Full List: 2026 Grammy Award Nominations

 

Full list of nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards:

Album of the Year

• Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
• Justin Bieber – Swag
• Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
• Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out
• Lady Gaga – Mayhem
• Kendrick Lamar – GNX
• Leon Thomas – Mutt
• Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia

Record of the Year

• Bad Bunny – “DtMF”
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
• Doechii – “Anxiety”
• Billie Eilish – “Wildflower”
• Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
• Kendrick Lamar with SZA – “Luther”
• Chappell Roan – “The Subway”
• Rosé and Bruno Mars – “APT.”

Song of the Year

• Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
• Doechii – “Anxiety”
• Rosé and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
• “DtMF” – Bad Bunny
• Huntr/x (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami) – “Golden” (from KPop Demon Hunters)
• Kendrick Lamar with SZA – “Luther”
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
• Billie Eilish – “Wildflower”

Best African Music Performance

• Burna Boy – “Love”
• Davido Featuring Omah Lay – “With You”
• Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin – “Hope & Love”
• Ayra Starr featuring Wizkid – “Gimme Dat”
• Tyla – “Push 2 Start”

Best Global Music Performance

• Bad Bunny – “EoO”
• Ciro Hurtado – “Cantando en el Camino”
• Angélique Kidjo – “Jerusalema”
• Yeisy Rojas – “Inmigrante Y Que?”
• Shakti – “Shrini’s Dream” (Live)
• Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar – “Daybreak”

Best New Artist

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

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

• Amy Allen
• Edgar Barrera
• Jessie Jo Dillon
• Tobias Jesso Jr.
• Laura Veltz

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

• Dan Auerbach
• Cirkut
• Dijon
• Blake Mills
• Sounwave

Best Pop Solo Performance

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

Best Pop Vocal Album

Justin Bieber – Swag
Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful
Lady Gaga – Mayhem
Teddy Swims – I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – “Defying Gravity”
• Huntr/x (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami) – “Golden”
• KATSEYE – “Gabriela”
• Rosé and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
• SZA with Kendrick Lamar – “30 for 30”

Best Dance Pop Recording

• Selena Gomez & benny blanco – “Bluest Flame”
• Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
• Zara Larsson – “Midnight Sun”
• Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching”
• PinkPantheress – “Illegal”

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Laila Biali – Wintersongs
• Jennifer Hudson – The Gift Of Love
• Elton John & Brandi Carlile – Who Believes In Angels?
• Lady Gaga – Harlequin
• Laufey – A Matter Of Time
• Barbra Streisand – The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2

Best Dance Electronic Album

• FKA twigs – Eusexua
• Fred again.. – Ten Days
• PinkPantheress – Fancy That
• Rüfüs Du Sol – Inhale / Exhale
• Skrillex – Fuck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

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

Best Rock Album

• Deftones – Private Music
• Haim – I Quit
• Linkin Park – From Zero
• Turnstile – Never Enough
• Yungblud – Idols

Best Rock Song

• Nine Inch Nails – “As Alive As You Need Me To Be”
• Sleep Token – “Caramel
• Hayley Williams – “Glum”
• Turnstile – “Never Enough”
• Yungblud – “Zombie”

Best Metal Performance

• Dream Theater – “Night Terror”
• Ghost – “Lachryma”
• Sleep Token – “Emergence”
• Spiritbox – “Soft Spine”
• Turnstile – “Birds”

Best Rock Performance

• Amyl and The Sniffers – “U Should Not Be Doing That”
• Linkin Park – “The Emptiness Machine”
• Turnstile – “Never Enough”
• Hayley Williams – “Mirtazapine”
• Yungblud featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II – “Changes” (Live From Villa Park, Back To The Beginning)

Best Alternative Music Performance

• Bon Iver – “Everything Is Peaceful Love”
• The Cure – “Alone”
• Turnstile – “Seein’ Stars”
• Wet Leg – “Mangetout”
• Hayley Williams – “Parachute”

Best Alternative Music Album

• Bon Iver – SABLE, fABLE
• The Cure – Songs Of A Lost World
• Tyler, The Creator – Don’t Tap the Glass
• Wet Leg – Moisturizer
• Hayley Williams – Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party

Best R&B Album

• Givēon – Beloved
• Coco Jones – Why Not More?
• Ledisi – The Crown
• Teyana Taylor – Escape Room
• Leon Thomas – Mutt

Best R&B Song

• Kehlani – “Folded”
• Summer Walker – “Heart Of A Woman”
• Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller – “It Depends”
• Durand Bernarr – “Overqualified”
• Leon Thomas – “Yes It Is”

Best R&B Performance

• Justin Bieber – “Yukon”
• Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller – “It Depends”
• Kehlani – “Folded”
• Leon Thomas – “Mutt” (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk)
• Summer Walker – “Heart Of A Woman”

