2026 Primetime Emmys music winners: Lady Gaga loses out as The Pitt, Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter score major wins
Music played a major role at the 2026 Emmy Awards, with The Pitt pulling off a surprise victory over Lady Gaga, while Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter were among the biggest music stars celebrating their first Emmy wins.
The first two nights of the 78th Emmy Awards took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on September 5 and 6, with the weekend covering categories previously presented under the Creative Arts Emmys banner.
And when it came to music, there were a few results fans might not have seen coming, writes Music News Blitz’s Anna Ferraz.
WATCH! Podcast celebrates Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl 60 half-time show
A Music News Blitz discussion featuring host Anna Ferraz alongside Katie Slater, Nisha Cullen and Will Gardner explores the global impact of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half-time performance.
The podcast unpacks the cultural symbolism, industry significance, and audience response that made the show a defining pop-culture moment.
Music review: Bad Bunny’s Superbowl half-time show as a powerful cultural celebration
When Bad Bunny stepped onto the half-time stage, he didn’t arrive alone; he arrived with history, with culture, with the unmistakable energy of a language and identity that refuses to be quiet.
The stadium lights dimmed, the crowd roared, and then - a rhythm began.
Not just a beat, but a heartbeat, pulsing with the sounds of the Caribbean, of city streets, of generations carried forward through music.