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November 7, 2025

2026 Grammy nominations: Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny top nominees

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Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Super Bowl LX halftime performer Bad Bunny led the list of artists announced Friday as nominees for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.

The nominees across all 95 Grammy categories for the 2026 awards show were announced from Los Angeles by past Grammy winners including Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter

Read below to see the full list of nominees and more details.

When are the 2026 Grammys?

The 68th Grammys will be held Sunday, Feb. 1, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

A host is yet to be announced. 

Who is nominated?

Lamar leads with the most nominations at nine, followed by Lady Gaga, Cirkut, and Jack Antonoff with seven nominations apiece and Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas, Sabrina Carpenter and Serban Ghenea with six nominations each.

Record of the year

Album of the year

Song of the year

Best new artist

Best pop solo performance

Best pop duo/group performance

Best pop vocal album

Best rap album

Best contemporary country album

Best country song

Songwriter of the year, non-classical

Producer of the year, non-classical

Best dance pop recording

Best R&B performance

See the full list at Grammy.com.

Was Taylor Swift nominated?

Since Taylor Swift's album, "The Life of a Showgirl," was released in October, it did not fall within the eligibility window for the 2026 Grammys. She will be eligible to be nominated for the 2027 awards show. 

Who won last year?

In addition to Lamar, who took home the awards for record of the year and song of the year for "Not Like Us," Beyoncé took home the trophy for album of the year for her album "COWBOY CARTER." Roan won best new artist.

See the full list of winners from the 67th Grammys here.