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• Durand Bernarr – “Here We Are”
• Lalah Hathaway – “Uptown”
• Ledisi – “Love You Too”
• SZA – “Crybaby”
• Leon Thomas – “Vibes Don’t Lie”

Best Progressive R&B Album

• Durand Bernarr – Bloom
• Bilal – Adjust Brightness
• Destin Conrad – Love on Digital
• Flo – Access All Areas
• Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon – Come As You Are

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

• Queen Sheba – A Hurricane in Heels: healed people don’t act like that (partially recorded live @City Winery & other places)
• Marc Marcel – Black Shaman
• Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton – Pages
• Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends – Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends At Treepeople
• Mad Skillz – Words For Days Vol. 1

Best Rap Album

• Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out
• GloRilla – Glorious
• JID – God Does Like Ugly
• Kendrick Lamar – GNX
• Tyler, The Creator – Chromakopia

Best Rap Song

• Doechii – “Anxiety”
• Clipse featuring John Legend and Voices of Fire – “The Birds Don’t Sing”
• Tyler, The Creator featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red, and Lil Wayne – “Sticky”
• GloRilla – “TGIF”
• Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay – “TV Off”

Best Melodic Rap Performance

• Fridayy featuring Meek Mill – “Proud Of Me”
• JID featuring Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack – “Wholeheartedly”
• Kendrick Lamar with SZA – “Luther”
• Terrace Martin and Kenyon Dixon featuring Rapsody – “WeMaj”
• PartyNextDoor and Drake – “Somebody Loves Me”

Best Rap Performance

• Cardi B – “Outside”
• Clipse featuring Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell Williams – “Chains & Whips”
• Doechii – “Anxiety”
• Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay – “TV Off”
• Tyler, The Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown – “Darling, I”

Best Música Urbana Album

• Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
• J Balvin – Mixteip
• Feid – Ferxxo Vol X: Sagrado
• Nicki Nicole – Naiki
• Trueno – Eub Deluxe
• Yandel – Sinfónico (En Vivo)

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

• Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera – Mala Mía
• Grupo Frontera – Y Lo Que Viene
• Paola Jara – Sin Rodeos
• Carín León – Palabra De To’s (Seca)
• Bobby Pulido and Friends Una Tuya Y Una Mía – Por La Puerta Grande (En Vivo)

Best Latin Pop Album

• Rauw Alejandro – Cosa Nuestra
• Andrés Cepeda – Bogotá (Deluxe)
• Karol G – Tropicoqueta
• Natalia Lafourcade – Cancionera
• Alejandro Sanz – ¿Y ahora qué?

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

• Aterciopelados – Genes Rebeldes
• Astropical – Astropical
• Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso – Papota
• Los Wizzards – Algorhythm
• Fito Paez – Novela

Best Tropical Latin Album

• Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado & Orquesta – Fotografías
• Gloria Estefan – Raíces
• Grupo Niche – Clásicos 1.0
• Alain Pérez – Bingo
• Gilberto Santa Rosa – Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2

Best Traditional Country Album

• Charley Crockett – Dollar A Day
• Lukas Nelson – American Romance
• Willie Nelson – Oh What A Beautiful World
• Margo Price – Hard Headed Woman
• Zach Top – Ain’t In It For My Health

Best Contemporary Country Album

• Kelsea Ballerini – Patterns
• Tyler Childers – Snipe Hunter
• Eric Church – Evangeline Vs. The Machine
• Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken
• Miranda Lambert – Postcards From Texas

Best Country Solo Performance

• Tyler Childers – “Nose On The Grindstone”
• Shaboozey – “Good News”
• Chris Stapleton – “Bad As I Used To Be”
• Zach Top – “I Never Lie”
• Lainey Wilson – “Somewhere Over Laredo”

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton – “A Song To Sing”
• Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson – “Trailblazer”
• Margo Price and Tyler Childers – “Love Me Like You Used To Do”
• Shaboozey and Jelly Roll – “Amen”
• George Strait and Chris Stapleton – “Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame”

Best Country Song

• Tyler Childers – “Bitin’ List”
• Shaboozey – “Good News”
• Zach Top – “I Never Lie”
• Lainey Wilson – “Somewhere Over Laredo”
• Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton – “A Song To Sing”

Best American Roots Performance

• Jon Batiste featuring Randy Newman – “Lonely Avenue”
• I’m With Her – “Ancient Light”
• Jason Isbell – “Crimson And Clay”
• Alison Krauss and Union Station – “Richmond On The James”
• Mavis Staples – “Beautiful Strangers”

