Bergenfield and Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey’s Jack Antonoff took home a Grammy for co-producing and co-writing the song, “Luther,” featuring SZA (born Solana Rowe) who hails from Maplewood, New Jersey.
Kendrick Lamar’s “Luther” is from his critically acclaimed LP GNX, which won the 2026 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. He won five Grammys, bringing his career total to 27, and making him the most-awarded rapper in Grammy history, surpassing Jay-Z.
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Anotonoff also won Best Rap Song with Lamar, and was nominated for nine other awards at the 68th edition of the annual show, including record of the year for producing “Manchild” by Sabrina Carpenter.
Red Carpet History
Antonoff made history that night by becoming just the fourth person to win all four major categories during his career — album, record, song of the year, and best new artist. The only other musicians who have completed that “Big Four” feat are Christopher Cross (1981), Billie Eilish (2020), and Adele (2020).
Famously married to actress Margaret Qualley, the daughter of Andie McDowell and star of multiple films, Antonoff walked the Red Carpet solo, pairing a brown leather jacket with jeans and a white t-shirt, according to Cosmopolitan. His look, the magazine reported, stood out in a “sea of suits and gowns.”
Qualley joined her husband later at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, wearing a sleeveless black midi dress with subtle gold detailing on the side, Cosmo reported.
The Bergen County native joined Lamar, SZA, and their producing team on stage for the record of the year win. At the mic, SZA said, “Please don’t fall into despair. I know that right now is a scary time; I know the algorithm is telling us that it’s so scary and all is lost. There’s been world wars, there’s been plagues and we have gone on. We can go on, we need each other, we need to trust each other and trust ourselves, trust our heart. We’re not governed by the government, we’re governed by God.”
About Jack Antonoff
Antonoff has produced and co-written songs with artists including Taylor Swift, Lorde, Lana Del Rey, St. Vincent, Pink, Florence and the Machine, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, and Doja Cat.
He grew up in Bergenfield and Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, and attended elementary school at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County in New Milford. He and his sister Rachel commuted to Manhattan to attend the Professional Children’s School, which is geared toward working and aspiring child actors and dancers. His sister, Sarah, died of brain cancer at the age of 13 when Jack was a senior in high school.
He is the lead vocalist of the rock band Bleachers and previously served as the guitarist and drummer for the pop-rock band Fun and as the lead vocalist of the indie rock band Steel Train.