ReutersKendrick Lamar, who won five Grammys in 2025, is one of the main nominees again for the 2026 ceremonyThe 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” awardsSong of the yearLady Gaga – AbracadabraDoechii – AnxietyRosé & Bruno Mars – APTBad Bunny – DtMFHunter/x – GoldenKendrick Lamar feat SZA – LutherSabrina Carpenter – ManchildBillie Eilish – WildflowerRecord of the yearBad Bunny – DtMFSabrina Carpenter – ManchildDoechii – AnxietyBillie Eilish – WildflowerLady Gaga – AbracadabraKendrick Lamar feat SZA – LutherChappell Roan – The SubwayRosé & Bruno Mars – APTAlbum of the yearBad 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 – ChromakopiaBest new artistOlivia DeanKatseyeThe MariasAddison RaeSombrLeon ThomasAlex WarrenLola YoungPop and danceBest pop vocal albumJustin Bieber – SwagSabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best FriendMiley Cyrus – Something BeautifulLady Gaga – MayhemTeddy Swims – I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy Pt 2Best pop solo performanceJustin Bieber – DaisiesSabrina Carpenter – ManchildLady Gaga – DiseaseChappell Roan – The SubwayLola Young – MessyBest pop duo/group performanceCynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – Defying GravityHuntr/x – GoldenKatseye – GabrielaRosé & Bruno Mars – APTSZA With Kendrick Lamar – 30 For 30Best dance/electronic recordingDisclosure & Anderson .Paak – No CapFred again.., Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMax – Victory LapKaytranada – Space InvaderSkrillex – VoltageTame Impala – End Of SummerBest dance/electronic albumFKA Twigs – EusexuaFred again.. – Ten DaysPinkPantheress – Fancy ThatRüfüs Du Sol – Inhale / ExhaleSkrillex – F*** U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3Best dance/pop recordingSelena Gomez & Benny Blanco – Bluest FlameLady Gaga – AbracadabraZara Larsson – Midnight SunTate McRae – Just Keep WatchingPinkPantheress – IllegalBest traditional pop vocal albumLaila 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 2LatinBest Latin pop albumRauw Alejandro – Cosa NuestraAndrés Cepeda – Bogotá (Deluxe)Karol G – TropicoquetaNatalia Lafourcade – CancioneraAlejandro Sanz – ¿Y ahora qué?Best música urbana albumBad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToSJ Balvin – MixteipFeid – Ferxxo Vol X: SagradoNicki Nicole – NaikiTrueno – Eub DeluxeYandel – Sinfónico (En Vivo)Rock and metalBest rock performanceAmyl 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 BeginningBest rock songNine Inch Nails – As Alive As You Need Me To BeSleep Token – CaramelHayley Williams – GlumTurnstile – Never EnoughYungblud – ZombieBest rock albumDeftones – Private MusicHaim – I quitLinkin Park – From ZeroTurnstile – Never EnoughYunglbud – IdolsBest alternative music albumBon Iver – Sable, FableThe Cure – Songs Of A Lost WorldTyler, The Creator – Don’t Tap the GlassWet Leg – MoisturizerHayley Williams – Ego Death At A Bachelorette PartyBest alternative music performanceBon Iver – Everything Is Peaceful LoveThe Cure – AloneTurnstile – Seein’ StarsWet Leg – MangetoutHayley Williams – ParachuteBest metal performanceDream Theater – Night TerrorGhost – LachrymaSleep Token – EmergenceSpiritbox – Soft SpineTurnstile – BirdsRapBest rap performanceCardi 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, IBest melodic rap performanceFridayy 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 MeBest rap songDoechii – 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 OffBest rap albumClipse, Pusha T & Malice – Let God Sort Em OutGloRilla – GloriousJID – God Does Like UglyKendrick Lamar – GNXTyler, The Creator – ChromakopiaCountryBest country solo performanceTyler Childers – Nose On The GrindstoneShaboozey – Good NewsChris Stapleton – Bad As I Used To BeZach Top – I Never LieLainey Wilson – Somewhere Over LaredoBest country duo/group performanceMiranda 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 FameBest country songTyler Childers – Bitin’ ListShaboozey – Good NewsZach Top – I Never LieLainey Wilson – Somewhere Over LaredoChris Stapleton – A Song To SingBest contemporary country albumKelsea Ballerini – PatternsTyler Childers – Snipe HunterEric Church – Evangeline vs The MachineJelly Roll – Beautifully BrokenMiranda Lambert – Postcards From TexasR&B and AfrobeatsBest R&B performanceJustin Bieber – YukonChris Brown feat Bryson Tiller – It DependsKehlani – FoldedLeon Thomas – Mutt (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk)Summer Walker – Heart Of A WomanBest R&B songKehlani – FoldedSummer Walker – Heart Of A WomanChris Brown feat Bryson Tiller – It DependsDurand Bernarr – OverqualifiedLeon Thomas – Yes It IsBest R&B albumGiveon – BelovedCoco Jones – Why Not More?Ledisi – The CrownTeyana Taylor – Escape RoomLeon Thomas – MuttBest African music performanceBurna Boy – LoveDavido feat Omah Lay – With YouEddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin – Hope & LoveAyra Starr feat Wizkid – Gimme DatTyla – Push 2 StartProduction and songwritingProducer of the Year, Non-ClassicalDan AuerbachCirkutDijonBlake MillsSounwaveSongwriter of the Year, Non-ClassicalAmy AllenEdgar BarreraJessie Jo DillonTobias Jesso JrLaura VeltzFilm and TVBest comedy albumBill Burr – Drop Dead YearsSarah Silverman – PostMortemAli Wong – Single LadyJamie Foxx – What Had Happened WasNate Bargatze – Your Friend, Nate BargatzeBest compilation soundtrack for visual mediaA Complete Unknown – Timothée ChalametF1 The Album – Various artistsK-Pop Demon Hunters – Various artistsSinners – Various artistsWicked – Various artistsBest 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 RobotBest score soundtrack for video games and other interactive mediaPinar 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 SeaBest song written for visual mediaNine 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 narrationKathy 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 VanilliBest music videoSade – Young LionSabrina Carpenter – ManchildClipse – So Be ItDoechii – AnxietyOK Go – LoveBest music filmDevo – DevoRaye – Live at the Albert HallDiane Warren – RelentlessJohn Williams – Music by John WilliamsPharrell Williams – Piece By PieceJazz and classicalBest jazz vocal albumDee 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 VegasBest jazz instrumental albumChick 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 UpBest alternative jazz albumAmbrose Akinmusire – Honey from a Winter StoneRobert Glasper – Keys To The City Volume OneBrad Mehldau – Ride Into The SunNate Smith – Live-ActionImmanuel Wilkins – Blues BloodBest jazz performanceLakecia 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 albumBuena Vista Social ClubDeath Becomes HerGypsyJust In TimeMaybe Happy EndingBest opera recordingHeggie: 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 performanceColeridge-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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