Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, and Bad Bunny Lead the Charge in 2026 Grammy Nominations

Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, and this year’s Super Bowl LX halftime star, Bad Bunny, have emerged as the frontrunners in the nominations for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, announced with much anticipation on Friday.

The comprehensive list of nominees, spanning all 95 Grammy categories for the 2026 awards, was unveiled from Los Angeles. The announcement was made by a roster of past Grammy winners, including the talents of Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter.

Below, you can find the complete list of nominees, along with additional details about the upcoming event.

When are the 2026 Grammys?

The highly anticipated 68th Grammy Awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 1, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

While excitement builds, the name of the event’s host remains under wraps for now.

Who is nominated?

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

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,” Lady Gaga
• “APT.,” ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
• “Anxiety,” Doechii
• “DtMF,” Bad Bunny
• “Golden,” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
• “luther,” Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA
• “Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
• “Wildflower,” Billie Eilish

Best new artist

• Olivia Dean
• Katseye
• The Marias
• Addison Rae
• sombr
• Leon Thomas
• Alex Warren
• Lola Young

Best pop solo performance

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

Best pop duo/group performance

• “Defying Gravity,” Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
• “Golden,” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
• “Gabriela,” KATSEYE
• “APT,” ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
• “30 For 30,” SZA featuring Kendrick Lamar

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 rap album

• “Let God Sort Em Out,” Clipse, Pusha T and Malice
• “GLORIOUS,” GloRilla
• “God Does Like Ugly,” JID
• “GNX,” Kendrick Lamar
• “CHROMAKOPIA,” Tyler, The Creator

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 country song

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

Songwriter of the year, non-classical

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

Producer of the year, non-classical

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

Best dance pop recording

• “Bluest Flame,” Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco
• “Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga
• “Midnight Sun,” Zara Larsson
• “Just Keep Watching,” Tate McRae
• “Illegal,” PinkPantheress

Best R&B performance

• “YUKON,” Justin Bieber
• “It Depends,” Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller
• “Folded,” Kehlani
• “MUTT,” Leon Thomas
• “Heart Of A Woman,” 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, it did not fall within the eligibility window for the 2026 Grammys. She will be eligible to be nominated for the 2027 awards show. 

Who won last year?

In addition to Lamar, who took home the awards for record of the year and song of the year for “Not Like Us,” Beyoncé took home the trophy for album of the year for her album “COWBOY CARTER.” Roan won best new artist.

See the full list of winners from the 67th Grammys here.