Best Americana Performance

• Sierra Hull – “Boom”
• Maggie Rose & Grace Potter – “Poison In My Well”
• Mavis Staples – “Godspeed”
• Molly Tuttle – “That’s Gonna Leave A Mark”
• Jesse Welles – “Horses”

Best American Roots Song

• I’m With Her – “Ancient Light”
• Jon Batiste – “Big Money”
• Jason Isbell – “Foxes In The Snow”
• Jesse Welles – “Middle”
• Sierra Hull – “Spitfire”

Best Americana Album

• Jon Batiste – Big Money
• Larkin Poe – Bloom
• Willie Nelson – Last Leaf On The Tree
• Molly Tuttle – So Long Little Miss Sunshine
• Jesse Welles – Middle

Best Bluegrass Album

• Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter – Carter & Cleveland
• Sierra Hull – A Tip Toe High Wire
• Alison Krauss & Union Station – Arcadia
• The Steeldrivers – Outrun
• Billy Strings – Highway Prayers

Best Traditional Blues Album

• Buddy Guy – Ain’t Done With The Blues
• Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ – Room On The Porch
• Maria Muldaur – One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey
• Charlie Musselwhite – Look Out Highway
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Bobby Rush – Young Fashioned Ways

Best Contemporary Blues Album

• Joe Bonamassa – Breakthrough
• Samantha Fish – Paper Doll
• Eric Gales – A Tribute To LJK
• Robert Randolph – Preacher Kids
• Southern Avenue – Family

Best Folk Album

• Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson – What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow
• Patty Griffin – Crown Of Roses
• I’m With Her – Wild And Clear And Blue
• Jason Isbell – Foxes In The Snow
• Jesse Welles – Under The Powerlines (April 24 – September 24)

Best Gospel Performance/Song

• Kirk Franklin – “Do It Again”
• Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend – “Church”
• Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts – “Still” (Live)
• Pastor Mike Jr – “Amen”
• Cece Winans featuring Shirley Caesar – “Come Jesus Come”

Best Global Music Album

• Siddhant Bhatia – Sounds Of Kumbha
• Burna Boy – No Sign of Weakness
• Youssou N’Dour – Eclairer le monde – Light the World
• Shakti – Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live)
• Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar – Chapter III: We Return To Light
• Caetano Veloso And Maria Bethânia – Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo

Best Musical Theater Album

• Buena Vista Social Club
• Death Becomes Her
• Gypsy
• Just In Time
• Maybe Happy Ending

Best Reggae Album

• Lila Iké – Treasure Self Love
• Vybz Kartel – Heart & Soul
• Keznamdi – Blxxd & Fyah
• Mortimer – From Within
• Jesse Royal – No Place Like Home

Best Comedy Album

• Bill Burr – Drop Dead Years
• Sarah Silverman – PostMortem
• Ali Wong – Single Lady
• Jamie Foxx – What Had Happened Was…
• Nate Bargatze –Your Friend, Nate Bargatze

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

• Kathy Garver – Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story
• Trevor Noah – Into The Uncut Grass
• Ketanji Brown Jackson – Lovely One: A Memoir
• Dalai Lama – Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama
• Fab Morvan – You Know It’s True: The Real Story Of Milli Vanilli

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

• Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
• Various Artists – F1® The Album
• Various Artists – KPop Demon Hunters
• Various Artists – Sinners
• Various Artists – Wicked

Best Song Written For Visual Media

• Nine Inch Nails – “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” (from Tron: Ares)
• Huntr/x (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami) – “Golden” (from KPop Demon Hunters)
• Miles Caton – “I Lied to You” (from Sinners)
• Elton John and Brandi Carlile – “Never Too Late” (from Elton John: Never Too Late)
• Jayme Lawson – “Pale, Pale Moon” (from Sinners)
• Rod Wave – “Sinners” (from Sinners)

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)

• John Powell – How to Train Your Dragon
• Theodore Shapiro – Severance: Season 2
• Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
• John Powell & Stephen Schwartz – Wicked
• Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot

Best Music Video

• Sade – “Young Lion”
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
• Clipse – “So Be It”
• Doechii – “Anxiety”
• OK Go – “Love”

Best Music Film

• Devo – Devo
• Raye – Live at the Royal Albert Hall
• Diane Warren – Relentless
• John Williams – Music by John Williams
• Pharrell Williams – Piece by Piece

Best Album Cover

• Tyler, The Creator – Chromakopia (Shaun Llewellyn & Luis “Panch” Perez)
• Djo – The Crux (William Wesley II)
• Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio)
• Perfume Genius – Glory (Cody Critcheloe & Andrew J.S.)
• Wet Leg – Moisturizer (Hester Chambers, Ellis Durand, Henry Holmes, Matt de Jong, Jamie-James Medina, Joshua Mobaraki & Rhian
• Teasdale)