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Monday, February 2

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In her middle school social studies class, 14-year-old Eniola Taiwo was learning about historical figures and monuments that honor them across the country.

As a homework assignment, her class was asked if they could honor anyone; Who would it be, and where?

After seeing the LA wildfires all over the news, Taiwo decided she wanted to honor the brave firefighters risking their lives, but she wanted to do this for real, and not just in a homework assignment.

An in memoriam segment that had the entire room on its feet. A famous director achieving EGOT status. And a whole lot of celebrities criticizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.

The 68th Grammy Awards on Sunday, which comedian Trevor Noah helmed for the sixth and final time, were a long (a little over 3½ hours, to be exact) but memorable event.

Here are our biggest takeaways from music’s biggest night.

Bad Bunny won album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards for his critically-acclaimed “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” closing out a surprising and history-making night. It is the first time a Spanish-language album has taken home the top prize.

“Puerto Rico, believe me when I tell you that we are much bigger than 100 by 35,” he said in his acceptance speech in Spanish, referring to a Puerto Rican colloquialism about the island’s small size. “And there is nothing we can’t achieve. Thank God, thank you to the Academy, thank you to all the people who have believed in me throughout my career.

“To all the people who worked on this album, thank you mami for giving birth to me in Puerto Rico, I love you,” he continued.

Trevor Noah once again roamed through the audience during his monologue to open the Grammy Awards, taking pokes at the stars while standing right next to them, but he saved his most pointed jokes for absentees, and elicited an angry post from the president.

“ Nicki Minaj is not here,” Noah said, to big cheers from the audience at Crypto.com Arena. “She is still at the White House with Donald Trump discussing very important issues.”

Minaj this week visited and praised the president, the culmination of a move toward MAGA that she’s made in recent months.

Music’s biggest night turned out to be a big night for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, which added two more Grammy Awards to its collection.

The BSO and BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons were recognized for Best Orchestral Performance for its recording of Messiaen’s sprawling Turangalîla-Symphonie, while cellist Yo-Yo Ma, BSO, and Nelsons also won in the Best Classical Instrumental category for its Shostakovich Cello Concertos album.

Click here for a full list of the 2026 Grammy winners

“Melania: Twenty Days to History” won over fans of the first lady at the box office this weekend, surpassing the initial opening weekend expectations to generate $7.04 million.

The Amazon MGM Studios film, which rolled out in over 1,500 theaters in North America, was estimated to make $5 million, which would have made it a relatively solid opening by documentary standards. But after beating expectations, it’s now the strongest start of a non-music documentary in over a decade, according to box office analysts.

It took the No. 3 overall spot for the weekend, following YouTuber Markiplier’s self-financed film “Iron Lung” and Sam Raimi’s “Send Help.”