Grammy 2026 Nominations Have Arrived, Kendrick Lamar Leads

The Recording Academy unveils the nominees for the 2026 Grammys. Kendrick Lamar leads the pack, followed by Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff, and Bad Bunny.

The 2026 Grammy Award nominations have been revealed, led by Kendrick Lamar with nine nominations across several categories. Trailing with seven apiece are Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff, and Mayhem producer Cirkut, followed by Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter among those with six. SZA, Turnstile, and Tyler the Creator each have five nominations.

After sweeping his categories at the 2025 Grammy Awards, Kendrick Lamar will be up for the Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Rap Performance categories, led by his hit “Luther.” He will be competing for Album of the Year, a category in which he has been nominated seven times.

Joining him in the race for Album of the Year are Bad Bunny, Clipse, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Leon Thomas, Sabrina Carpenter, and Tyler the Creator. Notably, none of the nominees has ever won the category, but most have been nominated in the past. Jack Antonoff’s seven nominations all stem from his work with either Kendrick Lamar or Sabrina Carpenter.

The 2026 Grammy Awards will feature a new category, Best Album Cover, and the first time that Best Country Album will be split into two categories: Best Contemporary Country Album and Best Traditional Country Album. Among those up for Best Album Cover include Bad Bunny and Wet Leg.

Many acts this year are looking to win a Grammy for the first time in decades. Among those are The Cure, who are up for Best Alternative Music Album for their 2024 release, Songs of a Lost World. The single “Alone” is up for Best Alternative Music Performance—and it’s the first time since 2001 that the band has been nominated.

Interestingly, Nelson Riddle, beloved bandleader and composer who died in 1985, is posthumously nominated for Best Arrangement, Instruments, and Vocals. That’s for “How Did She Look?”, a song that Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane recorded for his album Lush Life: The Lost Sinatra Arrangements. The nom is Riddle’s first since he posthumously won a Grammy in 1986.

The 2026 Grammy Awards take place on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The show will broadcast live on CBS and stream on Paramount+.

2026 Grammy Awards Select Nominations

Record of the Year

• Bad Bunny – DTMF
• Billie Eilish – Wildflower
• Chappell Roan – The Subway
• Doechii – Anxiety
• Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Luther
• Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
• Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
• Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

Album of the Year

• Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
• Clipse, Pusha T & Malice – Let God Sort Em Out
• Justin Bieber – Swag
• Kendrick Lamar – GNX
• Lady Gaga – Mayhem
• Leon Thomas – Mutt
• Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
• Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia

Song of the Year

• Bad Bunny – “DTMF”
• Billie Eilish – “Wildflower”
• Doechii – “Anxiety”
• Huntr/x – “Golden”
• Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “Luther”
• Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
• Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”

Best New Artist

• Addison Rae
• Alex Warren
• Katseye
• Leon Thomas
• Lola Young
• The Marías
• Olivia Dean
• Sombr

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

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

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

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

Best Pop Solo Performance

• Chappell Roan – “The Subway”
• Justin Bieber – “Daisies”
• Lady Gaga – “Disease”
• Lola Young – “Messy”
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”

Best Pop/Duo Group Performance

• Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – “Defying Gravity”
• Huntr/x – “Golden”
• Katseye – “Gabriela”
• Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”
• SZA With Kendrick Lamar – “30 for 30”

Best Pop Vocal Album

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

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

• Disclosure & Anderson .Paak – No Cap
• Fred Again.., Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax – Victory Lap
• Kaytranada – Space Invader
• Skrillex – Voltage
• Tame Impala – End of Summer

Best Dance Pop Recording

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

Best Dance/Electronic Album

• FKA twigs – Eusexua
• Fred Again.. – Ten Days
• PinkPantheress – Fancy That
• Rüfüs Du Sol – Inhale / Exhale
• Skrillex – F*ck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol but Ur Not!! <3

