Grammys 2026: Here are all of the main Grammy Awards nominations - including Album of the Year

Widely acknowledged as the biggest night in music, the 68th edition of the annual music awards will take place in Los Angeles on February 1 next year.

American rapper Kendrick Lamar is up for the most awards on the night, with nine nominations including record and song of the year. He is then followed by Lady Gaga, who has seven nominations, as well as other highly nominated acts including SZA, Turnstile and Tyler, the Creator, who is among the Album of the Year nominees.

Lamar and Gaga have also been nominated for the coveted award, with their fellow nominees including Bad Bunny, Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter and Leon Thomas, as well as Clipse, Pusha T and Malice.

Here are all of the main Grammy Award nominations for 2026.

Best record, album, song and new artist

Album of the Year

• Bad Bunny - Debí Tirar Más Fotos
• Clipse, Pusha T & Malice - Let God Sort Em Out
• Justin Bieber - Swag
• Kendrick Lamar - GNX
• Lady Gaga - Mayhem
• Leon Thomas - Mutt
• Sabrina Carpenter - Man’s Best Friend
• Tyler, the Creator - Chromakopia

Record of the Year

• Bad Bunny - DTMF
• Billie Eilish - Wildflower
• Chappell Roan - The Subway
• Doechii - Anxiety
• Kendrick Lamar & SZA - Luther
• Lady Gaga - Abracadabra
• Rosé & Bruno Mars - Apt.
• Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild

Song of the Year

• Bad Bunny - DTMF
• Billie Eilish - Wildflower
• Doechii - Anxiety
• Huntr/x - Golden
• Kendrick Lamar & SZA - Luther
• Lady Gaga - Abracadabra
• Rosé & Bruno Mars - Apt.
• Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild

Best New Artist

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

Music Video and Album Cover

Best Music Video

• Clipse - So Be It
• Doechii - Anxiety
• OK Go - Love
• Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild
• Sade - Young Lion

Best Album Cover

• Bad Bunny - Debí Tirar Más Fotos
• Djo - The Crux
• Perfume Genius - Glory
• Tyler, the Creator - Chromakopia
• Wet Leg - Moisturizer

Pop and Dance/Electronic

Best Pop Solo Performance

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

Best Pop/Duo Group Performance

• Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity
• Huntr/x - Golden
• Katseye - Gabriela
• Rosé & Bruno Mars - Apt.
• SZA With Kendrick Lamar - 30 for 30

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Justin Bieber - Swag
• Lady Gaga - Mayhem
• Miley Cyrus - Something Beautiful
• Sabrina Carpenter - Man’s Best Friend
• Teddy Swims - I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2)

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Barbra Streisand - The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2
• Elton John & Brandi Carlile - Who Believes in Angels?
• Jennifer Hudson - The Gift of Love
• Lady Gaga - Harlequin
• Laila Biali - Wintersongs
• Laufey - A Matter of Time

Best Dance Pop Recording

• Lady Gaga - Abracadabra
• PinkPantheress - Illegal
• Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco - Bluest Flame
• Tate McRae - Just Keep Watching (From F1® the Movie)
• Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

• Disclosure & Anderson .Paak - No Cap
• Fred Again.., Skepta & 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*ck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol but Ur Not!! <3

Best Remixed Recording

• The Chemical Brothers & Chris Lake - Galvanize (Chris Lake Remix)
• Huntr/x & David Guetta - Golden (David Guetta Rem/x)
• Lady Gaga & Gesaffelstein - Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix)
• Mariah Carey & Kaytranada - Don’t Forget About Us (Kaytranada Remix)
• Soul II Soul - A Dreams a Dream (Ron Trent Refix)

Rock, Metal and Alternative

Best Rock Performance

• Amyl and the Sniffers - U Should Not Be Doing That
• Hayley Williams - Mirtazapine
• Linkin Park - The Emptiness Machine
• Turnstile - Never Enough
• Yungblud, Nuno Bettencourt & Frank Bello Featuring Adam Wakeman & II - Changes (Live From Villa Park / Back to the Beginning)

Best Metal Performance

• Dream Theater - Night Terror
• Ghost - Lachryma
• Sleep Token - Emergence
• Spiritbox - Soft Spine
• Turnstile - Birds

Best Rock Song

• Hayley Williams - Glum
• Nine Inch Nails - As Alive as You Need Me to Be
• Sleep Token - Caramel
• Turnstile - Never Enough
• Yungblud - Zombie

Best Rock Album

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

Best Alternative Music Performance

• Bon Iver - Everything Is Peaceful Love
• The Cure - Alone
• Hayley Williams - Parachute
• Turnstile - Seein’ Stars
• Wet Leg - Mangetout

Best Alternative Music Album

• Bon Iver - SABLE, fABLE
• The Cure - Songs of a Lost World
• Hayley Williams - Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
• Tyler, the Creator - Don’t Tap the Glass
• Wet Leg - Moisturizer

