The Recording Academy has unveiled the nominees for the 68th annual Grammy Awards, set to take place on February 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads this year’s field with nine nominations, followed by Lady Gaga with seven. Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, and Leon Thomas each earned six nods apiece, highlighting a diverse mix of global superstars and rising talents across genres.
Here is a list of nominees in the major categories for the 68th annual Grammy Awards, which will be handed out on February 1, 2026, in Los Angeles.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads all nominees with nine, followed by Lady Gaga with seven, and a trio of artists tied at six, Bad Bunny, pop princess Sabrina Carpenter and R&B singer-songwriter Leon Thomas.
Album of the Year
Debi Tirar Mas 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
Record of the Year, recognizing overall performance on a song
DtMF - Bad Bunny
Manchild - Sabrina Carpenter
Anxiety - Doechii
Wildflower - Billie Eilish
Abracadabra - Lady Gaga
Luther - Kendrick Lamar with SZA
The Subway - Chappell Roan
APT. - Rose and Bruno Mars
Song of the Year, recognizing songwriting
Abracadabra - Lady Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
Anxiety - Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
APT. - Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Roget Chahayed, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park, Theron Thomas & Henry Walter, songwriters (Rose, Bruno Mars)
DtMF - Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Hugo Rene Sencion Sanabria, Tyler Thomas Spry & Roberto Jose 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, Solana 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
Best Pop Solo Performance
Daisies - Justin Bieber
Manchild - Sabrina Carpenter
Disease - Lady Gaga
The Subway - Chappell Roan
Messy - Lola Young
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. - Rose, 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 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 Rap Performance
Outside - Cardi B
Chains & Whips - Clipse (Pusha T & Malice), featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
Anxiety - Doechii
tv off - Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay
Darling, I - Tyler, The Creator Featuring Teezo Touchdown
Best Music Video
Manchild - Sabrina Carpenter
So Be It - Clipse
Anxiety - Doechii
Love - OK Go
Young Lion - Sade
Best Global Music Album
Sounds Of Kumbha - Siddhant Bhatia
No Sign of Weakness Burna Boy
Éclairer le monde - Light the World" - Youssou N'Dour
Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live) - Shakti
Chapter III: We Return to Light - Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar
Caetano e Bethania Ao Vivo - Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethania
Artists with Most Nominations
Kendrick Lamar - 9
Lady Gaga - 7
Bad Bunny - 6
Leon Thomas - 6
Sabrina Carpenter - 6
With AFP
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