Full List of 2026 Grammy Award Nominees

The Recording Academy has announced the nominees for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, marking a year filled with notable highlights and innovative category changes. Kendrick Lamar once again dominates the nominations with nine entries, securing his position as the most nominated artist for the second year running, closely followed by Lady Gaga with seven nods.

Celebrating global talent, African musicians such as Burna Boy, Davido, Ayra Starr featuring Wizkid, Tyla, and the duo Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin have earned distinguished nominations in the newly emphasized Best African Music Performance category.

This year introduces two fresh categories: Best Album Cover and Best Traditional Country Album. Additionally, the previous Best Country Album category has been rebranded as Best Contemporary Country Album to better reflect evolving musical styles. The winners will be revealed during a glamorous event in Los Angeles on February 1, 2026.

Highlighting the Year’s Top Songs

Song of the Year Nominees

• Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
• Doechii – “Anxiety”
• Rosé & Bruno Mars – “APT”
• Bad Bunny – “DtMF”
• Hunter/x – “Golden”
• Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA – “Luther”
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
• Billie Eilish – “Wildflower”

Record of the Year Contenders

• Bad Bunny – “DtMF”
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
• Doechii – “Anxiety”
• Billie Eilish – “Wildflower”
• Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
• Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA – “Luther”
• Chappell Roan – “The Subway”
• Rosé & Bruno Mars – “APT”

Outstanding Albums in the Spotlight

Album of the Year Nominees

• 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

Best New Artist Nominees

Olivia Dean, Katseye, The Marías, Addison Rae, Sombr, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren, Lola Young

Creative Forces Behind the Music

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

Genre-Specific Categories

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 Pop Solo Performance

“Daisies” – Justin Bieber
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Disease” – Lady Gaga
“The Subway” – Chappell Roan
“Messy” – Lola Young

Best Rock Album

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

Dream Theater – “Night Terror”
Ghost – “Lachryma”
Sleep Token – “Emergence”
Spiritbox – “Soft Spine”
Turnstile – “Birds”

Best Rap Album

Clipse (Pusha T & Malice) – 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

Celebrating African and Global Music Excellence

Best African Music Performance

Burna Boy – “Love”
Davido feat. Omah Lay – “With You”
Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin – “Hope & Love”
Ayra Starr feat. Wizkid – “Gimme Dat”
Tyla – “PUSH 2 START”

Best Global Music Album

Siddhant Bhatia – Sounds Of Kumbha
Burna Boy – No Sign of Weakness
Youssou N’Dour – Éclairer le monde (Light the World)
Shakti – Mind Explosion
Anoushka Shankar feat. Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar – Chapter III: We Return To Light
Caetano Veloso & Maria Bethânia – Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo

Best Global Music Performance

Bad Bunny – “EoO”
Ciro Hurtado – “Cantando en el Camino”
Angélique Kidjo – “JERUSALEMA”
Yeisy Rojas – “Inmigrante Y Qué?”
Shakti – “Shrini’s Dream”
Anoushka Shankar feat. Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar – “Daybreak”

Additional Noteworthy Categories

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

Queen Sheba – A Hurricane in Heels…
Marc Marcel – Black Shaman
Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton – Pages
Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends – Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends at Treepeople
Mad Skillz – Words For Days Vol. 1

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Kirk Franklin – “Do It Again” (songwriter: Kirk Franklin)
Tasha Cobbs Leonard & John Legend – “Church” (songwriters: Anthony S. Brown, Brunes Charles, Annatoria Chitapa, Kenneth Leonard Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Jonas Myrin)
Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts – “Still Live” (songwriters: Britney Delagraentiss, Jonathan McReynolds, David Lamar Outing III, Orlando Joel Palmer & Terrell Demetrius Wilson)
Pastor Mike Jr. – “Amen” (songwriters: Adia Andrews, Michael McClure Jr., David Lamar Outing II & Terrell Anthony Pettus)
CeCe Winans feat. Shirley Caesar – “Come Jesus Come”

Best Gospel Album

Yolanda Adams – Sunny Days
Tasha Cobbs Leonard – Tasha
Tamela Mann – Live Breathe Fight
Tye Tribbett – Only On The Road Live
Darrel Walls & PJ Morton – Heart Of Mine

Best Reggae Album

Lila Iké – Treasure Self Love
Vybz Kartel – Heart & Soul
Keznamdi – BLXXD & FYAH
Mortimer – From Within
Jesse Royal – No Place Like Home

Best Children’s Music Album

Joanie Leeds & Joya – Ageless – 100 Years Young
Mega Ran – Buddy’s Magic Tree House
FYÜTCH & Aura V – Harmony
Flor Bromley – Herstory
Tori Amos – The Music Of Tori And The Muses

Best Comedy Album

Bill Burr – Drop Dead Years
Sarah Silverman – PostMortem
Ali Wong – Single Lady
Jamie Foxx – What Had Happened Was
Nate Bargatze – Your Friend

Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording

Kathy Garver – Elvis, Rocky & Me – The Carol Connors Story
Trevor Noah – Into The Uncut Grass
Ketanji Brown Jackson – Lovely One: A Memoir
The Dalai Lama – Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Fab Morvan – You Know It’s True: The Real Story Of Milli Vanilli
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Various Artists – F1® The Album
Various Artists – KPop Demon Hunters
Various Artists – Sinners
Various Artists – Wicked

Visual and Cinematic Music Achievements

Best Music Video

Sade – “Young Lion” (director: Sophie Muller; producers: Sade & Aaron Taylor Dean)
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” (directors: Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia; producers: Aiden Magarian, Nathan Scherrer & Natan Schottenfels)
Clipse – “So Be It” (director: Hannan Hussain; producer: Daniel Order)
Doechii – “Anxiety” (director: James Mackel; producers: Pablo Feldman, Jolene Mendes & Sophia Sabella)
OK Go – “Love” (directors: Aaron Duffy, Miguel Espada & Damian Kulash Jr.; producer: Petra Ahmann)

Best Music Film

Devo – Devo (director: Chris Smith; producers: Danny Gabai, Anita Greenspan, Chris Holmes & Chris Smith)
RAYE – Live At The Royal Albert Hall (director: Paul Dugdale; producers: Stefan Demetriou & Amy James)
Diane Warren – Relentless (director: Bess Kargman; producers: Peggy Drexler, Michele Farinola & Kat Nguyen)
John Williams – Music By John Williams (director: Laurent Bouzereau; producers: Sara Bernstein, Laurent Bouzereau, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Meredith Kaulfers, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg & Justin Wilkes)
Pharrell Williams – Piece By Piece (director: Morgan Neville; producers: Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Mimi Valdes & Pharrell Williams)

Introducing the New Best Album Cover Category

Tyler, The Creator – CHROMAKOPIA (art directors: Shaun Llewellyn & Luis “Panch” Perez)
Djo – The Crux (art director: William Wesley II)
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (art director: Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio)
Perfume Genius – Glory (art directors: Cody Critcheloe & Andrew J.S.)
Wet Leg – Moisturizer (art directors: Hester Chambers, Ellis Durand, Henry Holmes, Matt de Jong, Jamie-James Medina, Joshua Mobaraki & Rhian Teasdale)