Baltimore Maryland’s Turnstile cleaned up at the 2026 Grammy’s winning 2 awards for Best Rock Album as well as Best Metal Performance. While the band claimed two Grammy Awards this year, they were also nominated in three more categories.
The band won “Best Metal Performance” for their track “Birds,” and “Best Rock Album” for their LP “Never Enough.” They were also nominated for “Best Rock Performance” and “Best Rock Song” for “Never Enough,” as well as “Best Alternative Music Performance” for “Seein’ Stars.”
Back in 2023, Turnstile’s song “Holiday” was nominated for “Best Rock Performance,” and their track “Blackout” was nominated for both “Best Rock Song” and “Best Metal Performance.” In 2026 though the band did not leave empty handed.
“To Baltimore, thank you, we love you,”said frontman Brendan Yates.
Turnstile received their award in a pre-telecast ceremony at the 68th annual Grammy Awards, which was held Sunday night (Feb 1st) at the Crypto.com Arena (formerly the Staples Center)in Los Angeles, CA.
In the “Best Rock Album” category, TURNSTILE beat out DEFTONES’ “Private Music”, HAIM’s “I Quit”, LINKIN PARK’s “From Zero” and Yungblud’s “Idols”.
The Grammy Awards celebrate the best music released within the window of eligibility, which this year is August 31, 2024-August 30, 2025.
Winners are determined by the Recording Academy’s Voting Members — a peer group composed of music creators, including artists, songwriters, producers, engineers, and more. Their votes decide every nominee and Grammy winner.
2026 “Best Metal Performance” nominees were as follows:
- DREAM THEATER – “Night Terror”
- GHOST – “Lachryma”
- SLEEP TOKEN – “Emergence”
- SPIRITBOX – “Soft Spine”
- TURNSTILE – “Birds”
Recorded between Los Angeles and their homes in Baltimore, “Never Enough” was produced by Turnstile front man Brendan Yates. The track “Birds” has an intense, Bad Brains-inspired sound and symbolizes freedom and a shared experience. The symbolism in the song is potentially referencing stage divers or a broader connection among people, within the band’s recent music. The title likely plays on the idea of being free like birds, a theme echoed in the lyrics (“These birds not meant to fly alone”)
Congratulations to the band on their 2026 Grammy wins.
(Source: Blabbermouth.net)
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