Which artists dominated the 2026 Grammy nominations? Recording Academy unveils this year’s star-packed lineup

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Nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards are finally out. The Recording Academy unveiled the full list of nominees for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards on Friday, November 7, and artists like Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga received the most nods and songs from KPop Demon Hunters and Wicked also receiving a lot of love.

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Fresh off winning five gramophones at last year's ceremony, Kendrick Lamar tops the list for the 2026 Grammy Awards with nine nominations, including Record of the Year with SZA for Luther. Another contender in the category is Lady Gaga for Abracadabra, who is second on the list of most nods for next year's ceremony with seven.

Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, and Leon Thomas complete the top five, tying with six Grammy nods each. They are all vying to win Album of the Year against Tyler, The Creator, Justin Bieber, and the Clipse, the duo of Pusha T and Malice. Meanwhile, Golden from KPop Demon Hunters is up for Song of the Year. The nod comes after topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart for eight weeks straight.

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Meanwhile, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are nominated for the Best Pop Duo/Group category for their performance of Defying Gravity from their movie, Wicked.


More on the 2026 Grammy nominations in all the major categories, plus the biggest snubs

Ahead of the upcoming ceremony in February next year, here are the complete nominees for the "big four" awards in the 2026 Grammys:

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Record of the Year

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

Album of the Year

  • Justin Bieber - Swag
  • Bad Bunny - Debí Tirar Más Fotos
  • Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend
  • Clipse - Let Got Sort 'Em Out
  • Lady Gaga - Mayhem
  • Kendrick Lamar - GNX
  • Leon Thomas - Mutt
  • Tyler, The Creator - Chromakopia
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Song of the Year

  • Lady Gaga - Abracadabra
  • Doechii - Anxiety
  • Rosé and Bruno Mars - APT
  • Bad Bunny - DtMF
  • Hunter/x - Golden
  • Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA - Luther
  • Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild
  • Billie Eilish - Wildflower.

Best New Artist

  • The Marias
  • Olivia Dean
  • Leon Thomas
  • Katseye
  • Addison Rae
  • Sombr
  • Alex Warren
  • Lola Young
Kendrick Lamar at the 67th GRAMMY Awards (Image via Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Kendrick Lamar at the 67th GRAMMY Awards (Image via Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Leon Thomas won his first Grammy at the 2025 ceremony for Best R&B Song with SZA, Snooze. He also tops the list of most nods in the R&B category for 2026. Producers Jack Antonoff and Cirkut also topped the list in their categories with seven nominations each.

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The 2026 Grammy Awards will also introduce two new categories, the Best Album Cover and Best Traditional Country Album. Meanwhile, some trending names in the music scene didn't receive any nomination for the next year's gala. One of the snubs includes Lorde's fourth studio album, Virgin, which peaked at No.2 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Other notable snubs in the 2026 Grammy Awards include Gracie Abrams after being nominated for Best New Artist in 2024 and Best Pop Duo/Group with Taylor Swift for Us in 2025, and The Weeknd, who released his Billboard 200 chart-topper, Hurry Up Tomorrow.

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The ceremony will be on February 1, 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

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