2026 Grammy Nominations Revealed: Kendrick Lamar Leads the Pack

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Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards, as revealed by the Recording Academy during a live announcement on Friday.

The rapper earned nine nominations this year, with his album GNX and the single “Luther” being recognized for album, record, and song of the year. This brings his career total to 66 nominations. He’s hoping to repeat last year’s wins, where he took home awards for record and song of the year with “Not Like Us.”

He’s up against strong competition in the main categories from artists like Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, and Sabrina Carpenter. Lady Gaga is the second-highest nominated artist this year, with seven nominations total. Her album, Mayhem, is in the running for Album of the Year, and her song “Abracadabra” has been nominated for both Record and Song of the Year.

Both Bad Bunny and Carpenter are leading contenders at the awards. Bad Bunny’s album, DeBí TiRAR MáS FOToS, and its song “DtMF” received six nominations, including potential wins for Record and Song of the Year. Carpenter also earned six nominations, continuing his strong performance from last year, with his album Man’s Best Friend and the song “Manchild” both vying for Record and Song of the Year.

The competition for Record of the Year is strong, with artists like Lamar, Gaga, Carpenter, and Bad Bunny facing off against Doechii’s “Anxiety,” Billie Eilish’s “WILDFLOWER,” Chappell Roan’s “The Subway,” and Rosé and Bruno Mars’ song “APT.” The Song of the Year category is equally competitive, and a viral hit by KPop Demon Hunters replaced “The Subway” as a nominee.

The competition for Album of the Year also features Justin Bieber, nominated for the first time since 2022 with his album Swag. He’s up against albums like Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out, Tyler, the Creator’s CHROMAKOPIA, and the debut album MUTT by Leon Thomas.

Thomas is nominated for six awards this year and is also in the running for best new artist, competing against Addison Rae, Sombr, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, KATSEYE, The Marias, and Alex Warren. Many people were surprised that Alex Warren’s popular song “Ordinary” and Gracie Abrams’ “That’s So True” didn’t receive nominations.

Several other artists received multiple nominations, including Clipse, SZA, Tyler, the Creator, and Turnstile, who each have five. Doechii also earned five nominations this year for her song “Anxiety,” including nods for best rap performance, best rap song, and best music video.

The awards also celebrated those behind the scenes, like producers and songwriters. Jack Antonoff received seven nominations for his work on the albums GNX and Man’s Best Friend, but wasn’t up for the Producer of the Year award. Amy Allen, who wrote all the songs on Man’s Best Friend and helped with “APT,” earned four nominations and could win Songwriter of the Year.

Record Of The Year

Here’s a list of songs: “DtMF” by Bad Bunny, “Manchild” by Sabrina Carpenter, “Anxiety” by Doechii, “WILDFLOWER” by Billie Eilish, “Abracadabra” by Lady Gaga, “luther” featuring SZA by Kendrick Lamar, “The Subway” by Chappell Roan, and “APT.” by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars.

Album of The Year

Here’s a list of song or album titles: ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’ by Bad Bunny, ‘SWAG’ by Justin Bieber, ‘Man’s Best Friend’ by Sabrina Carpenter, ‘Let God Sort Em Out’ by Clipse, Pusha T & Malice, ‘MAYHEM’ by Lady Gaga, ‘GNX’ by Kendrick Lamar, ‘MUTT’ by Leon Thomas, and ‘CHROMAKOPIA’ by Tyler, The Creator.

Song of the Year

Here’s a list of songs and their songwriters: “Abracadabra” was written by Lady Gaga, Henry Walter, and Andrew Watt. “Anxiety” was written by Jaylah Hickmon (for Doechii). The song “APT.” credits Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park, Theron Thomas, and Henry Walter (for ROSÉ and Bruno Mars). “DtMF” was written by Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Hugo René Sención Sanabria, Tyler Thomas Spry & Roberto José Rosado Torres (for Bad Bunny). “Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]” credits EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick (for HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI). “luther” was written by Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar, Solána Rowe, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington (for Kendrick Lamar With SZA). “Manchild” was written by Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter (for Sabrina Carpenter). Finally, “WILDFLOWER” was written by Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell (for Billie Eilish).

Best New Artist

  • Olivia Dean
  • KATSEYE
  • The Marias
  • Addison Rae
  • sombr
  • Leon Thomas
  • Alex Warren
  • Lola Young

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

  • Dan Auerbach
  • Cirkut
  • Dijon
  • Blake Mills
  • Sounwave

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

  • Amy Allen
  • Edgar Barrera
  • Jessie Jo Dillon
  • Tobias Jesso Jr.
  • Laura Veltz

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

  • “Defying Gravity” – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
  • “Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]” – HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
  • “Gabriela” – KATSEYE
  • “APT.” – ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
  • “30 For 30” – SZA With Kendrick Lamar

Best Pop Vocal Album

  • SWAG – Justin Bieber
  • Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
  • Something Beautiful – Miley Cyrus
  • MAYHEM – Lady Gaga
  • I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) – Teddy Swims

Best Dance Pop Recording

  • “Bluest Flame” – Selena Gomez & benny blanco
  • “Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
  • “Midnight Sun” – Zara Larsson
  • “Just Keep Watching (From “F1® The Movie”)” – Tate McRae
  • “Illegal” – PinkPantheress

Best Rock Song

  • “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
  • “Caramel” – Vessel1 & Vessel2, songwriters (Sleep Token)
  • “Glum” – Daniel James & Hayley Williams, songwriters (Hayley Williams)
  • “NEVER ENOUGH” – Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory, Meg Mills & Brendan Yates, songwriters
  • (Turnstile)
  • “Zombie” – Dominic Harrison & Matt Schwartz, songwriters (YUNGBLUD)

Best Alternative Music Album

  • SABLE, fABLE – Bon Iver
  • Songs Of A Lost World – The Cure
  • DON’T TAP THE GLASS – Tyler, The Creator
  • moisturizer – Wet Leg
  • Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party – Hayley Williams

Best R&B Performance

  • “YUKON” – Justin Bieber
  • “It Depends” – Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller
  • “Folded” – Kehlani
  • “MUTT (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk)” – Leon Thomas
  • “Heart Of A Woman” – Summer Walker

Best Rap Album

  • Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
  • GLORIOUS – GloRilla
  • God Does Like Ugly – JID
  • GNX – Kendrick Lamar
  • CHROMAKOPIA – Tyler, The Creator

Best Country Solo Performance

  • “Nose On The Grindstone” – Tyler Childers
  • “Good News” – Shaboozey
  • “Bad As I Used To Be [From F1® The Movie]” – Chris Stapleton
  • “I Never Lie” – Zach Top
  • “Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson

Best Americana Album

  • BIG MONEY – Jon Batiste
  • Bloom – Larkin Poe
  • Last Leaf On The Tree – Willie Nelson
  • So Long Little Miss Sunshine – Molly Tuttle
  • Middle – Jesse Welles

Best Latin Pop Album

  • Cosa Nuestra – Rauw Alejandro
  • BOGOTÁ (DELUXE) – Andrés Cepeda
  • Tropicoqueta – KAROL G
  • Cancionera – Natalia Lafourcade
  • ¿Y ahora qué? – Alejandro Sanz

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

  • How To Train Your Dragon – John Powell, composer
  • Severance: Season 2 – Theodore Shapiro, composer
  • Sinners – Ludwig Göransson, composer
  • Wicked – John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers
  • The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers, composer

The full list is available on the Grammys’ website.

The Grammy nominations this year feature both well-known artists and exciting new faces, creating a particularly buzzworthy lineup.

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2025-11-08 00:48