Grammy Awards 2026: Full List of Nominations.
The nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards are here. At no surprise, Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Doechii, Lady Gaga and Sabrina Carpenter are leading the pack.
Announced by artists including Chappell Roan, Lizzo, Mumford & Sons, and Sabrina Carpenter herself, the nominees span major categories such as Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. Take a look at the full, extensive nominees list below.
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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
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 and Bruno Mars
BEST NEW ARTIST
- Olivia Dean
- Katseye
- The Marías
- Addison Rae
- sombr
- Leon Thomas
- Alex Warren
- Lola Young
SONG OF THE YEAR
- Abracadabra – Lady Gaga
- Anxiety – Doechii
- Apt – Rosé and Bruno Mars
- DtMF – Bad Bunny
- Golden [From KPop Demon Hunters] – HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami
- Luther – Kendrick Lamar With SZA
- Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter
- Wildflower – Billie Eilish
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (NON-CLASSICAL)
- Dan Auerbach
- Cirkut
- Dijon
- Blake Mills
- Sounwave
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (NON-CLASSICAL)
- Amy Allen
- Edgar Barrera
- Jessie Jo Dillon
- Tobias Jesso Jr.
- Laura Veltz
COUNTRY CATEGORIES
BEST COUNTRY SONG
- Bitin’ List – Tyler Childers
- Good News – Shaboozey
- I Never Lie – Zach Top
- Somewhere Over Laredo – Lainey Wilson
- A Song to Sing – Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton
BEST TRADITIONAL COUNTRY ALBUM
- Dollar a Day – Charlie 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 COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
- Nose on the Grindstone – Tyler Childers
- Good News – Shaboozey
- Bad as I Used to Be [From F1 The Movie]
- I Never Lie – Zach Top
- Somewhere Over Laredo – Lainey Wilson
R&B CATEGORIES
BEST R&B ALBUM
- Beloved – Giveon
- Why Not More? – Coco Jones
- The Crown – Ledisi
- Escape Room – Teyana Taylor
- Mur – Leon Thomas
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
- Yukon – Justin Bieber
- It Depends – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller
- Folded – Kehlani
- Mutt (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk) – Leon Thomas
- Heart of a Woman – Summer Walker
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
- Here We Are – Durand Bernarr
- Uptown – Lalah Hathaway
- Love You Too – Ledisi
- Crybaby – SZA
- Vibes Don’t Lie – Leon Thomas
RAP CATEGORIES
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
- Outside – Cardi B
- Chains & Whips – Clipse feat. Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
- Anxiety – Doechii
- TV Off – Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay
- Darling, I – Tyler, the Creator feat. Teezo Touchdown
BEST RAP SONG
- Anxiety – Doechii
- The Birds Don’t Sing – Clipse feat. John Legend & Voices of Fire
- Sticky – Tyler, the Creator feat. GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne
- TGIF – GloRilla
- TV Off – Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay
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
Rock & Alternative Highlights
BEST ROCK ALBUM
- Private Music – Deftones
- I Quit – Haim
- From Zero – Linkin Park
- Never Enough – Turnstile
- Idols – Yungblud
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
- Sable, Fable – Bon Iver
- Songs of a Lost World – The Cure
- Don’t Tap the Glass – Tyler, the Creator
- Moisturizer – Wet Leg
- Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party – Hayley Williams
Pop & Dance Categories
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, Pt. 2 – Teddy Swims
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
- Eusexua – FKA Twigs
- Ten Days – Fred Again..
- Fancy That – PinkPantheress
- Inhale / Exhale – Rüfüs Du Sol
- F*** U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3 – Skrillex
Global Music
BEST AFRICAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
- Love – Burna Boy
- With You – Davido feat. Omah Lay
- Hope & Love – Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin
- Gimme Dat – Ayra Starr feat. Wizkid
- Push 2 Start – Tyla
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM
- Sounds Of Kumbha – Siddhant Bhatia
- No Sign of Weakness – Burna Boy
- Éclairer le monde – Light the World – Youssou N’Dour
- Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live) – Shakti
- Chapter III: We Return to Light – Anoushka Shankar feat. Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar
Music for Visual Media
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK
- How to Train Your Dragon – John Powell
- Severance: Season 2 – Theodore Shapiro
- Sinners – Ludwig Göransson
- Wicked – John Powell & Stephen Schwartz
- The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
- As Alive as You Need Me to Be – Nine Inch Nails
- Golden – HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami
- I Lied to You – Miles Caton
- Never Too Late – Elton John & Brandi Carlile
- Pale, Pale Moon – Brittany Howard
- Sinners – Rod Wave
