The Recording Academy just released the full 2026 Grammy Nominations list. The announcement process was shared through a livestream with the possibly nominated artists. Some of them were Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Doechii, KAROL G and Sam Smith, among many others.
The 2026 Grammy awards ceremony will be held on February 1, 2026, at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. Moreover, the gala will be transmitted live via CBS Television Network and Paramount+. Furthermore, the Recording Academy admits that this announcement marks “the start of this year’s Grammy season and sets the stage for Music’s Biggest Night”.
On the other hand, this new year’s Grammys will become history. This comes after the admission of two new categories: Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover. In addition, there are many first-time nominees across all the different music genres. Some of these new nominees are ROSÉ, Tate McRae, YUNGBLUD, KATSEYE and PinkPantheress.
Kendrick Lamar is the most Grammy-nominated artist this year, with nine nominations. After the rap superstar and with 7 nominations each we find Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Cirkut. At the six nominations stage we find artists like Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas and Serban Ghenea. The artists that reached the 5 nominations list are SZA, Doechii, Tyler, the Creator, Andrew Watt, Pusha T and Clipse.
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
- Anxiety – Doechii
- APT. – ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
- 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
Best New Artist
- Olivia Dean
- KATSEYE
- The Marias
- Addison Rae
- Sombr
- Leon Thomas
- Alex Warren
- 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
Best Music Video
- Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter
- So Be It – Clipse
- Anxiety – Doechii
- Love – OK Go
- Young Lion – Sade
Best Dance Pop Recording
- Bluest Flame – Selena Gomez & benny blanco
- Abracadabra – Lady Gaga
- Midnight Sun – Zara Larsson
- Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie) – Tate McRae
- Illegal – PinkPantheress
Best Pop Solo Performance
- DAISIES – Justin Bieber
- Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter
- Disease – Lady Gaga
- The Subway – Chappell Roan
- Massy – 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 Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Best Album Cover (New Category)
- Moisturizer – Hester Chambers, Ellis Durand, Henry Holmes, Matt de Jong, Jamie-James Medina, Joshua Mobaraki & Rhian Teasdale, art directors (Wet Leg)
- CHROMAKOPIA – Shaun Llewellyn & Luis “Panch” Perez, art directors (Tyler, The Creator)
- The Crux – William Wesley II, art director (Djo)
- DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS – Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, art director (Bad Bunny)
- Glory – Cody Critcheloe & Andrew J.S., art directors (Perfume Genius)
