2026 Grammy nominations: Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny top nominees

Kendrick Lamar, lady gaga and Super Bowl LX First half performance Bad bunny She topped a list of artists announced Friday as nominees for the 68th annual edition Grammy Awards.

Nominees across all 95 Grammy categories for the 2026 awards show were announced from Los Angeles by past Grammy winners including Chapel Rowan and Sabrina Carpenter.

Read below for the full list of nominees and more details.

When is the 2026 Grammys?

The Grammy Awards are seen in the press room during the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Photo by David Baker/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

The 68th Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 1 at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

The host has not been announced yet.

Who is nominated?

Lamar leads with the most nominations with nine, followed by Lady Gaga, Circut and Jack Antonoff with seven nominations each, and Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas, Sabrina Carpenter and Serban Genia with six nominations each.

General record

  • “DtMF,” Bad Bunny
  • “Manchild” by Sabrina Carpenter
  • “Anxiety” Deutsche
  • “Wildflower” Billie Eilish
  • Lady Gaga’s “mantra.”
  • “Luther” Kendrick Lamar from SZA
  • “Underground” Chapel Rouen
  • “APT.” Rosie, Bruno Mars

Album of the year

  • “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS,” Bad Bunny
  • “SWAG” Justin Bieber
  • “Man’s Best Friend” by Sabrina Carpenter
  • “Let God sort them out”, Clipse, Pusha T & Hatred
  • “Chaos” by Lady Gaga
  • “GNX” Kendrick Lamar
  • “MUTT,” Leon Thomas
  • “Chromacopia” Tyler, the Creator

Song of the year

  • Lady Gaga’s “mantra.”
  • “APT.” Rosie and Bruno Mars
  • “Anxiety” Deutsche
  • “DtMF,” Bad Bunny
  • “GOLDEN,” HUNTR/X: EJAE, AUDREY NONA, REI AMI
  • “Luther” Kendrick Lamar. SZA
  • “Manchild” by Sabrina Carpenter
  • “Wildflower” Billie Eilish

Best New Artist

  • Olivia Dean
  • Katsi
  • Marias
  • Addison Rae
  • depressed
  • Leon Thomas
  • Alex Warren
  • Lola Young

Best Pop Solo Performance

  • “Daisies” Justin Bieber
  • “Manchild” by Sabrina Carpenter
  • “The Illness” by Lady Gaga
  • “Underground” Chapel Rouen
  • “Messy” by Lola Young

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

  • “Defying Gravity” by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
  • “GOLDEN,” HUNTR/X: EJAE, AUDREY NONA, REI AMI
  • “Gabriella”, Katsy
  • “APT”, Rosé, Bruno Mars
  • “30 for 30” SZA featuring Kendrick Lamar

Best Pop Vocal Album

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

Best rap album

  • “Let God sort them out”, Clipse, Pusha T and Malice
  • “Glorious,” Gloriella
  • “God loves the ugly.” JID
  • “GNX” Kendrick Lamar
  • “CHROMAKOPIA,” Tyler, Creator

Best Contemporary Country Album

  • “Styles” by Kelsea Ballerini
  • “Sniper Hunter” Tyler Childers
  • “Evangeline Against the Machine” by Eric Church
  • “Beautifully Broken” Jelly Roll
  • “Postcards from Texas” by Miranda Lambert

Best country song

  • “Bettin’s List,” Tyler Childers
  • “Good news,” Chabuzi
  • “I never lie,” Zach Toub
  • “Somewhere Up Laredo” by Lenny Wilson
  • “A Song to Sing” by Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

  • Amy Allen
  • Edgar Barrera
  • Jesse Joe Dillon
  • Tobias Jesso Jr
  • Laura Feltz

Product of the year is a non-classic

  • Dan Auerbach
  • Circut
  • Dijon
  • Blake Mills
  • sound wave

Best dance pop recording

  • “Blue Flame” Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco
  • Lady Gaga’s “mantra.”
  • “Midnight Sun” by Zara Larsson
  • “Just keep watching,” Tate McRae
  • “Illegal”, PinkPantheress

best t&B performance

  • “Yukon” Justin Bieber
  • “It Depends”, starring Chris Brown and Bryson Tiller
  • Kilani’s “brochure”.
  • “MUTT,” Leon Thomas
  • “Heart of a Woman” by Summer Walker

See the full list at grammy.com.

Was Taylor Swift nominated?

Since Taylor Swift’s album “The Life of a Showgirl” was released in October, she does not fall into the 2026 Grammy eligibility window. She will be eligible for nomination for the 2027 awards show.

Who won last year?

In addition to Lamar, who took home the Record of the Year and Song of the Year awards for “Not Like Us,” Beyoncé took home the Album of the Year award for her album COWBOY CARTER. Rawan won the Best New Artist award.

See the full list of 67 winners Grammy here.

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