Who’s nominated for the 2026 GRAMMYs? See the full list of nominees

The full list of nominees for the 68th Annual 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards is out. The announcement was made on Friday, November 7, 2025. The awards show will take place on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The nominees list spans a total of 95 categories.

Leading the way is Kendrick Lamar, who earned nine nominations. Next is Lady Gaga with seven nominations, and artists like Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, and Leon Thomas each have six nominations. Also, Bad Bunny is the first Spanish-language artist nominated in the three major categories, namely, Album, Record, Song of the Year.

This year also brings changes. Two new categories were added: Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover.

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Major categories and some of the top nominees of the Grammy 2026

Here are some of the biggest categories and the names to appear in them.

Album of the Year nominations include:

• "DeBi Tirar Más Fotos" by Bad Bunny
• "SWAG" by Justin Bieber
• "Man’s Best Friend" by Sabrina Carpenter
• "MAYHEM" by Lady Gaga
• "GNX" by Kendrick Lamar
• "Mutt" by Leon Thomas
• "Chromakopia" by Tyler, the Creator
• "Let God Sort ’Em Out" by Clipse (Pusha T & Malice)

Record of the Year nominations include:

• "DtMF" by Bad Bunny
• "Manchild" by Sabrina Carpenter
• "Anxiety" by Doechii
• "Wildflower" by Billie Eilish
• "Abracadabra" by Lady Gaga
• "luther" by Kendrick Lamar with SZA
• "The Subway" by Chappell Roan
• "APT." by Rosé & Bruno Mars

Song of the Year nominees include some overlapping tracks:

• "Abracadabra" (Gaga)
• "Anxiety" (Doechii)
• "APT." (Rosé & Bruno Mars)
• "DtMF” (Bad Bunny)
• "luther" (Lamar & SZA)
• "Golden" — from K-pop soundtrack by HUNTR/X featuring EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
• "Manchild" (Carpenter)
• "Wildflower" (Eilish)

Best New Artist nominees are:

• Olivia Dean
• KATSEYE
• The Marias
• Addison Rae
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• Leon Thomas
• Alex Warren
• Lola Young

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical nominees are:

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

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What this means?

These nominations give a good picture of who is being honoured this year in music. Artists from many genres are included. Big names are up for top awards, but there are also fresh faces.

Kendrick Lamar leading with nine nominations shows that rap music is getting strong attention at the highest level. Lady Gaga also being in the top nominations shows pop stars remain strong. Bad Bunny’s historic nominations show the reach of Spanish-language music and music from Latin markets.

Some artists and albums that people expected did not make the list. That leads to talk of surprises and snubs. For example, some big names in country or other genres may not be nominated where some expected.

If you want the complete list of all 95 categories and every nominee, you can find it on the official website of the Grammy Awards. The 2026 GRAMMY nominations are out and they feature many kinds of music. One elite group leads the nominations, new categories are added, and big stars and growing stars are represented. Now we wait to see who wins.