**FROM BREAKTHROUGH NEWCOMERS TO MODERN ICONS, THIS YEAR’S NOMINEES CAPTURE THE CREATIVITY DRIVING MUSIC FORWARD**

**SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (NOV. 7, 2025)** — Topping the list of nominees for the upcoming **2026 GRAMMY Awards**® are **Kendrick Lamar** (9), **Cirkut** (7), **Jack Antonoff** (7), **Lady Gaga** (7), **Bad Bunny** (6), **Leon Thomas** (6), **Sabrina** **Carpenter** (6), **Serban Ghenea** (6), **Andrew Watt** (5), **Clipse** (5), **Doechii** (5), **Sounwave** (5), **SZA** (5), **Turnstile** (5), and **Tyler, The Creator** (5). As the only peer-voted music award, the GRAMMY Awards® are selected by the Recording Academy®’s Voting Membership body of music makers who represent all genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, composers, producers, mixers, and engineers. The nominees were announced via a livestream event on [live.GRAMMY.com](https://live.grammy.com/) and YouTube.

“The GRAMMY Awards are our opportunity to honor the people who make this community so vibrant and this year’s nominees remind us of the incredible talent that is driving music forward,” said Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy. “From emerging talent to influential icons, these nominees reflect today’s broad and diverse musical landscape, and I am excited to celebrate them in the coming weeks ahead and on Music’s Biggest Night®.”

This year’s eligibility period includes recordings released between Aug. 31, 2024 – Aug. 30, 2025. The final round of GRAMMY voting, which will determine GRAMMY winners, will take place Dec. 12, 2025 – Jan. 5, 2026. The GRAMMY Awards will return to Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on **Sun**, **Feb. 1**, **2026**, and will broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+\* at 8-11:30 p.m. ET/5-8:30 p.m. PT. Prior to the Telecast, the GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony® will be held at the Peacock Theater at 12:30 p.m. PT and will be streamed live on [live.GRAMMY.com](https://live.grammy.com/) and the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel. The 2026 GRAMMY Awards will be produced by Fulwell Entertainment for the Recording Academy. Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor and Jesse Collins are executive producers.

The following is a sampling of nominations from the GRAMMY Awards’ 12 Fields and 95 Categories. For a complete nominations list, visit [GRAMMY.com](https://www.grammy.com/news/2026-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list). GRAMMY season media assets are available [here](https://www.recordingacademy.com/press-room/press-kits). Follow the Recording Academy on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/recordingacademy/), [Threads](https://www.threads.com/@recordingacademy), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/RecordingAcademy/), [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@grammys), and [LinkedIn](http://linkedin.com/company/recordingacademy), and use #GRAMMYS to join the conversation.

**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, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga)\
“Anxiety” – Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)\
“APT.” – Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park, Theron Thomas & Henry Walter, songwriters (ROSÉ, Bruno Mars)\
“DtMF” – Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Hugo René Sención Sanabria, Tyler Thomas Spry & 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, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar, Solána Rowe, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar With SZA)\
“Manchild” – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)\
“WILDFLOWER” – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

**Best New Artist**

Olivia Dean\
KATSEYE\
The Marias\
Addison Rae\
sombr\
Leon Thomas\
Alex Warren\
Lola Young

**Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical**

Dan Auerbach\
Cirkut\
Dijon\
Blake Mills\
Sounwave

**Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical**

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

**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 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 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 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 & Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile)\
“Zombie” – Dominic Harrison & Matt Schwartz, songwriters (YUNGBLUD)

**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 Leg\
*Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party* – Hayley Williams

**Best R&B Performance**

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

**Best Rap Album**

*Let God Sort Em Out* – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice\
*GLORIOUS* – GloRilla\
*God Does Like Ugly* – JID\
*GNX* – Kendrick Lamar\
*CHROMAKOPIA* – Tyler, The Creator

**Best Country Solo Performance**

“Nose On The Grindstone” – Tyler Childers\
“Good News” – Shaboozey\
“Bad As I Used To Be \[From “F1® The Movie”\]” – Chris Stapleton\
“I Never Lie” – Zach Top\
“Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson

**Best Americana Album**

*BIG MONEY* – Jon Batiste\
*Bloom* – Larkin Poe\
*Last Leaf On The Tree* – Willie Nelson\
*So Long Little Miss Sunshine* – Molly Tuttle\
*Middle* – Jesse Welles

**Best Latin Pop Album**

*Cosa Nuestra* – Rauw Alejandro\
*BOGOTÁ (DELUXE)* – Andrés Cepeda\
*Tropicoqueta* – KAROL G\
*Cancionera* – Natalia Lafourcade\
*¿Y ahora qué?* – Alejandro Sanz

**Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)**

*How To Train Your Dragon* – John Powell, composer\
*Severance: Season 2* – Theodore Shapiro, composer\
*Sinners* – Ludwig Göransson, composer\
*Wicked* – John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers\
*The Wild Robot* – Kris Bowers, composer

*\*Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers will have access to stream live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on-demand. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live, but will have access to on-demand the day after the special airs.*

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