid tribute to the "hip hop" in his acceptance speech at the prestigious award ceremony.

At the 68th Grammy Awards, Kendrick Lamar bagged the Best Rap Album for his performance in GNX.

During his acceptance speech, the rapper paid tribute to Hip Hop, saying that the art skill of Hip Hop is ever-present."It is hip-hop as usual, 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 is going to always be right here. We are going to be in these suits looking good, having our folks with us. We are going to be having the culture with us. So I appreciate y'all. God is to glory. Love y'all," said Kendrick Lamar in his acceptance speech as quoted by Variety.

With this, Kendrick Lamar now holds the title of the most awarded rapper at the Grammys, reported The Hollywood Reporter.

The 2026 Grammys, hosted by Noah in his final year as emcee, is currently broadcasting from Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena.

- ANI

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Priya S
While his spiritual messages are beautiful, the Grammy award feels a bit out of place? It's for an audiobook, not music. I'm more excited for Kendrick Lamar making history! That's what the Grammys should primarily celebrate.
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Vikram M
Interesting to see such diverse winners. From the Dalai Lama's meditations to Yungblud's rock. The world needs all kinds of voices. His Holiness's focus on environmental care is especially crucial for a country like India facing climate challenges.
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Sarah B
His humility in accepting the award is commendable. He sees it as a recognition for a shared cause, not a personal trophy. We could use more of that selflessness in today's world. The message of oneness is powerful.
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Rohit P
Grammy for an audiobook? Okay, that's new. But if it helps his teachings on compassion reach a younger, global audience through platforms like Spotify, then why not? Good to see Indian subcontinent's spiritual wisdom getting recognized on a big stage.
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Kavya N
With all due respect to his spiritual stature, the article feels like it's mixing very different things. The political context is always there, but as an average Indian citizen, I just hope such recognitions promote genuine peace and dialogue, not division. The focus should be on the universal message.

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