The Recording Academy has unveiled the full list of nominees for the 2026 GRAMMY Awards, set to take place on Sunday, February 1, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Announced during a livestream on November 7, 2025, the nominations were presented by artists including Chappell Roan, Doechii, KAROL G, Mumford & Sons, Sabrina Carpenter, and Sam Smith. The 68th edition of the GRAMMYs celebrates a rich and diverse musical landscape, recognizing talent across 95 categories spanning pop, rap, country, R&B, jazz, Latin, and global sounds.
This year’s lineup highlights both industry heavyweights and emerging voices, capturing a dynamic year of creativity and experimentation in music.
Winners will be chosen by the Recording Academy’s Voting Members, a body made up of artists, producers, songwriters, engineers, and other music creators. Their votes determine who takes home the golden gramophones on what’s often called “Music’s Biggest Night.”
The 2026 ceremony also ushers in two brand-new categories: Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover, underscoring the Academy’s continued efforts to expand its recognition of musical and visual artistry in an evolving industry.
Check out the full list of nominees for the 2026 GRAMMY Awards below.
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
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)
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