Yesterday (February 1), the 2026 Grammy Awards brought together the biggest names in pop music. With so many acts ready to duke it out for a trophy, fans were ready for some stiff competition.
However, in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category, it appears one rising act has it on lock. Laufey‘s A Matter Of Time snatched the win against Laila Biali’s Wintersongs, Jennifer Hudson’s The Gift Of Love, Elton John & Brandi Carlile’s Who Believes In Angels?, Lady Gaga’s Harlequin, and Barbra Streisand’s The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2.
During her acceptance speech, Laufey, filled with emotion, used the moment to trace her success back to her arts education foundation.
“I have everything to thank my music education and my arts education for,” confessed Laufey. “We cannot cut funding for the arts — they are so important. What you are all doing here is so important. I love you all so much.”
Watch Laufey’s full acceptance for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album during the 2026 Grammy Awards ceremony below.
This marks Laufely’s second Best Traditional Pop Vocal win. At the 2024 ceremony, Laufey’s acclaimed project Bewitched beat out Liz Callaway’s To Steve with Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim, Rickie Lee Jones’s Pieces of Treasure, Pentatonix’s Holidays Around the World, Bruce Springsteen’s Only the Strong Survive, and the compilation body of work Sondheim Unplugged (The NYC Sessions), Vol. 3.
View the full list of winners for the 2026 Grammy Awards here.
Laufey’s latest album, A Matter Of Time, is out now via Vingolf Recordings/AWAL. Click here to stream or order.