Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny Top Grammy 2026 Nominations

 

As Artists gear up for the 2026 edition of the annual Grammy Award ceremony, Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, and Lady Gaga received the most nods. The nomination list, which was unveiled on Friday, has the three artists nominated for the top awards, Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. 

Also among artists nominated for top awards are two British artists, Lola Young and Olivia Dean, in the Best New Artist category. In the Global category, African music legend Angelique Kidjo received a nod alongside Bad Bunny in the Global Music Performance. Also in the list are Nigerian artists such as Ayra Star, Wizkid, and Burna Boy.  

See below for the list of nominees. 

Top Four Awards

Record of the Year

DtMF — Bad Bunny

Manchild — Sabrina Carpenter

Anxiety — Doechii

Wildflower — Billie  Eilish

Abracadabra — Lady Gaga

Luther — Kendrick Lamar with SZA

The Subway — Chappell Roan

Apt — Rose and Bruno Mars

Best New Artist

Olivia Dean

Katseye

The Marías

Addison Rae

sombr

Leon Thomas

Alex Warren

Lola Young

Album of the Year

Debí Tirar Más Fotos – Bad Bunny

Swag – Justin Bieber

Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter

Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice

Mayhem – Lady Gaga

GNX – Kendrick Lamar

Mutt – Leon Thomas

Chromakopia – Tyler, the Creator

Song of the Year 

Abracadabra - Lady Gaga 

Anxiety - Doechii

DtMF - Bad Bunny 

Golden [From KPop Demon Hunters] - HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI Ami

“Luther” — Kendrick Lamar With SZA

“Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter

“Wildflower” — Billie Eilish

Classic And Country Music

Producer of the Year, Non—Classical

Dan Auerbach

Cirkut

Dijon

Blake Mills

Sounwave

Songwriter of the Year, Non—Classical

Amy Allen

Edgar Barrrera

Jessie Jo Dillon

Tobias Jesso Jr.

Laura Veltz

Best Country Song

Bitin’ List — Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)

Good News — Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman & Jacob Torrey, songwriters (Shaboozey)

I Never Lie — Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top, songwriters (Zach Top)

Somewhere Over Laredo — Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson, songwriters (Lainey Wilson)

A Song to Sing — Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton)

Best Traditional Country Album

Dollar a Day — Charlie Crockett

American Romance — Lukas Nelson

Oh What a Beautiful World — Willie Nelson

Hard Headed Woman — Margo Price

Ain’t In It for my Health — Zach Top

Best Contemporary Country Album

“Nose on the Grindstone” – Tyler Childers

“Good News” – Shaboozey

“Bad as I Used to Be [From F1 The Movie]

“I Never Lie” – Zach Top

“Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson

Rap and R&B 

Best Melodic Rap Performance

Proud of Me — Fridayy Featuring Meek Mill

Wholeheartedly — JID Featuring Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack

Luther — Kendrick Lamar With SZA

WeMaj — Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Rapsody

Somebody Loves Me — Partynextdoor & Drake

Best R&B Album

Beloved — Giveon

Why Not More? — Coco Jones

The Crown — Ledisi

Escape Room — Teyana Taylor

Mur — Leon Thomas

Best R&B Performance

“Yukon” — Justin Bieber

“It Depends” — Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller

“Folded” — Kehlani

“Mutt (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk)” — Leon Thomas

“Heart of a Woman” — Summer Walker

Best Traditional R&B Performance

“Here We Are” — Durand Bernarr

“Uptown” — Lalah Hathaway

“Love You Too” — Ledisi

“Crybaby” — SZA

“Vibes Don’t Lie” — Leon Thomas

Best R&B Song

Folded — Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Kehlani Parrish, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Dawit Kamal Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani)

Heart of a Woman — David Bishop & Summer Walker, songwriters (Summer Walker)

It Depends — Nico Baran, Chris Brown, Ant Clemons, Ephrem Lopez Jr., Ryan Press, Bryson Tiller, Elliott Trent & Dewain Whitmore Jr., songwriters (Chris Brown FeaturingBryson Tiller)

