The nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards have been announced, with Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter and Lady Gaga leading the list of nominees.
Lamar earned nine nominations, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year, as well as best pop duo/group performance, melodic rap performance, rap song and rap album. He’s also nominated twice in the rap performance category.
Lady Gaga has seven nominations, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year — her first time receiving nominations in all three categories simultaneously. She also earned nods for in categories including pop solo performance, pop vocal album, dance pop recording and traditional pop vocal album.
Carpenter was nominated in six categories including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year, in addition to Best Pop Solo Performance (alongside nominees Justin Bieber (“Daisies”), Carpenter (“Manchild”), Gaga (“Disease”), Chappell Roan (“The Subway”), and Lola Young (“Messy”).
- The nominees for Song of the Year include Gaga’s “Abracadabra,” Doechii’s “Anxiety,” Rose and Bruno Mars’ “APT,” Bad Bunny’s “DtMF,” Kendrick Lamar’s “Luther” with SZA, Carpenter’s “Manchild,” Billie Eilish’s “Wildflower,” and “Golden” from EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI.
- Record of the Year nominees include Bad Bunny (“DtMF”), Carpenter (“Manchild”), Doechii (“Anxiety”), Billie Eilish (“Wildflower”), Gaga (“Abracadabra”), Kendrick Lamar and SZA (“Luther”), Roan (“The Subway”) and Rosé and Bruno Mars (“APT”).
- The Album of the Year category includes nominations for Lady Gaga’s “Mayhem”, Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX,” Sabrina Carpenter’s “Man’s Best Friend,” Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” Justin Bieber’s “Swag,” Clipse, Pusha T & Malice’s “Let God Sort Em Out,” Leon Thomas’ “Mutt” and Tyler, the Creator’s “Chromakopia.”
- Nominees for Best New Artist include: Olivia Dean, KATSEYE, The Marias, Addison Rae, sombr, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren and Lola Young.
Only recordings commercially released in the U.S. between Aug. 31, 2024 through Aug. 30, 2025 were eligible for nominations. The final round of Grammy voting, which determines its winners, will take place Dec. 12 through Jan. 5. Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. in a statement: “The Grammy Awards are our opportunity to honor the people who make this community so vibrant and this year’s nominees remind us of the incredible talent that is driving music forward. From emerging talent to influential icons, these nominees reflect today’s broad and diverse musical landscape, and I am excited to celebrate them in the coming weeks ahead.”
The 68th annual Grammys ceremony will take place Feb. 1st from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, airing live on CBS and Paramount+.
For the full list of nominees, head HERE.
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