2026 Grammy nominations: Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny top nominees

The 2026 Grammys will be held on Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles.

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Angeline Jane Bernabe
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January 14, 2026, 4:54 PM ET
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Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Super Bowl LX halftime performer Bad Bunny lead the list of artists nominated at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.

The nominees across all 95 Grammy categories for the 2026 awards show were announced from Los Angeles in November by past Grammy winners including Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter.

Read below to see the full list of nominees and more details on the upcoming awards show.

When are the 2026 Grammys?

The 68th Grammys will be held Sunday, Feb. 1, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Trevor Noah is returning as host for this year's show, the Grammys announced on Instagram on Jan. 13.

Who is nominated?

Lamar leads with the most nominations at nine, followed by Lady Gaga, Cirkut, and Jack Antonoff with seven nominations apiece and Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas, Sabrina Carpenter, and Serban Ghenea with six nominations each.

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
  • "APT.," ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
  • "Anxiety," Doechii
  • "DtMF," Bad Bunny
  • "Golden," HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
  • "luther," Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA
  • "Manchild," Sabrina Carpenter
  • "Wildflower," Billie Eilish
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    Best new artist

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

    • Best pop solo performance

  • "Daisies," Justin Bieber
  • "Manchild," Sabrina Carpenter
  • "Disease," Lady Gaga
  • "The Subway," Chappell Roan
  • "Messy," Lola Young

    • Best pop duo/group performance

  • "Defying Gravity," Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
  • "Golden," HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
  • "Gabriela," KATSEYE
  • "APT," ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
  • "30 For 30," SZA featuring Kendrick Lamar

    • 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 rap album

  • "Let God Sort Em Out," Clipse, Pusha T and Malice
  • "GLORIOUS," GloRilla
  • "God Does Like Ugly," JID
  • "GNX," Kendrick Lamar
  • "CHROMAKOPIA," Tyler, The Creator

    • 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 song

  • "Bitin' List," Tyler Childers
  • "Good News," Shaboozey
  • "I Never Lie," Zach Top
  • "Somewhere Over Laredo," Lainey Wilson
  • "A Song To Sing," Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton

    • 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 dance pop recording

  • "Bluest Flame," Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco
  • "Abracadabra," Lady Gaga
  • "Midnight Sun," Zara Larsson
  • "Just Keep Watching," Tate McRae
  • "Illegal," PinkPantheress

    • Best R&B performance

  • "YUKON," Justin Bieber
  • "It Depends," Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller
  • "Folded," Kehlani
  • "MUTT," Leon Thomas
  • "Heart Of A Woman," Summer Walker

    • See the full list at Grammy.com.

    Was Taylor Swift nominated?

    Since Taylor Swift's album, "The Life of a Showgirl," was released in October, it did not fall within the eligibility window for the 2026 Grammys. She will be eligible to be nominated for the 2027 awards show.

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    Who won last year?

    In addition to Lamar, who took home the awards for record of the year and song of the year for "Not Like Us," Beyoncé took home the trophy for album of the year for her album "COWBOY CARTER." Roan won best new artist.

    See the full list of winners from the 67th Grammys here.