Grammy Awards 2026: See the Full List of Nominees

The wait is over for music fans everywhere. The nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards were unveiled Friday morning during a live announcement hosted by Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. and several celebrity guests.

The half-hour livestream kicked off at 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET, revealing nominees in 22 major categories before the complete list of contenders across all 95 categories was released online. We are updating the full lineup as results roll out.

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Star-Studded Lineup of Presenters

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This year’s nominations featured a mix of music’s biggest stars and breakout performers. Presenters included Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Lizzo, Doechii, Jon Batiste, Karol G, Mumford & Sons, Sam Smith, and Nicole Scherzinger.

Each artist took turns announcing categories such as songwriter of the year, producer of the year, and record of the year, building anticipation for the top honors.

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Big Names Expected in the Mix

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Among those expected to dominate the nominations are Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, Alex Warren, and rising stars Carpenter and Roan. The soundtrack for the animated feature “KPop: Demon Hunters” is also generating buzz in multiple categories.

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Complete List of Nominations (Updating LIVE)

Songwriter of the year, non-classical

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

Producer of the year, non-classical

• Dan Auerbach
• Cirkut
• Dijon
• Blake Mills
• Sounwave

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 pop solo performance

• “DAISIES” Justin Bieber
• “Manchild” Sabrina Carpenter
• “Disease” Lady Gaga
• “The Subway” Chappell Roan
• “Messy” Lola Young

Best rock album

• “private music” Deftones
• “I quit” HAIM
• “From Zero” Linkin Park
• “NEVER ENOUGH” Turnstile
• “Idols” YUNGBLUD

Best new artist

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

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 musical theater album

• “Buena Vista Social Club”
• “Death Becomes Her”
• “Gypsy”
• “Just In Time”
• “Maybe Happy Ending”

Best traditional country album

• “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

Best contemporary country album

• “Patterns” Kelsea Ballerini
• “Snipe Hunter” Tyler Childers
• “Evangeline Vs. The Machine” Eric Church
• “Beautifully Broken” Jelly Roll
• “Postcards From Texas” Miranda Lambert

Song of the year (goes to songwriter)

• “Abracadabra” Lady Gaga. Written by Henry Walter, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt
• “Anxiety” Doechii. Written by Jaylah Hickmon
• “APT.” ROSÉ, Bruno Mars. Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Henry Walter, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park & Theron Thomas
• “DtMF” Bad Bunny. Written by Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Roberto José Rosado Torres, Marco Daniel Borrero, Hugo René Sención Sanabria & Tyler Thomas Spry
• “Golden (From “KPop Demon Hunters”)” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI. Written by EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick
• “luther” Kendrick Lamar With SZA. Written by Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Ink, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Kendrick Lamar, Mark Anthony Spears, Solána Rowe & Kamasi Washington
• “Manchild” Sabrina Carpenter. Written by Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter
• “WILDFLOWER” Billie Eilish. Written by Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell

Best música urbana album

• “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” Bad Bunny
• “Mixteip” J Balvin
• “FERXXO VOL X: Sagrado” Feid
• “NAIKI” Nicki Nicole
• “EUB DELUXE” Trueno
• “SINFÓNICO (En Vivo)” Yandel

Best song written for visual media

• “As Alive As You Need Me To Be (from “TRON: Ares”)” Nine Inch Nails. Written by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
• “Golden (From “KPop Demon Hunters”)” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI. Written by EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick
• “I Lied to You (From “Sinners”)” Miles Caton. Written by Ludwig Göransson & Raphael Saadiq
• “Never Too Late (From “Elton John: Never Too Late”)” Elton John, Brandi Carlile. Written by Brandi Carlile, Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Andrew Watt
• “Pale, Pale Moon (From “Sinners”)” Jayme Lawson. Written by Ludwig Göransson & Brittany Howard
• “Sinners (From “Sinners”)” Rod Wave. Written by Leonard Denisenko, Rodarius Green, Travis Harrington, Tarkan Kozluklu, Kyris Mingo & Darius Povilinus

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

The livestream concluded with the announcement of the top awards, including album, record, and song of the year.

Fans are already debating which artists could take home gold when the 68th annual Grammys air next year.