Grammy Awards 2026: Discover the nominees

By The Editorial Team.

What can we expect from the 2026 Grammy Awards?

It is set to be one of next year’s biggest (musical) events. The highly-anticipated Grammy Awards ceremony, the Oscars of music, will be held on February 1st, 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. And the list of nominees includes plenty of expected names… As well as a few surprises.

Among the contenders, we find the duo formed by South Korean singer Rosé and Bruno Mars, nominated for their hit APT. Billie Eilish also earns a spot with her track Wildflower. Justin Bieber makes a major comeback with the album Swag, after a four-year absence. And the soundtrack from Netflix’s animated feature K-pop Demon Hunters – a true global phenomenon this past summer – has racked up three nominations, including one for its standout track Golden (2025).

Kendrick Lamar and Sabrina Carpenter among the frontrunners

This year, the top contenders earning the most nominations are Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga, and Bad Bunny. The latter, soon to headline the Super Bowl, is nominated for “Album of the Year” with Debí Tirar Más Fotos (2025) and “Record of the Year” for the track DtMF (2025). SZA, Turnstile, and Tyler, the Creator also appear among the nominees.

On the other hand, The Weeknd and Playboy Carti were notably snubbed. And Taylor Swift won’t be eligible for new awards until 2027, since her twelfth album, The Life of a Showgirl, was released too late to qualify for the 2026 ceremony. The same goes for Spanish singer Rosalía, whose fourth album Lux has just been released.

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Full list of nominations at the 2026 Grammy Award

Album of the Year

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

Record of the Year

DtMF by Bad Bunny
Manchild by Sabrina Carpenter
Anxiety by Doechii
WILDFLOWER by Billie Eilish
Abracadabra by Lady Gaga
Luther by Kendrick Lamar and SZA
The Subway by Chappell Roan
APT. by Rosé and Bruno Mars

Best New Artist

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

Best Alternative Music Album

Cameron Winter – Heavy Metal
Nilüfer Yanya – My Method Actor
Ichiko Aoba – Luminescent Creatures
MJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks
Water From Your Eyes – It’s a Beautiful Place

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 Dance/Electronic Album

Disclosure & Anderson .Paak – No Cap
Fred Again.., Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax – Victory Lap
Kaytranada – Space Invader
Skrillex – Voltage
Tame Impala – End of Summer

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 Album

FKA twigs – Eusexua
Fred Again.. – Ten Days
PinkPantheress – Fancy That
Rüfüs Du Sol – Inhale / Exhale
Skrillex – Fck 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)

Best Rock Album

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

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 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

Best R’n’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’n’B Performance

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

Best R’n’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 R’n’B Album

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

Best Progressive R’n’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 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
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

Marc Marcel – Black Shaman
Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton – Pages
Queen Sheba – A Hurricane in Heels: Healed People Don’t Act Like That (Partially Recorded Live @ City Winery & Other Places)
Saul Williams & Carlos Niño & Friends – Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends at Treepeople (Live)
Skillz – Words for Days, Vol. 1

Producer of the Year (Non Classical)

Blake Mills
Cirkut
Dan Auerbach
Dijon
Sounwave

Composer of the Year (Non Classical)

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