R&B and Rap

Best R&B Performance

• Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller - It Depends
• Justin Bieber - Yukon
• Kehlani - Folded
• Leon Thomas - Mutt (Live from NPR’s Tiny Desk)
• Summer Walker - Heart of a Woman

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• Durand Bernarr - Here We Are
• Lalah Hathaway - Uptown
• Ledisi - Love You Too
• Leon Thomas - Vibes Don’t Lie
• SZA - Crybaby

Best R&B Song

• Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller - It Depends
• Durand Bernarr - Overqualified
• Kehlani - Folded
• Leon Thomas - Yes It Is
• Summer Walker - Heart of a Woman

Best Progressive R&B Album

• Bilal - Adjust Brightness
• Destin Conrad - Love on Digital
• Durand Bernarr - Bloom
• Flo - Access All Areas
• Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon - Come as You Are

Best R&B Album

• Coco Jones - Why Not More?
• Giveon - Beloved
• Ledisi - The Crown
• Leon Thomas - Mutt
• Teyana Taylor - Escape Room

Best Rap Performance

• Cardi B - Outside
• Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T & Malice - Chains & Whips
• Doechii - Anxiety
• Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay - TV Off
• Tyler, the Creator Featuring Teezo Touchdown - Darling, I

Best Melodic Rap Performance

• Fridayy & Meek Mill - Proud of Me
• JID, Ty Dolla $ign & 6lack - Wholeheartedly
• Kendrick Lamar & SZA - Luther
• PartyNextDoor & Drake - Somebody Loves Me
• Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Rapsody - WeMaj

Best Rap Song

• Clipse, John Legend, Voices of Fire, Pusha T & Malice - 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 Album

• Clipse, Pusha T & Malice - Let God Sort Em Out
• Glorilla - Glorious
• JID - God Does Like Ugly
• Kendick Lamar - GNX
• Tyler, the Creator - Chromakopia

Country and American Roots

Best Country Solo Performance

• Chris Stapleton - Bad as I Used to Be (From F1® the Movie)
• Lainey Wilson - Somewhere Over Laredo
• Shaboozey - Good News
• Tyler Childers - Nose on the Grindstone
• Zach Top - I Never Lie

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• George Strait Featuring Chris Stapleton - Honky Tonk Hall of Fame
• Margo Price Featuring Tyler Childers - Love Me Like You Used to Do
• Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton - A Song to Sing
• Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert & Lainey Wilson - Trailblazer
• Shaboozey & Jelly Roll - Amen

Best Country Song

• Lainey Wilson - Somewhere Over Laredo
• Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton - A Song to Sing
• Shaboozey - Good News
• Tyler Childers - Bitin’ List
• Zach Top - I Never Lie

Best Traditional Country Album

• Charley Crockett - Dollar a Day
• Lukas Nelson - American Romance
• Margo Price - Hard Headed Woman
• Willie Nelson - Oh What a Beautiful World
• Zach Top - Ain’t in It for My Health

Best Contemporary Country Album

• Eric Church - Evangeline vs. the Machine
• Jelly Roll - Beautifully Broken
• Kelsea Ballerini - Patterns
• Miranda Lambert - Postcards From Texas
• Tyler Childers - Snipe Hunter

Best American Roots Performance

• Alison Krauss & Union Station - Richmond on the James
• I’m With Her - Ancient Light
• Jason Isbell - Crimson and Clay
• Jon Batiste Featuring Randy Newman - Lonely Avenue
• Mavis Staples - Beautiful Strangers

Best Americana Performance

• Jesse Welles - Horses
• Maggie Rose & Grace Potter - Poison in My Well
• Mavis Staples - Godspeed
• Molly Tuttle - That’s Gonna Leave a Mark
• Sierra Hull - Boom

Best American Roots Song

• I’m With Her - Ancient Light
• Jason Isbell - Foxes in the Snow
• Jesse Welles - Middle
• Jon Batiste - Big Money
• Sierra Hull - Spitfire

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 Bluegrass Album

• Alison Krauss & Union Station - Arcadia
• Billy Strings - Highway Prayers
• Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter - Carter & Cleveland
• Sierra Hull - A Tip Toe High Wire
• The Steeldrivers - Outrun

Best Traditional Blues Album

• Buddy Guy - Ain’t Done With the Blues
• Charlie Musselwhite - Look Out Highway
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush - Young Fashioned Ways
• Maria Muldaur - One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey
• Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ - Room on the Porch

Best Contemporary Blues Album

• Eric Gales - A Tribute to LJK
• Joe Bonamassa - Breakthrough
• Robert Randolph - Preacher Kids
• Samantha Fish - Paper Doll
• Southern Avenue - Family

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 Regional Roots Music Album

• Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet - Live at Vaughan’s
• Kyle Roussel - Church of New Orleans
• Preservation Brass & Preservation Hall Jazz Band - For Fat Man
• Trombone Shorty & New Breed Brass Band - Second Line Sunday
• Various Artists - A Tribute to the King of Zydeco

Latin, Global, and Reggae

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 Latin Rock or Alternative Album