Best Remixed Recording

• The Chemical Brothers & Chris Lake – “Galvanize (Chris Lake Remix)”
• Huntr/x & David Guetta – “Golden (David Guetta Rem/x)”
• Lady Gaga & Gesaffelstein – “Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix)”
• Mariah Carey & Kaytranada – “Don’t Forget About Us (Kaytranada Remix)”
• Soul II Soul – “A Dreams a Dream (Ron Trent Refix)”

Best Rock Performance

• Amyl and the Sniffers – “U Should Not Be Doing That”
• Hayley Williams – “Mirtazapine”
• Linkin Park – “The Emptiness Machine”
• Turnstile – “Never Enough”
• Yungblud, Nuno Bettencourt & Frank Bello Featuring Adam Wakeman & II – “Changes (Live From Villa Park / Back to the Beginning)”

Best Metal Performance

• Dream Theater – “Night Terror”
• Ghost – “Lachryma”
• Sleep Token – “Emergence”
• Spiritbox – “Soft Spine”
• Turnstile – “Birds”

Best Rock Song

• Hayley Williams – “Glum”
• Nine Inch Nails – “As Alive as You Need Me to Be”
• Sleep Token – “Caramel”
• Turnstile – “Never Enough”
• Yungblud – “Zombie”

Best Rock Album

• Deftones – Private Music
• Haim – I Quit
• Linkin Park – From Zero
• Turnstile – Never Enough
• Yungblud – Idols

Best Alternative Music Performance

• Bon Iver – “Everything Is Peaceful Love”
• The Cure – “Alone”
• Hayley Williams – “Parachute”
• Turnstile – “Seein’ Stars”
• Wet Leg – “Mangetout”

Best Alternative Music Album

• Bon Iver – SABLE, fABLE
• The Cure – Songs of a Lost World
• Hayley Williams – Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
• Tyler, the Creator – Don’t Tap the Glass
• Wet Leg – Moisturizer

Best R&B Performance

• Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller – “It Depends”
• Justin Bieber – “Yukon”
• Kehlani – “Folded”
• Leon Thomas – “Mutt (Live from NPR’s Tiny Desk)”
• Summer Walker – “Heart of a Woman”

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• Durand Bernarr – “Here We Are”
• Lalah Hathaway – “Uptown”
• Ledisi – “Love You Too”
• Leon Thomas – “Vibes Don’t Lie”
• SZA – “Crybaby”

Best R&B Song

• Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller – “It Depends”
• Durand Bernarr – “Overqualified”
• Kehlani – “Folded”
• Leon Thomas – “Yes It Is”
• Summer Walker – “Heart of a Woman”

Best Progressive R&B Album

• Bilal – Adjust Brightness
• Destin Conrad – Love on Digital
• Durand Bernarr – Bloom
• Flo – Access All Areas
• Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon – Come as You Are

Best R&B Album

• Coco Jones – Why Not More?
• Giveon – Beloved
• Ledisi – The Crown
• Leon Thomas – Mutt
• Teyana Taylor – Escape Room

Best Rap Performance

• Cardi B – “Outside”
• Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T & Malice – “Chains & Whips”
• Doechii – “Anxiety”
• Kendrick Lamar ft. Lefty Gunplay – “TV Off”
• Tyler, the Creator ft. Teezo Touchdown – “Darling, I”

Best Melodic Rap Performance

• Fridayy & Meek Mill – “Proud of Me”
• JID, Ty Dolla $ign & 6lack – “Wholeheartedly”
• Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “Luther”
• PartyNextDoor & Drake – “Somebody Loves Me”
• Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Rapsody – “WeMaj”

Best Rap Song

• Clipse, John Legend, Voices of Fire, Pusha T & Malice – “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 Album

• Clipse, Pusha T & Malice – Let God Sort Em Out
• Glorilla – Glorious
• JID – God Does Like Ugly
• Kendick Lamar – GNX
• Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia

