All the main nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards

Kendrick Lamar, who won five Grammys in 2025, is one of the main nominees again for the 2026 ceremony
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The nominees for the 68th Grammy Awards have been announced, ahead of next year's ceremony, which takes place in Los Angeles on 1 February, 2026.
Here's who's up for awards in the main categories.
The "big four" awards
Song of the year
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Doechii - Anxiety
Rosé & Bruno Mars - APT
Bad Bunny - DtMF
Hunter/x - Golden
Kendrick Lamar feat SZA - Luther
Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild
Billie Eilish - Wildflower
Record of the year
Bad Bunny - DtMF
Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild
Doechii - Anxiety
Billie Eilish - Wildflower
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Kendrick Lamar feat SZA - Luther
Chappell Roan - The Subway
Rosé & Bruno Mars - APT
Album of the year
Bad Bunny - Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Justin Bieber - Swag
Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend
Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out
Lady Gaga - Mayhem
Kendrick Lamar - GNX
Leon Thomas – Mutt
Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia
Best new artist
Olivia Dean
Katseye
The Marias
Addison Rae
Sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young
Pop and dance
Best pop vocal album
Justin Bieber – Swag
Sabrina Carpenter – Man's Best Friend
Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful
Lady Gaga – Mayhem
Teddy Swims – I've Tried Everything But Therapy Pt 2
Best pop solo performance
Justin Bieber - Daisies
Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild
Lady Gaga - Disease
Chappell Roan - The Subway
Lola Young - Messy
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 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*** U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3
Best dance/pop recording
Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco - Bluest Flame
Lady Gaga - Abracadabra
Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun
Tate McRae - Just Keep Watching
PinkPantheress - Illegal
Best traditional pop vocal album
Laila Biali - Wintersongs
Jennifer Hudson - The Gift Of Love
Elton John & Brandi Carlile - Who Believes In Angels?
Lady Gaga - Harlequin
Laufey - A Matter Of Time
Barbra Streisand - The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2
Latin
Best Latin pop album
Rauw Alejandro - Cosa Nuestra
Andrés Cepeda - Bogotá (Deluxe)
Karol G - Tropicoqueta
Natalia Lafourcade - Cancionera
Alejandro Sanz - ¿Y ahora qué?
Best música urbana album
Bad Bunny - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
J Balvin - Mixteip
Feid - Ferxxo Vol X: Sagrado
Nicki Nicole - Naiki
Trueno - Eub Deluxe
Yandel - Sinfónico (En Vivo)
Rock and metal
Best rock performance
Amyl and The Sniffers - U Should Not Be Doing That
Linkin Park - The Emptiness Machine
Turnstile - Never Enough
Hayley Williams - Mirtazapine
Yungblud ft Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II - Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning
Best rock song
Nine Inch Nails - As Alive As You Need Me To Be
Sleep Token - Caramel
Hayley Williams - Glum
Turnstile - Never Enough
Yungblud - Zombie
Best rock album
Deftones - Private Music
Haim - I quit
Linkin Park - From Zero
Turnstile - Never Enough
Yunglbud - Idols
Best alternative music album
Bon Iver - Sable, Fable
The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World
Tyler, The Creator - Don't Tap the Glass
Wet Leg - Moisturizer
Hayley Williams - Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party
Best alternative music performance
Bon Iver - Everything Is Peaceful Love
The Cure - Alone
Turnstile - Seein' Stars
Wet Leg - Mangetout
Hayley Williams - Parachute
Best metal performance
Dream Theater - Night Terror
Ghost - Lachryma
Sleep Token - Emergence
Spiritbox - Soft Spine
Turnstile - Birds
Rap
Best rap performance
Cardi B - Outside
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice feat Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams - Chains & Whips
Doechii - Anxiety
Kendrick Lamar feat Lefty Gunplay - TV Off
Tyler, The Creator feat Teezo Touchdown - Darling, I
Best melodic rap performance
Fridayy feat Meek Mill - Proud Of Me
JID feat Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack - Wholeheartedly
Kendrick Lamar with SZA - Luther
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon feat Rapsody - WeMaj
Partynextdoor & Drake - Somebody Loves Me
Best rap song
Doechii - Anxiety
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice feat John Legend & Voices of Fire - The Birds Don't Sing
Tyler, The Creator feat GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne - Sticky
GloRilla - TGIF
Kendrick Lamar feat Lefty Gunplay - TV Off
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
Country
Best country solo performance
Tyler Childers - Nose On The Grindstone
Shaboozey - Good News
Chris Stapleton - Bad As I Used To Be
Zach Top - I Never Lie
Lainey Wilson - Somewhere Over Laredo
Best country duo/group performance
Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton - A Song To Sing
Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson - Trailblazer
Margo Price & Tyler Childers - Love Me Like You Used To Do
Shaboozey & Jelly Roll - Amen
George Strait & Chris Stapleton - Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame
Best country song
Tyler Childers - Bitin' List
Shaboozey - Good News
Zach Top - I Never Lie
Lainey Wilson - Somewhere Over Laredo
Chris Stapleton - A Song To Sing
Best contemporary country album
Kelsea Ballerini - Patterns
Tyler Childers - Snipe Hunter
Eric Church - Evangeline vs The Machine
Jelly Roll - Beautifully Broken
Miranda Lambert - Postcards From Texas
R&B and Afrobeats
Best R&B performance
Justin Bieber - Yukon
Chris Brown feat Bryson Tiller - It Depends
Kehlani - Folded
Leon Thomas - Mutt (Live From NPR's Tiny Desk)
Summer Walker - Heart Of A Woman
Best R&B song
Kehlani - Folded
Summer Walker - Heart Of A Woman
Chris Brown feat Bryson Tiller - It Depends
Durand Bernarr - Overqualified
Leon Thomas - Yes It Is
Best R&B album
Giveon - Beloved
Coco Jones - Why Not More?
