Jelly Roll Sweeps Inaugural Best Contemporary Country Album at 2026 Grammys

Jelly Roll
has won the inaugural award for Best Contemporary Country Album at the 2026 Grammys. His album Beautifully Broken beat out records by Eric Church (Evangeline vs. the Machine), Kelsea Ballerini (Patterns), Miranda Lambert (Postcards From Texas), and Tyler Childers (Snipe Hunter).

This marks Jelly Roll’s third win of the night, achieving a clean sweep from his three nominations. He also secured Best Country Duo/Group Performance for his collaboration with Shaboozey on “Amen,” and Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for “Hard Fought Hallelujah” featuring Brandon Lake.

Jelly Roll at the 68th Grammy Awards, February 2026 (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Beyoncé was awarded the 2025 Best Country Album Grammy for Cowboy Carter. It was her first year being nominated in any country music categories. (Nearly a decade prior, the Grammys’ country music committee had rejected her submission of “Daddy Lessons,” from 2016’s Lemonade.) The Recording Academy subsequently announced that it was splitting up the Best Country Album category into two awards: Best Contemporary Country Album and Best Traditional Country Album.

See the full winners list and follow along with all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2026 Grammys.

---

Related Articles

• Jelly Roll Teases Political Awakening and New Music Barrage After Grammy Wins
• The Cure Finally Snags a Grammy: Wins Best Alternative Music Album for Songs of a Lost World
• Kendrick Lamar Wins Best Rap Album at 2026 Grammys for 'GNX'

---

Related Articles

• Lady Gaga Conjures Grammy Magic, Wins Best Pop Vocal Album for 'Mayhem'