Lola Young Drops F-Word as She Wins First Grammy 4 Months After Collapsing on Stage: 'I'm Very Grateful'
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Charna FlamFebruary 2, 2026 at 4:45 AM
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Lola Young in February 2026 in Los Angeles
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Lola Young won Best Pop Solo Performance at the 2026 Grammy Awards
The British singer-songwriter admitted on stage that she didn't have a speech prepared, saying, "I don’t know what to say"
Her win comes four months after she collapsed on stage at All Things Go festival in September 2025
Lola Young is now a first-time Grammy winner!
The British singer-songwriter scored the Best Pop Solo Performance for her hit song, "Messy," at the 2026 Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1. Young was nominated alongside Justin Bieber for "DAISIES," Sabrina Carpenter for "Manchild," Lady Gaga for "Disease" and Chappell Roan for "The Subway."
After Charli xcx called her name out, Young, 25, jumped out of her chair and ran away from her table and looked back at her seatmates. She then quickly made her way to the stage to accept her award.
Young immediately admitted, "I don’t have any speech prepared. Obviously, I don’t. It’s 'Messy,' do you know what I mean?"
She added, "I don’t know what to say. Thank you so much. You can tell by my f---ing face. Sorry, sorry, sorry."
"I’m very, very grateful for this," she said, before concluding, "Nick [Shymansky], we did it, Mom. I love you."
Lola Young in February 2026 in Los Angeles
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Young's win comes four months after she collapsed on stage at All Things Go festival in September 2025. At the end of the month, she announced that she was canceling all of her upcoming performances because she was "going away for a while."
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At the time, she wrote that she was so “so sorry to let anyone down” who had purchased a ticket to see her perform, and that “it hurts me more than you know.”
“I really hope you’ll give me a second chance once I’ve had some time to work on myself and come back stronger,” Young wrote at the time.
The "Messy" singer then made her first public appearance months later when she attended Lily Allen's Christmas party in December 2025.
The following day, she shared a statement updating fans on her well-being. "I just wanted to express gratitude to everyone who has given me time and space to gather myself and get my head in a better place," she wrote on Instagram. "I’ve felt so much love and support from you all, and it has helped more than you will ever now."
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