Grammy Awards 2026: Full List of Major Nominees Led by Kendrick Lamar
Grammy Awards 2026 Nominees Announced
The Grammy Awards 2026 nominations were released, and it was a standout morning for rapper Kendrick Lamar, who leads this year’s competition with nine nominations, including Album, Record, and Song of the Year.
Kendrick Lamar Leads Grammy Awards 2026
Lamar’s recognition across top categories sets him ahead of fellow major nominees such as Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, and Sabrina Carpenter.
Record-Making Nominations for Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny made history at the Grammy Awards 2026, becoming the first Spanish-language artist to earn simultaneous nominations for Best Album, Record, and Song of the Year with “Debí Tirar Más Fotos (I Should Have Taken More Photos).”
Major Wins for K-Pop in Grammy Awards 2026
K-pop continues to gain momentum. Rosé’s hit “APT.”, featuring Bruno Mars, earned nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
“Golden,” from the Netflix film K-pop Demon Hunters, was also nominated for Song of the Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and Best Song Written for Visual Media.
Katseye, described as a global girl group, was nominated for Best New Artist and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, adding to the genre’s visibility.
Jack Antonoff Reaches New Milestone
Producer-songwriter Jack Antonoff became the first to receive nominations for Album, Song, and Record of the Year in the same year with two different artists.
Grammy Awards 2026 Eligibility Window
The Grammy Awards 2026 honor music released between August 31, 2024, and August 30, 2025. That timeline explains why Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl”, released October 3, is not eligible this year.
Winners will be announced live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 1, 2026.
Major Grammy Awards 2026 Categories
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 — Lady Gaga
Anxiety — Doechii
DtMF — Bad Bunny
Golden — K-pop Demon Hunters
luther — Kendrick Lamar ft. SZA
Manchild — Sabrina Carpenter
WILDFLOWER — Billie Eilish
Record of the Year
DtMF — Bad Bunny
Manchild — Sabrina Carpenter
Anxiety — Doechii
WILDFLOWER — Billie Eilish
Abracadabra — Lady Gaga
luther — Kendrick Lamar ft. SZA
The Subway — Chappell Roan
APT. — Rosé & Bruno Mars
Best New Artist
Olivia Dean
Katseye
The Marías
Addison Rae
Sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young
Best Pop Solo Performance
Daises — Justin Bieber
Manchild — Sabrina Carpenter
Disease — Lady Gaga
The Subway — Chappell Roan
Messy — Lola Young
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Defying Gravity — Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
Golden — HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
Gabriela — Katseye
APT. — Rosé & Bruno Mars
30 for 30 — SZA ft. Kendrick Lamar
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 Rap Performance
Outside — Cardi B
Chains & Whips — Clipse, Pusha T & Malice ft. Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
Anxiety — Doechii
tv off — Kendrick Lamar ft. Lefty Gunplay
Darling, I — Tyler, the Creator ft. Teezo Touchdown
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 Rock Album
private music — Deftones
I Quit — HAIM
From Zero — Linkin Park
NEVER ENOUGH — Turnstile
Idols — YUNGBLUD
Best R&B Album
BELOVED — GIVĒON
Why Not More? — Coco Jones
The Crown — Ledisi
Escape Room — Teyana Taylor
MUTT — Leon Thomas
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