Nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards have been revealed, with Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, SZA, Turnstile, Tyler, the Creator, Doechii, and Hayley Williams leading the way.
Kendrick Lamar continued his massive year, leading all contenders with a total of seven nominations. GNX is up for Album of the Year, while “luther,” his collaboration with SZA, is nominated for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Lamar previously claimed the prizes for Song and Record of the Year at the 2025 Grammys for his Drake diss track “Not Like Us.”
Like Lamar, Bad Bunny is also nominated for Album, Song, and Record of the Year at the 2026 Grammys, thanks to his latest project, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, and its standout single, “DTMF.”
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Other Album of the Year contenders include Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend, Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out, Tyler, the Creator’s CHROMAKOPIA, and Lady Gaga’s Mayhem.
Alongside “luther” and “DTMF,” other notable Song of the Year nominees include “Golden,” the breakout smash by Huntr/x from Netflix’s K-Pop Demon Hunters, and “APT.”, ROSÉ’s blockbuster collaboration with Bruno Mars. Rounding out the category are Billie Eilish’s “Wildflower,” Doechii’s “Anxiety,” Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra,” and Sabrina Carpenter’s “Manchild.”
With the exception of “Golden,” many of those same names are also up for Record of the Year. In place of “Golden,” Chappell Roan’s “The Subway” will also vie for Grammy gold in the category.
The nominees for Artist of the Year are as eclectic as ever, including names like KATSEYE, The Marías, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, Addison Rae, sombr, Leon Thomas, and Alex Warren.
Hayley Williams earned four Grammy nominations. Her recent solo album Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party is nominated for Best Alternative Music Album, while her songs “Parachute” and “Mirtazapine” are up for Best Alternative Music Performance and Best Rock Performance, respectively. Additionally, “Glum” received a nomination for Best Rock Song.
Competing against Williams in the Alternative categories are The Cure, who received their first Grammy nominations in more than two decades. Robert Smith and co. earned a nod in the Alternative Music Album category thanks to their comeback album Songs of a Lost World, while their song “Alone” is a finalist for Alternative Music Performance.
Other finalists in the Alternative Music Album category include Bon Iver for SABLE, fABLE, Wet Leg for moisturizer, and, perhaps most curiously, Tyler, the Creator for DON’T TAP THE GLASS.
On the Best Rock Album front, nominees include Deftones’ private music, Turnstile’s NEVER ENOUGH, HAIM’s i quit, Linkin Park’s From Zero, and Yungbud’s Idols. Meanwhile, Best Metal Performance nominees feature names like Dream Theater, Ghost, Sleep Token, Spiritbox, and Turnstile.
Speaking of Turnstile, with a total of five nominations in 2026, they’re the first band to be nominated across Rock, Alternative, and Metal categories in a single year.
Now in its 68th year, the Grammys recognize the best albums, songs, and music released between the eligibility period (August 31st, 2024, to August 30th, 2025). If you’re wondering, Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl was not released within the window of eligibility.
The 2026 Grammy Awards will take place on February 1st, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The event will be aired live on CBS and Paramount+.
Ahead of the 2026 Grammys, the Recording Academy has announced a few rule changes and introduced new categories. Most notably, artists who previously appeared on an Album of the Year-nominated record can now be considered for Best New Artist, provided their contributions amounted to 20 percent or less of that album. Two new categories have also been added: Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover, bringing the total number of Grammy categories to 95. Additionally, Best Country Album has been renamed Best Contemporary Country Album, while Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package has been merged back into the Best Recording Package category.
Also of note, the 2026 Grammy ballots will be presented in a randomized order for the first time, rather than alphabetically. According to Recording Academy Chief Awards and Global Industry Officer Ruby Marchand, the update “brings our process in line with standard voting best practices … and further ensures the process is fair and equitable for all entries.” The move is widely seen as a way to encourage voters to engage with the entire ballot, rather than defaulting to familiar names or artists appearing first alphabetically, helping to level the playing field across all contenders.