Overqualified — James John Abrahart Jr & Durand Bernarr, songwriters (Durand Bernarr)

Yes It Is — Jariuce Banks, Lazaro Andres Camejo, Mike Hector, Peter Lee Johnson, Rodney Jones Jr., Ali Prawl & Leon Thomas, songwriters (Leon Thomas)

Best Progressive R&B Album

Bloom — Durand Bernarr

Adjust Brightness — Bilal

Love on Digital — Destin Conrad

Access All Areas — Flo

Come as You Are — Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon

Best Rap Performance

Outside — Cardi B

Chains & Whips — Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar &Pharrell Williams

Anxiety - Doechi 

TV Off - Kendrick Lamar ft Lefty Gunplay 

Darling, I — Tyler, the Creator Featuring Teezo Touchdown

Best Rap Song

Anxiety — Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)

The Birds Don’t Sing — Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton, Pharrell Williams & Stevie Wonder, songwriters (Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring John Legend & Voices of Fire)

Sticky — Aaron Bolton, Dudley Alexander Duverne, Gloria Woods, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Janae Wherry, Tyler Okonma & Rex Zamor, songwriters (Tyler, the Creator Featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne)

TGIF — Lucas Alegria, Dillon Brophy, Yakki Davis, Gloria Woods, Jess Jackson, Ronnie Jackson, Mario Mims & Jorge M. Taveras, songwriters (GloRilla)

TV Off —Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay)

Best Rap Album

Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice

Glorious – GloRilla

God Does Like Ugly – JID

GNX – Kendrick Lamar

Chromakopia – Tyler, the Creator

Best Alternative Music Album

Sable, Fable – Bon Iver

Songs of a Lost World – The Cure

Don’t Tap the Glass – Tyler, the Creator

Moisturizer – Wet Leg

Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party – Hayley Williams

Alternative and Pop Song

Best Alternative Music Performance 

Everything Is Peaceful Love — Bon Iver

Alone — The Cure

Seein’ Stars —Turnstile

Mangetout — Wet Leg

Parachute” — Hayley Williams

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Wintersongs — Laila Biali

The Gift of Love — Jennifer Hudson

Who Believes in Angels? — Elton John & Brandi Carlile

Harlequin — Lady Gaga

A Matter of Time — Laufey

The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2 — Barbra Streisand

Best Rock Album

Private Music – Deftones

I Quit – Haim

From Zero – Linkin Park

Never Enough – Turnstile

Idols – Yungblud

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Defying Gravity – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande

Golden [From KPop Demon Hunters] – HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami

Gabriela – Katseye

APT. – Rosé, Bruno Mars

30 for 30 – SZA With Kendrick Lamar

Best Pop Solo Performance

Daisies — Justin Bieber

Manchild — Sabrina Carpenter

Disease — Lady Gaga

The Subway — Chappell Roan

Messy — Lola Young

Best Pop Vocal Album

Swag — Justin Bieber

Man’s Best Friend — Sabrina Carpenter

Something Beautiful — Miley Cyrus

Mayhem — Lady Gaga

I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy Part 2 — Teddy Swims

Global Artists and Afrobeats

Best Global Music Performance

EoO — Bad Bunny

Cantando en el Camino — Ciro Hurtado

JERUSALEMA — Angélique Kidjo

Inmigrante Y Que? — Yeisy Rojas

Shrini’s Dream (Live) — Shakti

Daybreak — Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar

Best African Music Performance

Love — Burna Boy

With You — Davido Featuring Omah Lay

Hope & Love — Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin

Gimme Dat — Ayra Starr Featuring Wizkid

Push 2 Start — Tyla

Best Global Music Album

Sounds Of Kumbha — Siddhant Bhatia

No Sign of Weakness — Burna Boy

Éclairer le monde – Light the World — Youssou N’Dour

Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live) — Shakti

Chapter III: We Return to Light — Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar

Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo — Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia