2026 Grammy Nominees Announced: FULL LIST

The Recording Academy dropped the full list of nominees for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards on Friday, November 7, setting the stage for what promises to be an electric ceremony in February 2026.

The nominations underscore a landmark year for music that was rich in both artistic quality and commercial dominance, with familiar veterans and surging newcomers vying for the coveted golden gramophone.

Across the 95 categories, the competition is fierce, reflecting the incredibly diverse and genre-blending nature of contemporary global music.

Leading the charge and solidifying his elite status is Compton-born rap titan Kendrick Lamar. After claiming the title of top winner at the 2025 ceremony, Lamar returns as the most nominated artist for 2026, picking up a monumental nine nods.

His dominance is rooted in the colossal success of his latest project, securing him simultaneous nominations in the three most prestigious “General Field” categories: Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Album Of The Year, a feat few artists ever achieve, let alone multiple times.

Hot on Lamar’s heels are pop powerhouse Lady Gaga, alongside super-producers Jack Antonoff and Cirkut, all tied with seven nominations apiece.

The global landscape is equally represented, with Latin music icon Bad Bunny and pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter, and R&B’s rising star Leon Thomas each bagging six nominations.B

Below is a full list of the 2026 Grammy nominations.

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

Best New Artist

• Olivia Dean

• Katseye

• The Marias

• Addison Rae

• Sombr

• Leon Thomas

• Alex Warren

• Lola Young

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 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 Pop Solo Performance

• “Daisies” — Justin Bieber

• “Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter

• “Disease” — Lady Gaga

• “The Subway” — Chappell Roan

• “Messy” — Lola Young

Best Rock Album

• Private Music — Deftones

• I Quit — Haim

• From Zero — Linkin Park

• Never Enough — Turnstile

• Idols — Yungblud

Best Metal Performance

• “Night Terror” — Dream Theater

• “Lachryma” — Ghost

• “Emergence” — Sleep Token

• “Soft Spine” — Spiritbox

• “Birds” — Turnstile

Best Rap Album

• Let God Sort Em Out — Clipse, Pusha T & Malice

• Glorious — GloRilla

• God Does Like Ugly — JID

• GNX — Kendrick Lamar

• Chromakopia — Tyler, the Creator

Best R&B Album

• Beloved — Givēon

• Why Not More? — Coco Jones

• The Crown — Ledisi

• Escape Room — Teyana Taylor

• Mutt — Leon Thomas

Best African Music Performance

• Love – Burna Boy

• With You – Davido Featuring Omah Lay

• Hope & Love – Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin

• Gimme Dat – Ayra Starr Featuring Wizkid

• PUSH 2 START – Tyla

Best Musical Theatre Album

• Buena Vista Social Club

• Death Becomes Her

• Gypsy

• Just In Time

• Maybe Happy Ending

Best Traditional Country Album

• Dollar A Day – Charley Crockett

• 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 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 Global Music Album

• Sounds Of Kumbha – Siddhant Bhatia

• No Sign of Weakness – Burna Boy

• Eclairer le monde – Light the World – Youssou N’Dour

• Mind Explosion – Shakti

• Chapter III: We Return To Light – Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar

• Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo – Caetano Veloso And Maria Bethânia

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