2026 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS

Kendrick Lamar was everywhere in 2025, so it makes sense that he’s all over the Grammy nominations — with a total of nine nods.

Kendrick, who scored a clean sweep last year, taking home gramophones for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best rap song, Best Rap Performance and Best Music Vdeo for “Not Like Us,” could do even better this time around thanks to “Luther” and his GMX album.

Lady Gaga checked in with seven noms this season, including Album of the Year for Mayhem. She tied for second most nods with producers Cirkut and Jack Antonoff.  Newcomer Leon Thomas joined Sabrina Carpenter, Serban Ghenea and Bad Bunny in the six-nomination club.

Bad Bunny staked a major claim for Latin music, scoring six nominations after being shut out last year. Benito is one of four artists to be nominated in the top three categories, alongside Lamar, Gaga and Carpenter.

In case you were wondering, Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl was released too late to be considered for this year’s awards.

This year’s ceremony will air live on CBS on February 1st.

For a full list of nominations, go here.

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

Song of the Year

“Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
“Anxiety” – Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
“APT.” – Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park, Theron Thomas & Henry Walter, songwriters (Rosé, Bruno Mars)
“DtMF” – Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Hugo René Sención Sanabria, Tyler Thomas Spry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, songwriters (Bad Bunny)
“Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]” – EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)
“Luther” – Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar, Solána Rowe, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar With SZA)
“Manchild” – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
“Wildflower” – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

Best New Artist

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

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