Ledisi - The Crown
Teyana Taylor - Escape Room
Leon Thomas - Mutt
Best African music performance
Burna Boy - Love
Davido feat Omah Lay - With You
Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin - Hope & Love
Ayra Starr feat Wizkid - Gimme Dat
Tyla - Push 2 Start
Production and songwriting
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Dan Auerbach
Cirkut
Dijon
Blake Mills
Sounwave
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Tobias Jesso Jr
Laura Veltz
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Film and TV
Best comedy album
Bill Burr - Drop Dead Years
Sarah Silverman - PostMortem
Ali Wong - Single Lady
Jamie Foxx - What Had Happened Was
Nate Bargatze - Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
Best compilation soundtrack for visual media
A Complete Unknown - Timothée Chalamet
F1 The Album - Various artists
K-Pop Demon Hunters - Various artists
Sinners - Various artists
Wicked - Various artists
Best score soundtrack for visual media (includes film and televison)
John Powell - How To Train Your Dragon
Theodore Shapiro - Severance: Season 2
Ludwig Göransson - Sinners
John Powell & Stephen Schwartz - Wicked
Kris Bowers - The Wild Robot
Best score soundtrack for video games and other interactive media
Pinar Toprak - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - Secrets of the Spires
Wilbert Roget II - Helldivers 2
Gordy Haab - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Cody Matthew Johnson & Wilbert Roget II - Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate's Fortune
Austin Wintory - Sword of the Sea
Best song written for visual media
Nine Inch Nails - As Alive As You Need Me To Be (From Tron: Ares)
Huntr/x – Golden (From K-Pop Demon Hunters)
Miles Caton – I Lied To You (From Sinners)
Elton John & Brandi Carlile - Never Too Late (From Elton John: Never Too Late)
Jayme Lawson – Pale Pale Moon (From Sinners)
Rod Wave – Sinners (From Sinners)
Best audiobook narration
Kathy Garver - Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story
Trevor Noah - Into The Uncut Grass
Ketanji Brown Jackson - Lovely One: A Memoir
Dalai Lama - Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Fab Morvan - You Know It's True: The Real Story Of Milli Vanilli
Best music video
Sade – Young Lion
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Clipse – So Be It
Doechii – Anxiety
OK Go - Love
Best music film
Devo - Devo
Raye - Live at the Albert Hall
Diane Warren - Relentless
John Williams - Music by John Williams
Pharrell Williams - Piece By Piece
Jazz and classical
Best jazz vocal album
Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap – Elemental
Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell – We Insist 2025!
Samara Joy – Portrait
Michael Mayo – Fly
Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth - Live at Vic's Las Vegas
Best jazz instrumental album
Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade – Trilogy 3 (Live)
Sullivan Fortner feat Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore – Southern Nights
Branford Marsalis Quartet – Belonging
John Patitucci feat Chris Potter & Brian Blade – Spirit Fall
Yellowjackets – Fasten Up
Best alternative jazz album
Ambrose Akinmusire - Honey from a Winter Stone
Robert Glasper - Keys To The City Volume One
Brad Mehldau – Ride Into The Sun
Nate Smith – Live-Action
Immanuel Wilkins – Blues Blood
Best jazz performance
Lakecia Benjamin feat Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield – Noble Rise
Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade – Windows (Live)
Samara Joy - Peace Of Mind/Dreams Come True
Michael Mayo – Four
Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth – All Stars Lead To You (Live)
Best musical theatre album
Buena Vista Social Club
Death Becomes Her
Gypsy
Just In Time
Maybe Happy Ending
Best opera recording
Heggie: Intelligence - Kwamé Ryan, conductor (Houston Grand Opera; Gene Scheer)
Huang Ruo: An American Soldier - Carolyn Kuan, conductor (American Composers Orchestra; David Henry Hwang)
Kouyoumdjian - Adoration Alan Pierson, conductor (Silvana Quartet; The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street)
O'Halloran: Trade & Mary Motorhead - Elaine Kelly (Irish National Opera Orchestra; Mark O'Halloran)
Tesori: Grounded - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus; George Brant)
Best orchestral performance
Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L'Ouverture; Ballade Op. 4; Suites From '24 Negro Melodies' - Michael Repper, conductor (National Philharmonic)
Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie - Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Ravel: Boléro - Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela)
Still & Bonds - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
Stravinsky: Symphony In Three Movements - Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)