The GRAMMYs
2026
Dec 1st, 2025
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Nominees for The GRAMMY Awards
2026
Previous Winner
3:AM (Rapsody featuring Erykah Badu)
Criteria
For new melodic rap performances; singles/tracks only.
For new melodic rap performances; singles/tracks only.
For new melodic rap performances; singles/tracks only.
The nominees for The GRAMMYs Best Melodic Rap Performance 2026 are Proud Of Me (Fridayy), Wholeheartedly (JID), luther (Kendrick Lamar), WeMaj (Terrace Martin, Kenyon Dixon), SOMEBODY LOVES ME (PARTYNEXTDOOR, Drake).
Read on for more information about all the nominees and their contributors.
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Proud Of Me
Proud Of Me
Proud Of Me
Other awards in this field
R&B + Rap + Spoken Word Poetry
Other awards in this field
R&B + Rap + Spoken Word Poetry
Other awards in this field
R&B + Rap + Spoken Word Poetry
Best R&B Performance
Best R&B Performance
Best Progressive R&B Album
Best Progressive R&B Album
Best R&B Album
Best R&B Album
Best Rap Album
Best Rap Album
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Best R&B Song
Best R&B Song
Best Rap Performance
Best Rap Performance
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Best Rap Song
Best Rap Song
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
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