See the list of nominees in the main categories

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Kendrick Lamar, who won five Grammys in 2025, is one of the main nominees again for the 2026 ceremony

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 – AbracadabraDoechii – AnxietyRosé & Bruno Mars – APTBad Bunny – DtMFHunter/x – GoldenKendrick Lamar feat SZA – LutherSabrina Carpenter – ManchildBillie Eilish – Wildflower

Record of the year

Bad Bunny – DtMFSabrina Carpenter – ManchildDoechii – AnxietyBillie Eilish – WildflowerLady Gaga – AbracadabraKendrick Lamar feat SZA – LutherChappell Roan – The SubwayRosé & Bruno Mars – APT

Album of the year

Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más FotosJustin Bieber – SwagSabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best FriendClipse – Let God Sort Em OutLady Gaga – MayhemKendrick Lamar – GNXLeon Thomas – MuttTyler, the Creator – Chromakopia

Best new artist

Olivia DeanKatseyeThe MariasAddison RaeSombrLeon ThomasAlex WarrenLola Young

Pop and dance

Best pop vocal album

Justin Bieber – SwagSabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best FriendMiley Cyrus – Something BeautifulLady Gaga – MayhemTeddy Swims – I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy Pt 2

Best pop solo performance

Justin Bieber – DaisiesSabrina Carpenter – ManchildLady Gaga – DiseaseChappell Roan – The SubwayLola Young – Messy

Best pop duo/group performance

Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – Defying GravityHuntr/x – GoldenKatseye – GabrielaRosé & Bruno Mars – APTSZA With Kendrick Lamar – 30 For 30

Best dance/electronic recording

Disclosure & Anderson .Paak – No CapFred again.., Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMax – Victory LapKaytranada – Space InvaderSkrillex – VoltageTame Impala – End Of Summer

Best dance/electronic album

FKA Twigs – EusexuaFred again.. – Ten DaysPinkPantheress – Fancy ThatRüfüs Du Sol – Inhale / ExhaleSkrillex – F*** U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3

Best dance/pop recording

Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco – Bluest FlameLady Gaga – AbracadabraZara Larsson – Midnight SunTate McRae – Just Keep WatchingPinkPantheress – Illegal

Best traditional pop vocal album

Laila Biali – WintersongsJennifer Hudson – The Gift Of LoveElton John & Brandi Carlile – Who Believes In Angels?Lady Gaga – HarlequinLaufey – A Matter Of TimeBarbra Streisand – The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2

Latin

Best Latin pop album

Rauw Alejandro – Cosa NuestraAndrés Cepeda – Bogotá (Deluxe)Karol G – TropicoquetaNatalia Lafourcade – CancioneraAlejandro Sanz – ¿Y ahora qué?

Best música urbana album

Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToSJ Balvin – MixteipFeid – Ferxxo Vol X: SagradoNicki Nicole – NaikiTrueno – Eub DeluxeYandel – Sinfónico (En Vivo)

Rock and metal

Best rock performance

Amyl and The Sniffers – U Should Not Be Doing ThatLinkin Park – The Emptiness MachineTurnstile – Never EnoughHayley Williams – MirtazapineYungblud 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 BeSleep Token – CaramelHayley Williams – GlumTurnstile – Never EnoughYungblud – Zombie

Best rock album

Deftones – Private MusicHaim – I quitLinkin Park – From ZeroTurnstile – Never EnoughYunglbud – Idols

Best alternative music album

Bon Iver – Sable, FableThe Cure – Songs Of A Lost WorldTyler, The Creator – Don’t Tap the GlassWet Leg – MoisturizerHayley Williams – Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party

Best alternative music performance

Bon Iver – Everything Is Peaceful LoveThe Cure – AloneTurnstile – Seein’ StarsWet Leg – MangetoutHayley Williams – Parachute

Best metal performance

Dream Theater – Night TerrorGhost – LachrymaSleep Token – EmergenceSpiritbox – Soft SpineTurnstile – Birds

Rap

Best rap performance

Cardi B – OutsideClipse, Pusha T & Malice feat Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams – Chains & WhipsDoechii – AnxietyKendrick Lamar feat Lefty Gunplay – TV OffTyler, The Creator feat Teezo Touchdown – Darling, I

Best melodic rap performance

Fridayy feat Meek Mill – Proud Of MeJID feat Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack – WholeheartedlyKendrick Lamar with SZA – LutherTerrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon feat Rapsody – WeMajPartynextdoor & Drake – Somebody Loves Me

Best rap song

Doechii – AnxietyClipse, Pusha T & Malice feat John Legend & Voices of Fire – The Birds Don’t SingTyler, The Creator feat GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne – StickyGloRilla – TGIFKendrick Lamar feat Lefty Gunplay – TV Off

