Grammy nominations 2026: Kendrick Lamar bags 9 nods, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter among top contenders

Grammy Awards nominations 2026 is out

Kendrick Lamar emerged as the leading nominee for the 2026 Grammy Awards.

Lamar's nine nominations for his album “GNX” are part of a wave of hip-hop albums competing in the Grammys' top categories, including Tyler, the Creator's “Chromakopia” and “Let God Sort Em Out” from Clipse, Pusha T and Malice.

Other top nominees, announced Friday, include Lady Gaga, producer Jack Antonoff and Sabrina Carpenter.

The Grammys will be handed out Feb. 1 in Los Angeles.

Here's a list of nominees in select categories.

“Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” Bad Bunny; “Swag,” Justin Bieber; “Man’s Best Friend,” Sabrina Carpenter; “Let God Sort Em Out,” Clipse, Pusha T and Malice; “Mayhem,” Lady Gaga; “GNX,” Kendrick Lamar; “Mutt,” Leon Thomas; “Chromakopia,” Tyler, the Creator.

“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 and Bruno Mars.

“Abracadabra,” Henry Walter, Lady Gaga and Andrew Watt; “Anxiety,” Jaylah Hickmon; “APT.,” Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Henry Walter, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park and Theron Thomas; “DtMF,” Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Hugo René Sención and Tyler Thomas Spry; “Golden,” EJAI and Mark Sonnenblick; “luther,” Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Ink, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Kendrick Lamar, Mark Anthony Spears, Solána Rowe and Kamasi Washington; “Manchild,” Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff and Sabrina Carpenter; “Wildflower,” Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell.

Olivia Dean; Katseye; The Marias; Addison Rae; sombr; Leon Thomas; Alex Warren; Lola Young.

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

“Daisies,” Justin Bieber; “Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter; “Disease,” Lady Gaga; “The Subway,” Chappell Roan; “Messy,” Lola Young.

“Defying Gravity,” Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande; “Golden,” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI; “Gabriela,” Katseye; “APT.,” Rosé and Bruno Mars, “30 for 30,” SZA with Kendrick Lamar.

“Outside,” Cardi B; “Chains & Whips,” Clipse, Pusha T and Malice, featuring Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell Williams; “Anxiety,” Doechii; “TV Off,” Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay; “Darlin, I,” Tyler, the Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown.

“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.

“Let God Sort Em Out,” Clipse, Pusha T and Malice; “Glorious,” GloRilla; “God Does Like Ugly,” JID, “GNX,” Kendrick Lamar, “Chromakopia,” Tyler, the Creator.

“Patterns,” Kelsea Ballerini; “Snipe Hunter,” Tyler Chilers; “Evangeline vs the Machine,” Eric Church; “Beautifully Broken,” Jelly Roll; “Postcards from Texas,” Miranda Lambert.

“Dollar a Day,” Charley Crockett; “American Romance,” Lukas Nelson; “Oh What a Beautiful World,” Willie Nelson; “Hard Headed Woman,” Margo Price; “Ain’t In It For My Health,” Zach Top.

“Beloved,” Giveon; “Why Not More?,” Coco Jones; “The Crown,” Ledisi; “Escape Room,” Teyana Taylor; “Mutt,” Leon Thomas.

“EUSEXUA,” FKA twigs; “Ten Days,” Fred again…; “Fancy That,” PinkPantheress; “Inhale/Exhale,” Rüfüs du Sol; “F--- U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol but UR Not!! 3,” Skrillex

“private music,” Deftones; “I quit,” HAIM; “From Zero,” Linkin Park; “Never Enough,” Turnstile; “Idols,” YUNGBLUD

“Sable, Fable,” Bon Iver; “Songs of a Lost World,” The Cure; “Don’t Tap the Glass,” Tyler, the Creator; “Moisturizer,” Wet Leg; “Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party,” Hayley Williams.

