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As the anticipation built up around the upcoming award nominations, there was much speculation about which artists would emerge as frontrunners.
WASHINGTON — Kendrick Lamar has taken the lead in this year’s Grammy race, securing an impressive nine nominations. Hot on his heels are Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, and Sabrina Carpenter, all of whom have also earned multiple nods.
The nominations were unveiled on Friday during a live video stream, which was accessible on both the Grammy website and the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel.
A diverse group of celebrities were on hand to reveal the nominees, including Gayle King, Doechii, Karol G, Lizzo, Mumford & Sons, Nicole Scherzinger, Sabrina Carpenter, Sam Smith, Angélique Kidjo, Brandi Carlile, CeCe Winans, David Foster, Jon Batiste, Little Big Town, Masaki Koike, and last year’s Best New Artist winner, Chappell Roan.
For an album to qualify for consideration, it needed to have been released commercially in the U.S. between August 31 and August 30. Unfortunately for Taylor Swift fans, her latest album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” was not eligible this year.
Heading into the award nominations, there were many unknowns.
with new changes, including a new stand-alone category for best album cover. Following Beyoncé’s historic wins for best album and best country album at the 2025 Grammy Awards for “Cowboy Carter,” the latter category has also been split into two, with the creation of a best traditional country album category.
The existing best country album category has been renamed best contemporary country album.
The list below will be updated as more categories are announced.
Grammy Awards 2026: Full list of nominations
Record Of The Year
“Manchild” Sabrina Carpenter
“luther” Kendrick Lamar with SZA.
“WILDFLOWER” Billie Eilish
“The Subway” Chappell Roan
Songwriter of the year, non-classical
Album of the Year
“DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” Bad Bunny
“Man’s Best Friend” Sabrina Carpenter
“Let God Sort Em Out” Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
“CHROMAKOPIA” Tyler, The Creator
Producer of the year, non-classical
Best Pop Vocal Album
“Man’s Best Friend” Sabrina Carpenter
“Something Beautiful” Miley Cyrus
“I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)” Teddy Swims
Best pop solo performance
“DAISIES” Justin Bieber
“Manchild” Sabrina Carpenter
“The Subway” Chappell Roan
Best New Artist
Best Rap Album
“Let God Sort Em Out” Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
“God Does Like Ugly” JID
“CHROMAKOPIA” Tyler, The Creator
Best Rock Album
“private music” Deftones
“From Zero” Linkin Park
“NEVER ENOUGH” Turnstile
Best musical theater album
“Buena Vista Social Club”
Song of the Year
“Golden (From “KPop Demon Hunters”)” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI.
“luther” Kendrick Lamar With SZA.
“Manchild” Sabrina Carpenter
“WILDFLOWER” Billie Eilish
Best Song written for visual media
“As Alive As You Need Me To Be (from “TRON: Ares”)” Nine Inch Nails. Written by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
“Golden (From “KPop Demon Hunters”)” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI. Written by EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick
“I Lied to You (From “Sinners”)” Miles Caton. Written by Ludwig Göransson & Raphael Saadiq
“Never Too Late (From “Elton John: Never Too Late”)” Elton John, Brandi Carlile. Written by Brandi Carlile, Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Andrew Watt
“Pale, Pale Moon (From “Sinners”)” Jayme Lawson. Written by Ludwig Göransson & Brittany Howard
“Sinners (From “Sinners”)” Rod Wave. Written by Leonard Denisenko, Rodarius Green, Travis Harrington, Tarkan Kozluklu, Kyris Mingo & Darius Povilinus
Best Traditional Country Album
“Dollar A Day”– Charley Crockket
“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 Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Defying Gravity,” Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
“Golden,” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
“APT.” Rosé and Bruno Mars
“30 for 30,” SZA w/ Kendrick Lamar
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 Rap Performance
“Chains & Whips,” Clipse, Pusha T & Malice f/ Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
“tv off,” Kendrick Lamar f/Lefty Gunplay
“Darling, I,” Tyler, the Creator f/ Teezo Touchdown
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
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When are the 2026 Grammys?
The 2026 Grammy Awards will air Feb. 1 live on CBS and Paramount+ from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
