Grammys Announce 2026 Nominations
The Grammy Awards, also known as the biggest night in music, have announced their 2026 nominations, with Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, SZA, TURNSTILE, Tyler, the Creator, Doechii, and Hayley Williams earning the most nominations.
Lamar is up for nine awards, including “Album of the Year,” “Song of the Year,” and “Record of the Year.” Lady Gaga earned seven nominations, while Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, and Leon Thomas each earned six nods, including “Album of the Year.”
Meanwhile, hardcore favorites TURNSTILE are up for five awards, including “Best Rock Album,” “Best Rock Performance,” and “Best Rock Song.” Other contenders for “Best Rock Song” include Nine Inch Nails, YUNGBLUD, Hayley Williams, and Sleep Token.
Surprisingly, The Cure earned their first Grammy nominations in more than two decades. The band’s Song of a Lost World is up for “Best Alternative Music Album,” while their song “Alone” earned a nod for “Alternative Music Performance.” Hayley Williams, with a total of tour nominations, is in the running for “Best Alternative Music Album” along with “Best Rock Performance.”
Check out all the nominees below.
The 2026 Grammy Awards will take place on February 1st, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The ceremony will air live on CBS and Paramount+.
2026 Grammy Nominations
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
Song of the Year:
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Doechii – “Anxiety”
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Bad Bunny – “DtMF”
HUNTR/X – “Golden”
Kendrick Lamar and SZA – “luther”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Billie Eilish – “WILDFLOWER”
Record of the Year:
Bad Bunny – “DTMF”
Billie Eilish – “Wildflower”
Chappell Roan – “The Subway”
Doechii – “Anxiety”
Kendrick Lamar and SZA – “luther”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Rosé and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Best New Artist:
KATSEYE
The Marías
Lola Young
Olivia Dean
Addison Rae
sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Best Alternative Music Album:
Bon Iver – SABLE, fABLE
The Cure – Songs of a Lost World
Tyler, the Creator – DON’T TAP THE GLASS
Wet Leg – moisturizer
Hayley Williams – Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Best Alternative Music Performance:
Bon Iver – “Everything Is Peaceful Love”
The Cure – “Alone”
Turnstile – “SEEIN’ STARS”
Wet Leg – “mangetout”
Hayley Williams – “Parachute”
Best Rock Performance:
Amyl and The Sniffers – “U Should Not Be Doing That”
Linkin Park – “The Emptiness Machine”
Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH”
Hayley Williams – “Mirtazapine”
YUNGBLUD featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, and Adam Wakeman, II – “Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning”
Best Rock Song:
Nine Inch Nails – “As Alive As You Need Me To Be”
Sleep Token – “Caramel”
Hayley Williams – “Glum”
Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH”
YUNGBLUD – “Zombie”
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 Solo Pop Performance:
Justin Bieber – “Daisies”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Lady Gaga – “Disease”
Chappell Roan – “The Subway”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande – “Defying Gravity”
Huntr/x – “Golden”
Katseye – “Gabriela”
Rosé and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
SZA with Kendrick Lamar – “30 for 30”
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 Dance/Electronic Recording:
Disclosure & Anderson .Paak – “No Cap”
Fred Again.., Skepta and PlaqueBoyMax – “Victory Lap”
Kaytranada – “Space Invader”
Skrillex – “Voltage”
Tame Impala – “End of Summer”
Best Dance/Electronic Album:
FKA twigs – EUSEXUA
Fred again.. – Ten Days
PinkPantheress – Fancy That
RÜFÜS DU SOL – Inhale / Exhale
Skrillex – F— U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3
Best Rap Album:
Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out
GloRilla – GORIOUS
JID – God Does Like Ugly
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Tyler, the Creator – CHROMAKOPIA
Best Rap Song:
Clipse, John Legend, Voices of Fire – “The Birds Don’t Sing”
Doechii” – Anxiety”
GloRilla – “TGIF”
Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay – “TV Off”
Tyler, the Creator featuring Glorilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne – “Sticky”
Best Rap Performance:
Cardi B – “Outside”
Clipse and Kendrick Lamar – “Chains & Whips”
Doechii” – Anxiety”
Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay – “TV Off”
Tyler, the Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown – “Darling, I”
Best Melodic Rap Performance:
Fridayy and Meek Mill – “Proud of Me”
JID, Ty Dolla $ign and 6lack – “Wholeheartedly”
Kendrick Lamar and SZA – “luther”
PartyNextDoor and Drake – “Somebody Loves Me”
Terrace Martin and Kenyon Dixon featuring Rapsody – “WeMaj”
Best Latin Pop Album:
Alejandro Sanz – ¿Y Ahora Qué?
Andrés Cepeda – Bogotá (Deluxe)
Karol G – Tropicoqueta
Natalia Lafourcade – Cancionera
Rauw Alejandro – Cosa Nuestra
Best Música Urbana Album:
Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Feid – Ferxxo Vol X: Sagrado
J Balvin – Mixteip
Nicki Nicole – Naiki
Trueno – EUB Deluxe
Yandel – Sinfónico (En Vivo)
Best Americana Album:
Jesse Welles – Middle
Jon Batiste – Big Money
Larkin Poe – Bloom
Molly Tuttle – So Long Little Miss Sunshine
Willie Nelson – Last Leaf on the Tree
Best Folk Album:
I’m With Her – Wild and Clear and Blue
Jason Isbell – Foxes in the Snow
Jesse Welles – Under the Powerlines (Live April 2024 – September 2024)
Patty Griffin – Crown of Roses
Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson – What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow
Best Comedy Album:
Ali Wong – Single Lady
Bill Burr – Drop Dead Years
Jamie Foxx – What Had Happened Was…
Nate Bargatze – Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
Sarah Silverman – PostMortem
Best Music Video:
Clipse – “So Be It”
Doechii – “Anxiety”
OK Go – “Love”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Sade – “Young Lion”
Best Music Film:
Devo – Devo
Diane Warren – Relentless
John Williams – Music by John Williams
Pharrell Williams – Piece by Piece
Raye – Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media:
John Powell – How to Train Your Dragon
John Powell & Stephen Schwartz – Wicked
Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
Theodore Shapiro – Severance: Season 2
Producer of the Year:
Dan Auerbach
Cirkut
Dijon
Blake Mills
Sounwave
Songwriter of the Year:
Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Tobias Jesso Jr.
Laura Veltz
