The Cure have won their first two Grammy Awards at the 2026 Grammy Awards, held on Sunday 1 February 2026 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, following the success of their comeback album Songs of a Lost World.
The band took home Best Alternative Music Album for Songs of a Lost World, while lead single Alone won Best Alternative Music Performance. It marks the first Grammy wins in the band’s career, more than four decades after their 1979 debut Three Imaginary Boys.
Why the band were absent
The Cure were not present at the ceremony. Band members Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Jason Cooper and Reeves Gabrels were attending the funeral of longtime guitarist and keyboardist Perry Bamonte, who died in December aged 65.
A statement from Smith was read on stage during the acceptance.
“Simon, Jason, Roger, Reeves and I would like to thank the Grammys for this wonderful award, we are very honoured to receive it.
We would also like to thank everyone who helped in the creation of our Songs Of A Lost World album, particularly co-producer Paul Corkett, everyone in the Universal Music Group who worked so hard to get our Lost World found, everyone in our mostly indefatigable crew…and most importantly, all of the Cure fans around the world, who came to our Lost World shows and enjoyed our Lost World music.
Without you, none of this would be possible. Thank you!”
A long awaited comeback album
Songs of a Lost World is The Cure’s first studio album in 16 years, following 2008’s 4:13 Dream. Its Grammy success caps a major return for the band, both critically and commercially.
Before this year, The Cure had only received two Grammy nominations, both in the Best Alternative Music Album category. Wish was nominated in 1993, followed by Bloodflowers in 2001.