2026 Grammy Nominations
Album of the Year:
Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Justin Bieber – SWAG
Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out
Lady Gaga – Mayhem
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Leon Thomas – MUTT
Tyler, the Creator – CHROMAKOPIA
Song of the Year:
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Doechii – “Anxiety”
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Bad Bunny – “DtMF”
HUNTR/X – “Golden”
Kendrick Lamar and SZA – “luther”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Billie Eilish – “WILDFLOWER”
Record of the Year:
Bad Bunny – “DTMF”
Billie Eilish – “Wildflower”
Chappell Roan – “The Subway”
Doechii – “Anxiety”
Kendrick Lamar and SZA – “luther”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Rosé and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Best New Artist:
KATSEYE
The Marías
Lola Young
Olivia Dean
Addison Rae
sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Best Alternative Music Album:
Bon Iver – SABLE, fABLE
The Cure – Songs of a Lost World
Tyler, the Creator – DON’T TAP THE GLASS
Wet Leg – moisturizer
Hayley Williams – Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Best Alternative Music Performance:
Bon Iver – “Everything Is Peaceful Love”
The Cure – “Alone”
Turnstile – “SEEIN’ STARS”
Wet Leg – “mangetout”
Hayley Williams – “Parachute”
Best Rock Performance:
Amyl and The Sniffers – “U Should Not Be Doing That”
Linkin Park – “The Emptiness Machine”
Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH”
Hayley Williams – “Mirtazapine”
YUNGBLUD featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, and Adam Wakeman, II – “Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning”
Best Rock Song:
Nine Inch Nails – “As Alive As You Need Me To Be”
Sleep Token – “Caramel”
Hayley Williams – “Glum”
Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH”
YUNGBLUD – “Zombie”
Best Rock Album:
Deftones – private music
HAIM – I quit
Linkin Park – From Zero
Turnstile – NEVER ENOUGH
Yungblud – Idols
Best Metal Performance:
Dream Theater – “Night Terror”
Ghost – “Lachryma”
Sleep Token – “Emergence”
Spiritbox – “Soft Spine”
Turnstile – “BIRDS”
Best Solo Pop Performance:
Justin Bieber – “Daisies”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Lady Gaga – “Disease”
Chappell Roan – “The Subway”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande – “Defying Gravity”
Huntr/x – “Golden”
Katseye – “Gabriela”
Rosé and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
SZA with Kendrick Lamar – “30 for 30”
Best Pop Vocal Album:
Justin Bieber – SWAG
Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful
Lady Gaga – Mayhem
Teddy Swims – I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)
Best Dance/Electronic Recording:
Disclosure & Anderson .Paak – “No Cap”
Fred Again.., Skepta and PlaqueBoyMax – “Victory Lap”
Kaytranada – “Space Invader”
Skrillex – “Voltage”
Tame Impala – “End of Summer”
Best Dance/Electronic Album:
FKA twigs – EUSEXUA
Fred again.. – Ten Days
PinkPantheress – Fancy That
RÜFÜS DU SOL – Inhale / Exhale
Skrillex – F— U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3
Best Rap Album:
Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out
GloRilla – GORIOUS
JID – God Does Like Ugly
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Tyler, the Creator – CHROMAKOPIA
Best Rap Song:
Clipse, John Legend, Voices of Fire – “The Birds Don’t Sing”
Doechii” – Anxiety”
GloRilla – “TGIF”
Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay – “TV Off”
Tyler, the Creator featuring Glorilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne – “Sticky”
Best Rap Performance:
Cardi B – “Outside”
Clipse and Kendrick Lamar – “Chains & Whips”
Doechii” – Anxiety”
Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay – “TV Off”
Tyler, the Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown – “Darling, I”
Best Melodic Rap Performance:
Fridayy and Meek Mill – “Proud of Me”
JID, Ty Dolla $ign and 6lack – “Wholeheartedly”
Kendrick Lamar and SZA – “luther”
PartyNextDoor and Drake – “Somebody Loves Me”
Terrace Martin and Kenyon Dixon featuring Rapsody – “WeMaj”
Best Latin Pop Album:
Alejandro Sanz – ¿Y Ahora Qué?
Andrés Cepeda – Bogotá (Deluxe)
Karol G – Tropicoqueta
Natalia Lafourcade – Cancionera
Rauw Alejandro – Cosa Nuestra
Best Música Urbana Album:
Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Feid – Ferxxo Vol X: Sagrado
J Balvin – Mixteip
Nicki Nicole – Naiki
Trueno – EUB Deluxe
Yandel – Sinfónico (En Vivo)
Best Americana Album:
Jesse Welles – Middle
Jon Batiste – Big Money
Larkin Poe – Bloom
Molly Tuttle – So Long Little Miss Sunshine
Willie Nelson – Last Leaf on the Tree
Best Folk Album:
I’m With Her – Wild and Clear and Blue
Jason Isbell – Foxes in the Snow
Jesse Welles – Under the Powerlines (Live April 2024 – September 2024)
Patty Griffin – Crown of Roses
Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson – What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow
Best Comedy Album:
Ali Wong – Single Lady
Bill Burr – Drop Dead Years
Jamie Foxx – What Had Happened Was…
Nate Bargatze – Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
Sarah Silverman – PostMortem
Best Music Video:
Clipse – “So Be It”
Doechii – “Anxiety”
OK Go – “Love”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Sade – “Young Lion”
Best Music Film:
Devo – Devo
Diane Warren – Relentless
John Williams – Music by John Williams
Pharrell Williams – Piece by Piece
Raye – Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media:
John Powell – How to Train Your Dragon
John Powell & Stephen Schwartz – Wicked
Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
Theodore Shapiro – Severance: Season 2
Producer of the Year:
Dan Auerbach
Cirkut
Dijon
Blake Mills
Sounwave
Songwriter of the Year:
Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Tobias Jesso Jr.
Laura Veltz