“Elemental,” Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap; “We Insist 2025!,” Terri Lyne Carrington and Christie Dashiell; “Portrait,” Samara Joy; “Fly,” Michael Mayo; “Live at Vic’s Las Vegas,” Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold and Rachel Eckroth.

“Trilogy 3 (Live),” Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade; “Southern Nights,” Sullivan Fortner featuring Peter Washington and Marcus Gilmore; “Belonging,” Branford Marsalis Quartet; “Spirit Fall,” John Patitucci featuring Chris Potter and Brian Blade; “Fasten Up,” Yellowjackets.

“Wintersongs,” Laila Biali; “The Gift of Love,” Jennifer Hudson; “Who Believes in Angels?,” Elton John and Brandi Carlile; “Harlequin,” Lady Gaga; “A Matter of Time,” Laufey; “The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2,” Barbra Streisand.

“Sunny Days,” Yolanda Adams; “Tasha,” Tasha Cobbs Leonard; “Live Breathe Fight,” Tamela Mann; “Only on the Road (Live),” Tye Tribbett; “Heart of Mine,” Darrel Walls, PJ Morton.

“Child of God II,” Forrest Frank; “Coritos Vol. 1,” Israel & New Breed; “King of Hearts,” Brandon Lake; “Reconstruction,” Lecrae; “Let the Church Sing,” Tauren Wells.

“Cosa Nuestra,” Rauw Alejandro; “Bogotá (Deluxe),” Andrés Cepeda; “Tropicoqueta,” Karol G; “Cancionera,” Natalia Lafourcade; “¿Y ahora qué?,” Alejandro Sanz.

“Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” Bad Bunny; “Mixteip,” J Balvin; “FERXXO Vol. X: Sagrado,” Feid; “Naiki,” Nicki Nicole; “EUB Deluxe,” Trueno; “Sinfónico (En Vivo),” Yandel.

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

“Love,” Burna Boy; “With You,” Davido featuring Omah Lay; “Hope & Love,” Eddy Kenzo and Mehran Matin; “Gimme Dat,” Ayra Starr featuring Wizkid; “Push 2 Start,” Tyla.

“Treasure Self Love,” Lila Iké; “Heart & Soul,” Vybz Kartel; “BLXXD & FYAH,” Keznamdi; “From Within,” Mortimer; “No Place Like Home,” Jesse Royal.

“A Hurricane in Heels: healed people don’t act like that,” Queen Sheba; “Black Shaman,” Marc Marcel; “Pages,” Omari Hardwick and Anthony Hamilton; “Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño and friends at Treepeople,” Saul Williams, Carlos Niño and friends; “Words for Days Vol. 1,” Mad Skillz.

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

“A Complete Unknown,” Timothée Chalamet; “F1 The Album,” various artists; “KPop Demon Hunters,” various artists, “Sinners,” various artists; “Wicked,” various artists.

“As Alive as You Need Me to Be,” from “Tron: Ares”); “Golden,” from “KPop Demon Hunters; “I Lied to You,” from “Sinners; “Never Too Late,” from “Elton John: Never Too Late”; “Pale, Pale Moon,” from “Sinners; “Sinners,” from “Sinners.

“How to Train Your Dragon,” John Powell; “Severance: Season 2,” Theodore Shapiro; “Sinners,” Ludwig Göransson; “Wicked,” John Powell and Stephen Schwartz; “The Wild Robot,” Kris Bowers.

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Dan Auerbach; Cirkut; Dijon; Blake Mills; Sounwave.

“Young Lion,” Sade; “Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter; “So Be It,” Clipse; “Anxiety,” Doechii; “Love,” OK Go.

“Devo”; Raye, “Live at the Royal Albert Hall,” “Relentless,” “Music by John Williams”; “Piece by Piece.”

“Chromakopia”; “The Crux”; “Debí Tirar Más Fotos”; “Glory”; “Moisturizer."