• Aterciopelados - Genes Rebeldes
• Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana & Astropical - Astropical
• Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso - Papota
• Fito Páez - Novela
• Los Wizzards - Algorhythm

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

• Bobby Pulido - Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya Y una Mía - Por la Puerta Grande (En Vivo)
• Carín León - Palabra de To’s (Seca)
• Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera - Mala Mía
• Grupo Frontera - Y Lo Que Viene
• Paola Jara - Sin Rodeos

Best Tropical Latin Album

• Alain Pérez - Bingo
• Gilberto Santa Rosa - Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2
• Gloria Estefan - Raíces
• Grupo Niche - Clásicos 1.0
• Rubén Blades Featuring Roberto Delgado & Orquesta - Fotografías

Best Global Music Performance

• Angélique Kidjo - Jerusalema
• Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar - Daybreak
• Bad Bunny - Eoo
• Ciro Hurtado - Cantando en el Camino
• Shakti - Shrini’s Dream (Live)
• Yeisy Rojas - Inmigrante y Que?

Best African Music Performance

• Ayra Starr & Wizkid - Gimme Dat
• Burna Boy - Love
• Davido Featuring Omah Lay - With You
• Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin - Hope & Love
• Tyla - Push 2 Start

Best Global Music Album

• Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar - Chapter III: We Return to Light
• Burna Boy - No Sign of Weakness
• Caetano Veloso & Maria Bethânia - Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo
• Shakti - Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live)
• Siddhant Bhatia - Sounds of Kumbha
• Youssou N’Dour - Éclairer le monde - Light the World

Best Reggae Album

• Jesse Royal - No Place Like Home
• Keznamdi - Blxxd & Fyah
• Lila Iké - Treasure Self Love
• Mortimer - From Within
• Vybz Kartel - Heart & Soul

Children’s, Musical Theatre, Comedy and Audio Books

Best Children’s Music Album

• Flor Bromley - Herstory
• Fyütch & Aura V - Harmony
• Joanie Leeds & Joya - Ageless: 100 Years Young
• Mega Ran - Buddy’s Magic Tree House
• Tori Amos - The Music of Tori and the Muses

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 Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

• Dalai Lama - Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
• Fab Morvan - You Know It’s True: The Real Story of Milli Vanilli
• Kathy Garver - Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story
• Ketanji Brown Jackson - Lovely One: A Memoir
• Trevor Noah - Into the Uncut Grass

Best Musical Theatre Album

• Buena Vista Social Club
• Death Becomes Her
• Gypsy
• Just in Time
• Maybe Happy Ending

Film, Television and Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
• Various Artists - F1 the Album
• Various Artists - KPop Demon Hunters
• Various Artists - Sinners
• Various Artists - Wicked

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)

• 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

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

• Austin Wintory - Sword of the Sea
• Gordy Haab - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Pinar Toprak - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - Secrets of the Spires
• Wilbert Roget, II - Helldivers 2
• Wilbert Roget, II & Cody Matthew Johnson - Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate’s Fortune

Best Song Written for Visual Media

• Elton John & Brandi Carlile - Never Too Late (From the Film “Elton John: Never Too Late”)
• Huntr/x - Golden (From the film “KPop Demon Hunters”)
• Nine Inch Nails - As Alive as You Need Me to Be (From the film “TRON: Ares”)
• Jayme Lawson - Pale, Pale Moon (From the film “Sinners”)
• Miles Caton - I Lied to You (From the film “Sinners”)
• Rod Wave - Sinners (From the film “Sinners”)

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

General and Historical

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

• Blake Mills
• Cirkut
• Dan Auerbach
• Dijon
• Sounwave

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

• Amy Allen
• Edgar Barrera
• Jessie Jo Dillon
• Laura Veltz
• Tobias Jesso Jr.

Best Recording Package

• Bruce Springsteen - Tracks II: The Lost Albums
• Duran Duran - Danse Macabre: De Luxe
• Mac Miller - Balloonerism
• Mac Miller - The Spins (Picture Disc Vinyl)
• OK Go - And the Adjacent Possible
• Tsunami - Loud Is As
• Various Artists - Sequoia

Best Album Notes

• Amanda Ekery - Árabe
• Buck Owens and His Buckaroos - Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964-1974
• Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates & Dave Holland - After the Last Sky
• Miles Davis - Miles ’55: The Prestige Recordings
• Sly and the Family Stone - The First Family: Live at the Winchester Cathedral 1967
• Wilco - A Ghost Is Born (Expanded Edition)

Best Historical Album

• Doc Pomus - You Can’t Hip a Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos
• Joni Mitchell - Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980)
• Nick Drake - The Making of Five Leaves Left
• Various Artists - Roots Rocking Zimbabwe - The Modern Sound of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 (Analog Africa No.41)
• Various Artists - Super Disco Pirata - De Tepito Para el Mundo 1965-1980 (Analog Africa No.39)

The full list nominations, including Jazz, Classical, Spoken Word Poetry, Gospel and more, is available here.

The 2026 Grammys will take place in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 1 2026.