The 2026 Grammy Awards ceremony is upon us, and we’re taking a look at several of the artists who have been honored with nominations for the upcoming event, which is set to take place on February 1st next year. Impressively, American rapper Kendrick Lamar has emerged as the top scorer with nine nominations, followed by Lady Gaga as the highest scorer for a woman with her seven nominations. Sabrina Carpenter and Bad Bunny have scored six points each.
The Netflix film Kpop Demon Hunters, which has successfully taken over the world, managed to pick up a total of four awards, one of which is the big four category, Song of the Year.
Look for some big Grammy Awards nominations at the upcoming ceremony, starting with the Big Four categories.
record of the year
DTMF – Bad Bunny
Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter
Worry – Douche
Wildflowers – Billie Eilish
Abracadabra – Lady Gaga
Luther – Kendrick Lamar with SZA
Subway – Chapelle Rhone
Apt. – Roses, Bruno Mars
album of the year
More Photos – Bad Bunny
Swag – Justin Bieber
Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
Let God Sort Them Out – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
Mayhem – Lady Gaga
GNX – Kendrick Lamar
Math – Leon Thomas
Chromacopia – Tyler, the Creator
song of the year
Abracadabra – Lady Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
Anxiety – Jaylah Hickman, songwriter (Douche)
Apt. – Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rosette Chahayed, Omar Fedy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park, Theron Thomas and Henry Walter, songwriters (Rose, Bruno Mars)
DTMF – Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dietrich, Benjamin Fallik, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Hugo René Sancion Sanabria, Tyler Thomas Spry and Roberto José Rosado Torres, songwriters (Bad Bunny)
Golden (from KPop Demon Hunters) – EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)
Luther – Jack Antonoff, Rosvita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar, Solana Rowe, Marc Anthony Spears and Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar with SZA)
Manchild – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
Wildflowers – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
Best New Artist
olivia dean
katsey
Marias
addison rae
sombre
leon thomas
alex warren
lola young
Best Pop Solo Performance
Daisies – Justin Bieber
Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter
Disease – Lady Gaga
Subway – Chapelle Rhone
Messy – Lola Young
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Defying Gravity – Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
Golden (from Kpop Demon Hunters) – Hunter/X: EJAE, Audrey Noona, Rei Ami
gabriella – catseye
Apt. – Roses, 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 Limit – Disclosure & Anderson .Paak
Victory Lap – Fred Again.., Skepta, & Plockboymax
Space Invaders – 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 – Pinkpenthrace
best rock song
As Alive As You Need Me To Be – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
Caramel – Vessel1 & Vessel2, songwriters (Sleep Token)
Glum – Daniel James & Hayley Williams, songwriters (Hayley Williams)
Never Enough – Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory, Meg Mills and Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile)
Zombie – Dominic Harrison & Matt Schwartz, songwriters (Youngblood)
Best Rock Album
Personal Music – Deftones
I leave – ham
From Zero – Linkin Park
Never Enough – Revolving Door
Idols – Yungblud
Best Alternative Music Performance
Everything is Peaceful Love – Bon Iver
lonely – cure
Stargazing – Turnstile
Mangetout – Wet Feet
Parachute – Hayley Williams
Best Alternative Music Album
Sable, Fable – Bon Iver
Songs of a Lost World – The Cure
Don’t Tap the Glass – Tyler, the Creator
Moisturizer – Wet Feet
Ego Death at the Bachelorette Party – Hayley Williams
Best R&B Performance
Yukon – Justin Bieber
It Depends – Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller
Twisted – Kehlani
Mutt (Live from NPR’s Tiny Desk) – Leon Thomas
Heart of a Woman – Summer Walker
Best Traditional R&B Performance
We Are Here – Durand Berner
Uptown – Lalah Hathaway
Love You Too – Ledisi
Crybaby – SZA
Vibes Don’t Lie – Leon Thomas
best r&b songs
Folded – Darius Dixon, Andre Harris, Kehlani Parrish, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Khris Riddick-Tynes and Dawit Kamal Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani)
Heart of a Woman – David Bishop & Summer Walker, songwriters (Summer Walker)
It Depends – Nico Baran, Chris Brown, Ant Clemons, Efraim Lopez Jr., Ryan Press, Bryson Tiller, Elliot Trent & Dewayne Whitmore Jr., songwriters (featuring Chris Brown)
Bryson Tiller)
Overqualified – James John Abraham Jr. and Durand Berner, songwriters (Durand Berner)
Yes It Is – Jarius Banks, Lazaro Andres Camejo, Mike Hector, Peter Lee Johnson, Rodney Jones Jr., Ali Prowl and Leon Thomas, songwriters (Leon Thomas)
Best Progressive R&B Album
Bloom – Durand Burner
adjust brightness – bilal
Love on Digital – Destin Conrad
Access to all areas – Flow
Come as You Are – Terrace Martin and Kenyon Dixon
Best R&B Album
Dear-Givon
Why not more? -Coco Jones
Taj – Ledisi
Escape Room – Teyana Taylor
Mur – Leon Thomas
Best Rap Performance
Out – Cardi B
Chains & Whips – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice featuring Kendrick Lamar &
Pharrell Williams
worry – dochi
TV Off – Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay
Darling, I – Tyler, The Creator presenting Tizzou Touchdown
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Proud of Me – Friday featuring Meek Mill
From the Heart – JID featuring Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack
Luther – Kendrick Lamar with SZA
WeMaj – Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon featuring Rhapsody
Somebody Loves Me – PartyNextDoor & Drake
best rap song
Anxiety – Jaylah Hickman, songwriter (Douche)
Birds Don’t Sing – Gene Elliot Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton, Pharrell
Williams and Stevie Wonder, songwriters (Clipse, Pusha T and Malice featuring John Legend and Voice of Fire)
Sticky – Aaron Bolton, Dudley Alexander DuVernay, Gloria Woods, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Janine Weary, Tyler Okonma & Rex Zamor, songwriters (Tyler, The Creator featuring Glorillah, Sexy Redd & Lil Wayne)
TGIF – Lucas Alegría, Dillon Brophy, Yankee Davis, Gloria Woods, Jess Jackson, Ronny Jackson, Mario Mims and Jorge M. Taveras, songwriters (Glorilla)
TV Off -Jack Antonoff, Larry Jay, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Mombarger, Marc Anthony Spears and Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
Featuring Lefty Gunplay)
best rap album
Let God Sort Them Out – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
glorious – glorilla
God loves ugliness – JID
GNX – Kendrick Lamar
Chromacopia – Tyler, the Creator
The full list of 95 categories can be found on the official website of the Grammy Awards.
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