The nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards have been introduced, and it was a good morning for Kendrick Lamar.
Lamar led the sphere with 9 nominations, together with album, file and tune of the 12 months.
Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter have been additionally prime nominees this 12 months.
Bad Bunny made a bit of historical past turning into the primary Spanish-language artist to concurrently snag nominations within the coveted greatest album, file and tune classes in the identical 12 months with “Debí Tirar Más Fotos (I Should Have Taken More Photos).”
That wasn’t the one bit of historical past made.
The K-pop style obtained some love courtesy of singer Rosé’s hit “APT.” with collaborator Bruno Mars, which is up for file and tune of the 12 months, along with greatest pop duo/group efficiency.
“Golden,” a hit tune from the hit Netflix movie “Kpop Demon Hunters” scored a nomination for tune of the 12 months, pop duo/group efficiency and greatest tune written for visible media, including extra luster to the K-pop of all of it. Some could embrace Katseye as proof of extra K-pop success (the group was nominated in one of the best new artist and greatest pop duo/group efficiency classes), however technically they fashion themselves a international lady group, extra so than K-pop.
Meanwhile, Jack Antonoff grew to become first producer/songwriter to earn nominations in all three main classes – album of the 12 months, tune of the 12 months and file of the 12 months – with two completely different artists in the identical 12 months.
The Grammys celebrates one of the best music launched inside the window of eligibility, which this 12 months is August 31, 2024-August 30, 2025. Meaning, that’s why you don’t see Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” (launched October 3) represented.
The winners will probably be revealed on the Grammy Awards dwell present on the Crypto.com area in Downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, February 1.
Here are some extra highlights throughout the 95 classes introduced. The full list is offered on Grammy.com.
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 and Malice
“Mayhem,” Lady Gaga
“GNX,” Kendrick Lamar
“MUTT,” Leon Thomas
“CHROMAKOPIA,” Tyler, the Creator
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga
“Anxiety,” Doechii
“DtMF,” Bad Bunny
“Golden,” KPop Demon Hunters
“luther,” Kendrick Lamar w/ SZA
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
“WILDFLOWER,” Billie Eilish
RECORD OF THE YEAR
“DtMF,” Bad Bunny
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Anxiety,” Doechii
“WILDFLOWER,” Billie Eilish
“Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga
“luther,” Kendrick Lamar w/ SZA
“The Subway,” Chappell Roan
“APT.” Rosé and Bruno Mars
BEST NEW ARTIST
Olivia Dean
Katseye
The Marias
Addison Rae
sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Daises,” 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 and Bruno Mars
“30 for 30,” SZA w/ Kendrick Lamar
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 RAP PERFORMANCE
“Outside,” Cardi B
“Chains & Whips,” Clipse, Pusha T & Malice f/ Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
“Anxiety,” Doechii
“tv off,” Kenrick Lamar f/Lefty Gunplay
“Darling, I,” Tyler, the Creator f/ Teezo Touchdown
BEST TRADITIONAL COUNTRY ALBUM
“Dollar A Day,” Charley 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,” Chris Stapleton
“I Never Lie,” Zach Top
“Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson
BEST ROCK ALBUM
“private music,” Deftones
“I Quit,” HAIM
“From Zero,” Linkin Park
“NEVER ENOUGH,” Turnstile
“Idols,” YUNGBLUD
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
“U Should Not Be Doing That,” Amyl and The Sniffers
“The Emptiness Machine,” Linkin Park
“NEVER ENOUGH,” Turnstile
“Mirtazapine,” Hayley Williams
“Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning,” YUNGBLUD f/ Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II
BEST R&B ALBUM
“BELOVED,” GIVĒON
“Why Not More?” Coco Jones
“The Crown,” Ledisi
“Escape Room,” Teyana Taylor
“MUTT,” Leon Thomas
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“YUKON,” Justin Bieber
“It Depends,” Chris Brown f/ Bryson Tiller
“Folded,” Kehlani
“MUTT (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk),” Leon Thomas
“Heart Of A Woman,” Summer Walker