2026 Grammy Nominations: Kendrick Lamar & Lady Gaga Lead The Way

The nominations have been announced for the 2026 Grammy Awards, which will be held on February 1, 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Leading the way with nine nominations is Kendrick Lamar, followed by Lady Gaga, who’s earned seven. K-Dot and Gaga will compete with Sabrina Carpenter and Bad Bunny (and a bunch of other artists) in three of the major categories: Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year.

The other “big four” category is Best New Artist, where there’s the following newcomers will go head to head: Olivia Dean, KATSEYE, Ojos Tristes, Addison Rae, sombr, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren, and Lola Young.

Read the full list of nominees below.

Record of the Year

“DtMF,” Bad Bunny
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Anxiety,” Doechii
“WILDFLOWER,” Billie Eilish
“Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga
“Luther,” Kendrick Lamar With SZA
“The Subway,” Chappell Roan
“APT.,” ROSÉ, Bruno Mars

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 & Malice
MAYHEM, Lady Gaga
GNX, Kendrick Lamar
MUTT, Leon Thomas
CHROMAKOPIA, Tyler, The Creator

Song of the Year

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

“DAISIES,” Justin Bieber
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Disease,” Lady Gaga
“The Subway,” Chappell Roan
“Messy,” Lola Young

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 Album

private music, Deftones
I quit, HAIM
From Zero, Linkin Park
NEVER ENOUGH, Turnstile
Idol, YUNGBLUD

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 Metal Performance

“Night Terror,” Dream Theater
“Lachryma,” Ghost
“Emergence,” Sleep Token
“Soft Spine,” Spiritbox
“BIRDS,” Turnstile

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 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 Album

BELOVED8, GIVĒON
Why Not More?, Coco Jones
The Crown, Ledisi
Escape Room, Teyana Taylor
MUTT*, Leon Thomas

Best Musical Theater Album

Buena Vista Social Club
Death Becomes Her
Gypsy
Just In Time
Maybe Happy Ending

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 Música Urbana Album

DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, Bad Bunny
Mixteip, J Balvin
FERXXO VOL X: Sagrado, Feid
NAIKI, Nicki Nicole
EUB DELUXE, Trueno
SINFÓNICO (En Vivo), Yandel

Best Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano)

MALA MÍA, Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera
Y Lo Que Viene, Grupo Frontera
Sin Rodeos, Paola Jara
Palabra De To’s (Seca), Carín León
Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya Y Una Mía – Por La Puerta Grande (En Vivo), Bobby Pulido

Best African Music Performance

Love, Burna Boy
With You, Davido Featuring Omah Lay
Hope & Love, Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin
Gimme Dat, Ayra Starr Featuring Wizkid
PUSH 2 START, Tyla

Best Song Written for Visual Media

“As Alive As You Need Me To Be [From TRON: Ares],” Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
“Golden [From KPop Demon Hunters],” EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)
“I Lied to You [From Sinners],” Ludwig Göransson & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Miles Caton)
“Never Too Late [From Elton John: Never Too Late],” Brandi Carlile, Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Elton John, Brandi Carlile)
“Pale, Pale Moon [From Sinners],” Ludwig Göransson & Brittany Howard, songwriters (Jayme Lawson)
“Sinners [From Sinners],” Leonard Denisenko, Rodarius Green, Travis Harrington, Tarkan Kozluklu, Kyris Mingo & Darius Povilinus, songwriters (Rod Wave)

Best Music Film

Devo, Devo, Chris Smith, video director; Danny Gabai, Anita Greenspan, Chris Holmes & Chris Smith, video producers
Live At The Royal Albert Hall, RAYE, Paul Dugdale, video director; Stefan Demetriou & Amy James, video producers
Relentless, Diane Warren, Bess Kargman, video director; Peggy Drexler, Michele Farinola & Kat Nguyen, video producers
Music By John Williams, John Williams, Laurent Bouzereau, video director; Sara Bernstein, Laurent Bouzereau, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Meredith Kaulfers, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg & Justin Wilkes, video producers
Piece By Piece, Pharrell Williams, Morgan Neville, video director; Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Mimi Valdes & Pharrell Williams, video producers