Best Jazz Performance

• Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade – “Windows (Live)”
• Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield – “Noble Rise”
• Michael Mayo – “Four”
• Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach & Tom Scott Featuring Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold, Rachel Eckroth & Sam Weber – “All Stars Lead to You (Live)”
• Samara Joy – “Peace of Mind / Dreams Come True”

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap – Elemental
• Michael Mayo – Fly
• Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach & Tom Scott Featuring Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold, Rachel Eckroth & Sam Weber – Live at Vic’s Las Vegas
• Samara Joy – Portrait
• Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell – We Insist 2025!

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• Branford Marsalis Quartet – Belonging
• Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade – Trilogy 3 (Live)
• John Patitucci Featuring Chris Potter & Brian Blade – Spirit Fall
• Sullivan Fortner – Southern Nights
• Yellowjackets – Fasten Up

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Christian McBride – Without Further Ado, Vol 1
• Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Big Band – Lumen
• Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orchestra – Basie Rocks!
• Kenny Wheeler Legacy Featuring The Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra & Frost Jazz Orchestra – Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores
• Sun Ra Arkestra – Lights on a Satellite
• The 8-Bit Big Band – Orchestrator Emulator

Best Latin Jazz Album

• Arturo O’Farrill – The Original Influencers: Dizzy, Chano & Chico (Live at Town Hall)
• Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – Mundoagua – Celebrating Carla Bley
• Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro – A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole
• Miguel Zenón Quartet – Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at the Village Vanguard
• Paquito D’Rivera – Madrid-New York Connection Band – La Fleur de Cayenne

Best Alternative Jazz Album

• Ambrose Akinmusire – Honey From a Winter Stone
• Brad Mehldau – Ride into the Sun
• Immanuel Wilkins – Blues Blood
• Nate Smith – Live-Action
• Robert Glasper – Keys to the City Volume One

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Barbra Streisand – The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2
• Elton John & Brandi Carlile – Who Believes in Angels?
• Jennifer Hudson – The Gift of Love
• Lady Gaga – Harlequin
• Laila Biali – Wintersongs
• Laufey – A Matter of Time

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

• Arkai – Brightside
• Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda & Antonio Sánchez – BEATrio
• Bob James & Dave Koz – Just Us
• Charu Suri – Shayan
• Gerald Clayton – Ones & Twos

Best Musical Theater Album

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

Best Country Solo Performance

• Chris Stapleton – “Bad as I Used to Be (From F1® the Movie)”
• Lainey Wilson – “Somewhere Over Laredo”
• Shaboozey – “Good News”
• Tyler Childers – “Nose on the Grindstone”
• Zach Top – “I Never Lie”

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• George Strait Featuring Chris Stapleton – “Honky Tonk Hall of Fame”
• Margo Price Featuring Tyler Childers – “Love Me Like You Used to Do”
• Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton – “A Song to Sing”
• Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert & Lainey Wilson – “Trailblazer”
• Shaboozey & Jelly Roll – “Amen”

Best Country Song

• Lainey Wilson – “Somewhere Over Laredo”
• Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton – “A Song to Sing”
• Shaboozey – “Good News”
• Tyler Childers – “Bitin’ List”
• Zach Top – “I Never Lie”

Best Traditional Country Album

• Charley Crockett – Dollar a Day
• Lukas Nelson – American Romance
• Margo Price – Hard Headed Woman
• Willie Nelson – Oh What a Beautiful World
• Zach Top – Ain’t in It for My Health

Best Contemporary Country Album

• Eric Church – Evangeline vs. the Machine
• Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken
• Kelsea Ballerini – Patterns
• Miranda Lambert – Postcards From Texas
• Tyler Childers – Snipe Hunter

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 Album Cover

• Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
• Djo – The Crux
• Perfume Genius – Glory
• Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia
• Wet Leg – Moisturizer