


The 2026 Grammy Nominations Are Here
Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, and Sabrina Carpenter are contenders for the biggest awards of the night
The Recording Academy has released the full list of nominations for the 2026 GRAMMY Awards. The ceremony will be held on Sunday, February 1, in Los Angeles.
Nominee highlights:
Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, and Bad Bunny all have nominations across the top three categories: Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year, and Song Of The Year.
Lamar has nine total nominations. Lady Gaga has seven, tied for second with producers Jack Antonoff and Cirkut.
Cirkut earned a nomination for Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical for his work with Lady Gaga. Sounwave earned the same nomination for his work with Lamar.
“Golden,” the smash hit single from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, earned a nomination for Song Of The Year.
Justin Bieber made it into Album Of The Year with his comeback, SWAG.
Clipse, the long-dormant rap project between brothers Pusha T and Malice, earned an Album of the Year nomination for their comeback album, Let God Sort Em Out.
Taylor Swift was not on the list for Life of a Showgirl because the album was released outside the eligibility period of August 31, 2024, to August 30, 2025.
Tame Impala received the nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Recording for “End Of Summer,” the first single from his new album, Deadbeat.
The big four:
Here is the full list of nominees for the big four categories: Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best New Artist.
Record Of The Year
Bad Bunny - “DtMF”
Sabrina Carpenter - “Manchild”
Doechii - “Anxiety”
Billie Eilish - “WILDFLOWER”
Lady Gaga - “Abracadabra”
Kendrick Lamar With SZA - “luther”
Chappell Roan - “The Subway”
ROSÉ, Bruno Mars - “APT.”
Album Of The Year
Bad Bunny - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Justin Bieber - SWAG
Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice - Let God Sort Em Out
Lady Gaga - MAYHEM
Kendrick Lamar - GNX
Leon Thomas - MUTT
Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA
Song Of The Year
Lady Gaga - “Abracadabra”
Doechii - “Anxiety”
ROSÉ, Bruno Mars - “APT.”
Bad Bunny - “DtMF”
HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI - “Golden [From KPop Demon Hunters”
Kendrick Lamar With SZA - “luther”
Sabrina Carpenter - “Manchild”
Billie Eilish - “WILDFLOWER”
Best New Artist
Olivia Dean
KATSEYE
The Marias
Addison Rae
sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young
Click here to read the complete list of 2026 GRAMMY nominees and category breakdowns.
The Recording Academy has released the full list of nominations for the 2026 GRAMMY Awards. The ceremony will be held on Sunday, February 1, in Los Angeles.
Nominee highlights:
Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, and Bad Bunny all have nominations across the top three categories: Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year, and Song Of The Year.
Lamar has nine total nominations. Lady Gaga has seven, tied for second with producers Jack Antonoff and Cirkut.
Cirkut earned a nomination for Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical for his work with Lady Gaga. Sounwave earned the same nomination for his work with Lamar.
“Golden,” the smash hit single from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, earned a nomination for Song Of The Year.
Justin Bieber made it into Album Of The Year with his comeback, SWAG.
Clipse, the long-dormant rap project between brothers Pusha T and Malice, earned an Album of the Year nomination for their comeback album, Let God Sort Em Out.
Taylor Swift was not on the list for Life of a Showgirl because the album was released outside the eligibility period of August 31, 2024, to August 30, 2025.
Tame Impala received the nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Recording for “End Of Summer,” the first single from his new album, Deadbeat.
The big four:
Here is the full list of nominees for the big four categories: Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best New Artist.
Record Of The Year
Bad Bunny - “DtMF”
Sabrina Carpenter - “Manchild”
Doechii - “Anxiety”
Billie Eilish - “WILDFLOWER”
Lady Gaga - “Abracadabra”
Kendrick Lamar With SZA - “luther”
Chappell Roan - “The Subway”
ROSÉ, Bruno Mars - “APT.”
Album Of The Year
Bad Bunny - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Justin Bieber - SWAG
Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice - Let God Sort Em Out
Lady Gaga - MAYHEM
Kendrick Lamar - GNX
Leon Thomas - MUTT
Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA
Song Of The Year
Lady Gaga - “Abracadabra”
Doechii - “Anxiety”
ROSÉ, Bruno Mars - “APT.”
Bad Bunny - “DtMF”
HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI - “Golden [From KPop Demon Hunters”
Kendrick Lamar With SZA - “luther”
Sabrina Carpenter - “Manchild”
Billie Eilish - “WILDFLOWER”
Best New Artist
Olivia Dean
KATSEYE
The Marias
Addison Rae
sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young
Click here to read the complete list of 2026 GRAMMY nominees and category breakdowns.
The Recording Academy has released the full list of nominations for the 2026 GRAMMY Awards. The ceremony will be held on Sunday, February 1, in Los Angeles.
Nominee highlights:
Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, and Bad Bunny all have nominations across the top three categories: Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year, and Song Of The Year.
Lamar has nine total nominations. Lady Gaga has seven, tied for second with producers Jack Antonoff and Cirkut.
Cirkut earned a nomination for Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical for his work with Lady Gaga. Sounwave earned the same nomination for his work with Lamar.
“Golden,” the smash hit single from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, earned a nomination for Song Of The Year.
Justin Bieber made it into Album Of The Year with his comeback, SWAG.
Clipse, the long-dormant rap project between brothers Pusha T and Malice, earned an Album of the Year nomination for their comeback album, Let God Sort Em Out.
Taylor Swift was not on the list for Life of a Showgirl because the album was released outside the eligibility period of August 31, 2024, to August 30, 2025.
Tame Impala received the nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Recording for “End Of Summer,” the first single from his new album, Deadbeat.
The big four:
Here is the full list of nominees for the big four categories: Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best New Artist.
Record Of The Year
Bad Bunny - “DtMF”
Sabrina Carpenter - “Manchild”
Doechii - “Anxiety”
Billie Eilish - “WILDFLOWER”
Lady Gaga - “Abracadabra”
Kendrick Lamar With SZA - “luther”
Chappell Roan - “The Subway”
ROSÉ, Bruno Mars - “APT.”
Album Of The Year
Bad Bunny - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Justin Bieber - SWAG
Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice - Let God Sort Em Out
Lady Gaga - MAYHEM
Kendrick Lamar - GNX
Leon Thomas - MUTT
Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA
Song Of The Year
Lady Gaga - “Abracadabra”
Doechii - “Anxiety”
ROSÉ, Bruno Mars - “APT.”
Bad Bunny - “DtMF”
HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI - “Golden [From KPop Demon Hunters”
Kendrick Lamar With SZA - “luther”
Sabrina Carpenter - “Manchild”
Billie Eilish - “WILDFLOWER”
Best New Artist
Olivia Dean
KATSEYE
The Marias
Addison Rae
sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young
Click here to read the complete list of 2026 GRAMMY nominees and category breakdowns.
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga
Sabrina Carpenter
Bad Bunny
Jack Antonoff
Cirkut
Sounwave
Justin Bieber
Clipse
SZA
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