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Why Bad Bunny Didn't Perform at Grammys 2026
Bad Bunny will always have the love and support of those around him.
After the “DtMF” singer made history at the 2026 Grammys Feb. 1 when DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS became the first all-Spanish language album to win Album of the Year, his ex girlfriend Gabriela Berlingeri shared her excitement over his milestone.
The model reshared a photo from the Grammys’ Instagram declaring Bad Bunny’s win, and quickly followed it up with a photo of several hands bringing their respective drinks in for a toast.
But winning the top award wasn’t his only feat as Bad Bunny (real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) also took home the awards for Best Música Urbana Album and Best Global Music Performance for “EoO.”
Bad Bunny and Gabriela first met in 2017 while he was dining at a restaurant in Puerto Rico with his father and brother. They began dating and working together—with Gabriela even appearing as the bride in his 2022 music video for “Tití Me Preguntó”—before quietly splitting sometime in 2022. Bad Bunny then went on to date Kendall Jenner from 2023 to 2024.
But even after their break up, the two maintained a close bond, with the “Diles” singer, 31, even clarifying their relationship status during a 2022 Instagram Live.
“Gabriela and I are intimate friends, we are best friends,” he said at the time, according to Telemundo. “If she wants to have a boyfriend, she can have one because we are best friends.”
“Same for me,” he added, “if I find a girlfriend I can have one.”
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Bad Bunny and Gabriela, 32, also spent much of the COVID-19 lockdown together, with Gabriela providing the photos for Bad Bunny’s May 2020 cover story for Rolling Stone.
“Do people really think I’m spending quarantine alone?” he told the outlet at the time. “No! I am with someone, she is very special in my life. This quarantine has made me understand that she is the best companion I could have.”
“I am happy with her,” he continued. “[People] don’t know she has helped me a lot in emotional aspects when I needed it the most.”
For a look back at more incredible moments from the 2026 Grammy Awards, keep reading.
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Needing a Minute
Bad Bunny didn't move when he heard his name called as the winner of Album of the Year for DeBí TiRAR MáS FOToS. Instead, he sat with his hand over his face, barely moving, for 24 seconds as emotion washed over him.
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Party in the USA
Miley Cyrus and Jelly Roll, Best Country Duo/Group Performance winner with Shaboozey for "Amen," took it all in as the good times rolled at the 2026 Grammys.
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Kissy Face Sent to Your Phone
Rosé chilled out with Bruno Mars after they opened the show performing their smash-hit single "APT."
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Invited to All the Shows
Nikki Glaser doesn't just host the Golden Globes, she gets nominated for Grammys too. (Well, not this year, but last year shre was.)
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Need That Picture of You, It's So Magical
Tate McRae will always remember her and Lady Gaga this way.
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XOXO
Jelly Roll got an "Amen" from wife Bunnie XO when he won Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
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Cheers!
Backstage, FKA Twigs celebrated her victory for Best Dance/Electronic Album with a PATRÓN Tequila cocktail.
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Country Strong
Jelly Roll, Shaboozey, Kelsea Ballerini, Reba McEntire, Zack Top and Lainey Wilson made for quite the group photo.
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Using His Intuition
Jamie Foxx took the liberty of capturing the moment for Teddy Swims and Babyface.
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Teddy Signs
Teddy Swims signed autographs with his Sharpie S-Gel Copper pen for fans waiting outside of the Crypto.com Arena.
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Tripleting
Haim's I Quit lost Best Rock Album to Turnstile's Never Enough, but Alana, Danielle and Este Haim will never regret wearing matching dresses.
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Working Late
One day Jack Antonoff, an Album of the Year nominee as a producer on Sabrina Carpenter's Man's Best Friend, might regret wearing jeans and a T-shirt. But wife Margaret Qualley did the assignment.
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Having a Moment
Charli XCX looked left as she strode backstage, in the building to present Best Pop Solo Performance.
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Extended Family
Sharon Osbourne, Jack Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne were guests of honor as the Grammys paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, who died in July 2025.
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EGOT Mania
During the untelevized part of the Grammys known as the Premiere Ceremony, Steven Spielberg became the 22nd person (or 28th if you're counting honorary awards) to achieve EGOT status. He added a Grammy for Best Music Film as a producer on the documentary Music by John Williams to his impressive career haul.
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