Discover who leads the 2026 Grammy Award nominees this year. Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga shine bright in the music spotlight.
2026 Grammy Award nominees Kendrick Lamar lead with nine nods. Lady Gaga follows with seven. Three artists are tied at six ahead of Sunday’s awards in Los Angeles.
This is the list of the major Grammy nominees. The 68th annual Grammy Awards will be handed out on Sunday in Los Angeles.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads all nominees with nine. Lady Gaga follows with seven. A trio of artists is tied at six: Bad Bunny, pop princess Sabrina Carpenter, and R&B singer-songwriter Leon Thomas.
Album of the Year
“Debi Tirar Mas Fotos” – Bad Bunny
“Swag” – Justin Bieber
“Let God Sort Em Out” – Clipse (Pusha T & Malice)
“Mayhem” – Lady Gaga
“GNX” – Kendrick Lamar
“Mutt” – Leon Thomas
“Chromakopia” – Tyler, The Creator
“Man’s Best Friend” – Sabrina Carpenter
Record of the Year, recognising overall performance on a song
“DtMF” is by Bad Bunny. “luther” features Kendrick Lamar with SZA. “Anxiety” is by Doechii. “Wildflower” is sung by Billie Eilish.“Manchild” is a song by Sabrina Carpenter. . “Abracadabra” is by Lady Gaga“The Subway” is by Chapel Roan. “APT.” – Rose and Bruno Mars
Song of the Year, recognizing songwriting
“Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga). “Anxiety” – Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii). Heron Thomas & Henry Walter.
“APT.” – Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park, Roget Chahayed, Omer Fedi, T, songwriters (Rose, Bruno Mars)
Hugo René Sencion Sanabria, “DtMF” – Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dittrich, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio,Tyler Thomas Spry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, Benjamin Falik, songwriters (Bad Bunny)
“Golden [From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’]” – EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)
“luther” – Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard,Solana Rowe, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar with SZA)
“Manchild” – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
“Wildflower” – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
Best New Artist
Olivia Dean
KATSEYE
The Marias
Addison Rae
sombr
Leon Thomas
Lola Young
Alex Warren
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” is performed by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
“Golden [From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’]” – HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
“Gabriela” – KATSEYE
“APT.” – Rose, Bruno Mars
“30 For 30” – SZA with 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 & Malice)
“Glorious” – GloRilla
“God Does Like Ugly” – JID
“GNX” – Kendrick Lamar
“Chromakopia” – Tyler, The Creator
Best Rap Performance
“Outside” – Cardi B
“Chains & Whips” – Clipse (Pusha T & Malice), featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
“Anxiety” – Doechii
“tv off” – Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay
“Darling, I” – Tyler, The Creator Featuring Teezo Touchdown
Best Music Video –
“So Be It” – Clipse
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Anxiety” – Doechii
“Love” – OK Go
“Young Lion” – Sade
Best African Music Performance
Love -Burna Boy
With You- Davido Featuring Omah Lay
Hope & Love – Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin
Gimme Dat – Ayra Starr Featuring Wizkid
PUSH 2 START -Tyla
Best Global Music Album
“Sounds Of Kumbha” – Siddhant Bhatia
“No Sign of Weakness” – Burna Boy
“Eclairer le monde – Light the World” – Youssou N’Dour
“Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live)” – Shakti
“Chapter III: We Return to Light” – Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar
“Caetano e Bethania Ao Vivo” – Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethania
Artists with Most Nominations
Kendrick Lamar – 9
Lady Gaga – 7
Bad Bunny – 6
Sabrina Carpenter – 6
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