The nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards have been announced, and it was a good morning for Kendrick Lamar.
Lamar led the field with nine nominations, including album, record and song of the year.
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Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter were also top nominees this year.
Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of The Recording Academy, opened Grammys voting season today with a star-studded stream of recorded nomination announcements. Sabrina Carpenter appeared in curls; Sam Smith at a piano; Sharon Osbourne and her children appeared together to announce best rock album and best metal performance, both previously won by Ozzy Osbourne, who died this summer.
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Chappell Roane (also in curls) appeared with a pep talk for the Best New Artist nominees, which included Addison Rae and Lola Young. Doechii introduced spoken word and rap album, where the nominees included GloRilla, Tyler, The Creator and Kendrick Lamar.
Song of the year was an absolutely overloaded category, with artists including Lady Gaga, Doechii, Bad Bunny, and the fictional band from KPop Demon Hunters.
The Grammys celebrates the best music released within the window of eligibility, which this year is August 31, 2024-August 30, 2025. Meaning, that’s why you don’t see Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” (released October 3) represented.
The winners will be revealed at the Grammy Awards live show at the Crypto.com arena in Downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, February 1.
Here are some more highlights across the 95 categories announced. The full list is available on Grammy.com.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS,” Bad Bunny
“SWAG,” Justin Bieber
“Man’s Best Friend,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Let God Sort Em Out,” Clipse, Pusha T and Malice
“Mayhem,” Lady Gaga
“GNX,” Kendrick Lamar
“MUTT,” Leon Thomas
“CHROMAKOPIA,” Tyler, the Creator
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga
“Anxiety,” Doechii
“DtMF,” Bad Bunny
“Golden,” KPop Demon Hunters
“luther,” Kendrick Lamar w/ SZA
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
“WILDFLOWER,” Billie Eilish
RECORD OF THE YEAR
“DtMF,” Bad Bunny
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Anxiety,” Doechii
“WILDFLOWER,” Billie Eilish
“Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga
“luther,” Kendrick Lamar w/ SZA
“The Subway,” Chappell Roan
“APT.” Rosé and Bruno Mars
BEST NEW ARTIST
Olivia Dean
Katseye
The Marias
Addison Rae
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Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Daises,” Justin Bieber
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Disease,” Lady Gaga
“The Subway,” Chappell Roan
“Messy,” Lola Young
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“Defying Gravity,” Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
“Golden,” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
“Gabriela,” Katseye
“APT.” Rosé and Bruno Mars
“30 for 30,” SZA w/ Kendrick Lamar
BEST RAP ALBUM
“Let God Sort Em Out,” Clipse, Pusha T and Malice
“Glorious,” GloRilla
“God Does Like Ugly,” JID
“GNX,” Kendrick Lamar
“Chromakopia,” Tyler, The Creator
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
“Outside,” Cardi B
“Chains & Whips,” Clipse, Pusha T & Malice f/ Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
“Anxiety,” Doechii
“tv off,” Kenrick Lamar f/Lefty Gunplay
“Darling, I,” Tyler, the Creator f/ Teezo Touchdown
BEST TRADITIONAL COUNTRY ALBUM
“Dollar A Day,” Charley Crockett
“American Romance,” Lukas Nelson
“Oh What A Beautiful World,” Willie Nelson
“Hard Headed Woman,” Margo Price
“Ain’t In It For My Health,” Zach Top
BEST CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY ALBUM
“Patterns,” Kelsea Ballerini
“Snipe Hunter,” Tyler Childers
“Evangeline Vs. The Machine,” Eric Church
“Beautifully Broken,” Jelly Roll
“Postcards From Texas,” Miranda Lambert
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Nose on the Grindstone,” Tyler Childers
“Good News,” Shaboozey
“Bad As I Used to Be,” Chris Stapleton
“I Never Lie,” Zach Top
“Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson
BEST ROCK ALBUM
“private music,” Deftones
“I Quit,” HAIM
“From Zero,” Linkin Park
“NEVER ENOUGH,” Turnstile
“Idols,” YUNGBLUD
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
“U Should Not Be Doing That,” Amyl and The Sniffers
“The Emptiness Machine,” Linkin Park
“NEVER ENOUGH,” Turnstile
“Mirtazapine,” Hayley Williams
“Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning,” YUNGBLUD f/ Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II
BEST R&B ALBUM
“BELOVED,” GIVĒON
“Why Not More?” Coco Jones
“The Crown,” Ledisi
“Escape Room,” Teyana Taylor
“MUTT,” Leon Thomas
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“YUKON,” Justin Bieber
“It Depends,” Chris Brown f/ Bryson Tiller
“Folded,” Kehlani
“MUTT (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk),” Leon Thomas
“Heart Of A Woman,” Summer Walker
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