Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, and Lady Gaga Lead 2026 Grammy Nominations

The Recording Academy has unveiled the nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards, and the lineup is nothing short of spectacular. Headlining this year’s nominees are Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, and Lady Gaga, three of the most acclaimed artists in modern music, each earning recognition in the top categories — Album, Record, and Song of the Year.

The 2026 Grammys showcase an increasingly global and genre-fluid landscape. Latin music continues to dominate, hip-hop remains strong, and pop artists like Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan join veterans like Billie Eilish and Justin Bieber in the biggest fields. Rising star Leon Thomas also made waves with an impressive six nominations, tying with Carpenter, Serban Ghenea, and Bad Bunny himself.

The show airs February 1, 2026, on CBS and Paramount+.

2026 Grammy Nominations: The Full List

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.” – Rosé & Bruno Mars

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, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt
• “Anxiety” – Jaylah Hickmon (Doechii)
• “APT.” – Rosé, Bruno Mars & collaborators
• “DtMF” – Bad Bunny & team
• “Golden [From KPop Demon Hunters]” – EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick
• “Luther” – Kendrick Lamar With SZA
• “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
• “Wildflower” – Billie Eilish

Best New Artist

• Olivia Dean
• Katseye
• The Marias
• Addison Rae
• Sombr
• Leon Thomas
• Alex Warren
• Lola Young

2026 Grammy Nominations: Pop & Performance Categories

Best Pop Solo Performance

• “Daisies” — Justin Bieber
• “Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
• “Disease” — Lady Gaga
• “The Subway” — Chappell Roan
• “Messy” — Lola Young

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 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

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

• “No Cap” — Disclosure & Anderson .Paak
• “Victory Lap” — Fred Again.., Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax
• “Space Invader” — Kaytranada
• “Voltage” — Skrillex
• “End of Summer” — Tame Impala

Best Dance Pop Recording

• “Bluest Flame” – Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco
• “Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga
• “Midnight Sun” – Zara Larsson
• “Just Keep Watching [From F1 The Movie]”
• “Illegal” – PinkPantheress

• “Outside” — Cardi B
• “Chains & Whips” — Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
• “Anxiety” — Doechii
• “TV Off” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay

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 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 Featuring
  Bryson 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)