Best rap album

Clipse, Pusha T & Malice – Let God Sort Em OutGloRilla – GloriousJID – God Does Like UglyKendrick Lamar – GNXTyler, The Creator – Chromakopia

Country

Best country solo performance

Tyler Childers – Nose On The GrindstoneShaboozey – Good NewsChris Stapleton – Bad As I Used To BeZach Top – I Never LieLainey Wilson – Somewhere Over Laredo

Best country duo/group performance

Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton – A Song To SingReba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson – TrailblazerMargo Price & Tyler Childers – Love Me Like You Used To DoShaboozey & Jelly Roll – AmenGeorge Strait & Chris Stapleton – Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame

Best country song

Tyler Childers – Bitin’ ListShaboozey – Good NewsZach Top – I Never LieLainey Wilson – Somewhere Over LaredoChris Stapleton – A Song To Sing

Best contemporary country album

Kelsea Ballerini – PatternsTyler Childers – Snipe HunterEric Church – Evangeline vs The MachineJelly Roll – Beautifully BrokenMiranda Lambert – Postcards From Texas

R&B and Afrobeats

Best R&B performance

Justin Bieber – YukonChris Brown feat Bryson Tiller – It DependsKehlani – FoldedLeon Thomas – Mutt (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk)Summer Walker – Heart Of A Woman

Best R&B song

Kehlani – FoldedSummer Walker – Heart Of A WomanChris Brown feat Bryson Tiller – It DependsDurand Bernarr – OverqualifiedLeon Thomas – Yes It Is

Best R&B album

Giveon – BelovedCoco Jones – Why Not More?Ledisi – The CrownTeyana Taylor – Escape RoomLeon Thomas – Mutt

Best African music performance

Burna Boy – LoveDavido feat Omah Lay – With YouEddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin – Hope & LoveAyra Starr feat Wizkid – Gimme DatTyla – Push 2 Start

Production and songwriting

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Dan AuerbachCirkutDijonBlake MillsSounwave

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Amy AllenEdgar BarreraJessie Jo DillonTobias Jesso JrLaura Veltz

Film and TV

Best comedy album

Bill Burr – Drop Dead YearsSarah Silverman – PostMortemAli Wong – Single LadyJamie Foxx – What Had Happened WasNate Bargatze – Your Friend, Nate Bargatze

Best compilation soundtrack for visual media

A Complete Unknown – Timothée ChalametF1 The Album – Various artistsK-Pop Demon Hunters – Various artistsSinners – Various artistsWicked – Various artists

Best score soundtrack for visual media (includes film and televison)

John Powell – How To Train Your DragonTheodore Shapiro – Severance: Season 2Ludwig Göransson – SinnersJohn Powell & Stephen Schwartz – WickedKris Bowers – The Wild Robot

Best score soundtrack for video games and other interactive media

Pinar Toprak – Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Secrets of the SpiresWilbert Roget II – Helldivers 2Gordy Haab – Indiana Jones and the Great CircleCody Matthew Johnson & Wilbert Roget II – Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate’s FortuneAustin 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 StoryTrevor Noah – Into The Uncut GrassKetanji Brown Jackson – Lovely One: A MemoirDalai Lama – Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai LamaFab Morvan – You Know It’s True: The Real Story Of Milli Vanilli

Best music video

Sade – Young LionSabrina Carpenter – ManchildClipse – So Be ItDoechii – AnxietyOK Go – Love

Best music film

Devo – DevoRaye – Live at the Albert HallDiane Warren – RelentlessJohn Williams – Music by John WilliamsPharrell Williams – Piece By Piece

Jazz and classical

Best jazz vocal album

Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap – ElementalTerri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell – We Insist 2025!Samara Joy – PortraitMichael Mayo – FlyNicole 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 NightsBranford Marsalis Quartet – BelongingJohn Patitucci feat Chris Potter & Brian Blade – Spirit FallYellowjackets – Fasten Up

Best alternative jazz album

Ambrose Akinmusire – Honey from a Winter StoneRobert Glasper – Keys To The City Volume OneBrad Mehldau – Ride Into The SunNate Smith – Live-ActionImmanuel Wilkins – Blues Blood

Best jazz performance

Lakecia Benjamin feat Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield – Noble RiseChick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade – Windows (Live)Samara Joy – Peace Of Mind/Dreams Come TrueMichael Mayo – FourNicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth – All Stars Lead To You (Live)

Best musical theatre album

Buena Vista Social ClubDeath Becomes HerGypsyJust In TimeMaybe 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)

See the full list of Grammy nominations.