FKA Twigs admitted she never anticipated taking home a Grammy, even as she stood onstage accepting one. The 38-year-old artist won Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 2026 Grammy Awards for Eusexua, her boundary-pushing, genre-blurring project that includes tracks like Perfect Stranger and Drums of Death. The award was presented Sunday night at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
“I honestly didn’t expect to be up here,” Twigs said during her acceptance speech. “I was just so grateful to be nominated.” She was up against a competitive field that included Fred again.., PinkPantheress, RÜFÜS DU SOL, and Skrillex, making the win all the more surprising, even to her.
Rather than frame the moment as an overnight breakthrough, Twigs used her speech to underline how long the journey has actually been. She released her first EP, EP1, back in 2012 and reminded aspiring artists that visibility often lags far behind the work itself.
“I know it might seem like I’m new to some people,” she said, “but I’ve been doing this for a long time. So if you’re an artist, don’t stop. Trust your vision. That’s what makes people truly connect with your art.”
Twigs, whose real name is Tahliah Barnett, has previously said that Euxeuia reshaped her relationship with herself as much as her music. In a recent interview with ELLE, she described the album as a personal recalibration.
“I’ve always wanted to exist at this meeting point between growth and youth,” she said. “To feel strong, sensual, and healthy but also wiser than I was in my twenties.” She’s also been clear about how she defines success and what she’s not interested in being labeled as.
“I just want everything to be about the work,” Twigs said. “That’s the most interesting part of me. I’m not a pop star, and I don’t want to measure success by numbers or data. I care about impact, on culture and on how people feel.”
With her first Grammy now in hand, Eusexua stands as both a critical milestone and a quiet rebuttal to the idea of sudden success, proof that patience, persistence, and creative conviction still matter.
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