There's a new star in the Pink Pony Club. Indeed, a year after Chappell Roan claimed the award for Best New Artist, she handed the baton to Olivia Dean at the 2026 Grammys, hosted by Trevor Noah at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 1st. (Check out all the winners here.)
"I never really imagined that I would be standing up here, let alone nominated," she said during her acceptance speech. "So, thank you so much." The "Man I Need" singer, who performed alongside fellow Best New Artist nominees KATSEYE, The Marías, Addison Rae, sombr, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren, and Lola Young right before the category was announced, also thanked her family. "I want to say I'm up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant," she added. "I'm a product of bravery, and I think those people deserve to be celebrated."
"We're nothing without each other," the 26-year-old concluded. "Thank you so much. I love you. Thank you so much for the fun."
Before this year's ceremony, many of the nominees expressed their disbelief at being nominated for their first Grammy. "It's literally just the biggest, biggest honor," KATSEYE member Lara Raj told People in a January 5 interview. "I don't think any of us were expecting it. It really took us by surprise." She added, "When we found out, we were all in tears, screaming and crying. It means so much to be recognized among so many people who have been in the industry for so long—and people that we look up to. So many of the nominees are the reason that [we are] artists in the first place."
Plus, Lara noted what the group's plan would be if they took home gold. "Every time after we have a performance, we love to sleep," she continued. "But I think if we win a Grammy, we're going to need to have a party. We're going to need to do some celebration, the six of us, for sure."
Meanwhile, Alex Warren allowed that the moment he learned of his nomination was filled with emotion with wife Kouvr Annon. "I bawled in my wife's arms," he told AP News in December, noting that after years of facing doubters, "The biggest justification ever was the nomination."
