Multiple music Emmy debuts celebrated at 2026 ceremony
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New details have emerged covering the seven music categories at the 2026 Emmy Awards, presented across two nights of the ceremony formerly known as the Creative Arts Emmys. While the previous update noted Gavin Brivik and Andrew Bird's win for "Need Someone" from The Pitt, beating Lady Gaga and South Park's Trey Parker, further reporting details the remaining music winners and several notable career milestones among composers and music supervisors.
David Fleming picked up outstanding music composition for a series, his second Emmy after previously winning for Jim Henson Idea Man, while Toko Nagata took outstanding music supervision, her first win. Dave Porter secured two Emmys for Apple TV's Pluribus, covering main title theme music and sound mixing, both first-time wins for him, and Sean Callery (his fifth Emmy) alongside Sara Barone (her first) won for Netflix's The Beast in Me. On night one, Miguel Gandelman won outstanding music direction for the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show featuring Bad Bunny, becoming only the third person to win this award for a Super Bowl performance, while Tyler Strickland was recognised for his composition work on the documentary John Candy: I Like Me.
- Full list of 2026 Emmy music-category winners now confirmed across two nights.
- Dave Porter and Sean Callery among multiple first-time and repeat winners.
- Miguel Gandelman becomes third person to win Super Bowl Halftime Show music direction Emmy.
Coverage
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- Billboard — Here Are All the Winners in the 7 Music Categories at the 2026 Primetime Emmys: Full List
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