Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga lead 2026 Grammy nominees

The nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards have been announced today during a livestream.

This year’s announcement boasts a stacked cast of well-known presenters and previous winners, including Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Karol G, Brandi Carlile, Jon Batiste, Little Big Town, Lizzo, Mumford & Sons, Nicole Scherzinger, Sam Smith, CeCe Winans, Angélique Kidjo, and more. 

Nominees for the big four categories — Album, Song, and Record of the Year, as well as Best New Artist — were announced on the livestream, along with a handful of prizes in the genre fields. The full nominations are available to view in the post below.

Last month, Rolling Stone rolled out predictions for the 68th Grammy Awards, taking a stab at the big four categories, as well as a bunch of genre categories. There are, of course, plenty of A-list artists who dropped massive albums during the eligibility period (August 31, 2024, to August 30, 2025), including Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, and the Weeknd (who notably ended his spat with the Grammys earlier this year after his album After Hours and ‘Blinding Lights’ were snubbed a few years back). 

The 68th Grammy Awards are set to air February 1, 2026.

See the full list of nominees below:

Album of the Year
Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Justin Bieber – Swag
Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out
Lady Gaga – Mayhem
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Leon Thomas – Mutt
Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia

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 and Bruno Mars – ‘APT.’

Song of the Year
Lady Gaga – ‘Abracadabra’
Doechii – ‘Anxiety’
Rosé and 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

Best Pop Solo Performance
Justin Bieber – ‘Daisies’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Manchild’
Lady Gaga – ‘Disease’
Chappell Roan – ‘The Subway’
Lola Young – ‘Messy’

Best Pop Vocal Album
Justin Bieber – Swag
Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful
Lady Gaga – Mayhem
Teddy Swims – I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)

Best Rap Album
Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out
GloRilla – Glorious
JID – God Does Like Ugly
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Tyler, The Creator – Chromakopia

Best R&B Album
Givēon – Beloved
Coco Jones – Why Not More?
Ledisi – The Crown
Teyana Taylor – Escape Room
Leon Thomas – Mutt

Best Rock Album
Deftones – Private Music
Haim – I Quit
Linkin Park – From Zero
Turnstile – Never Enough
Yungblud – Idols

Best Metal Performance
Dream Theater – ‘Night Terror’
Ghost – ‘Lachryma’
Sleep Token – ‘Emergence’
Spiritbox – ‘Soft Spine’
Turnstile – ‘Birds’

Best Música Urbana Album
Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
J Balvin – Mixteip
Feid – Ferxxo Vol X: Sagrado
Nicki Nicole – Naiki
Trueno – Eub Deluxe
Yandel – Sinfónico (En Vivo)

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera – Mala Mía
Grupo Frontera – Y Lo Que Viene
Paola Jara – Sin Rodeos
Carín León – Palabra De To’s (Seca)
Bobby Pulido and Friends Una Tuya Y Una Mía – Por La Puerta Grande (En Vivo)

Best Traditional Country Album
Charley Crockett – Dollar A Day
Lukas Nelson – American Romance
Willie Nelson – Oh What A Beautiful World
Margo Price – Hard Headed Woman
Zach Top – Ain’t In It For My Health

Best Contemporary Country Album
Kelsea Ballerini – Patterns
Tyler Childers – Snipe Hunter
Eric Church – Evangeline Vs. The Machine
Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken
Miranda Lambert – Postcards From Texas

Best African Music Performance
Burna Boy – ‘Love’
Davido Featuring Omah Lay – ‘With You’
Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin – ‘Hope & Love’
Ayra Starr featuring Wizkid – ‘Gimme Dat’
Tyla – ‘Push 2 Start’

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 Song Written For Visual Media
Nine Inch Nails – ‘As Alive As You Need Me To Be’ (from Tron: Ares)
Huntr/x (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami) – ‘Golden’ (from KPop Demon Hunters)
Miles Caton – ‘I Lied to You’ (from Sinners)
Elton John and Brandi Carlile – ‘Never Too Late’ (from Elton John: Never Too Late)
Jayme Lawson – ‘Pale, Pale Moon’ (from Sinners)
Rod Wave – ‘Sinners’ (from Sinners)

Best Music Film
Devo – Devo
Raye – Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Diane Warren – Relentless
John Williams – Music by John Williams
Pharrell Williams – Piece by Piece

From Rolling Stone.