The Recording Academy has unveiled the full list of nominations for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, set for February 1, 2026 and the race is tighter than ever. Kendrick Lamar tops the field with nine nominations, while Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, and Sabrina Carpenter dominate the major categories. It’s the kind of lineup that proves the Grammys are finally catching up with what the internet’s been screaming all year. Pop is having its best era yet.
Here’s the full list of the nominees and their categories.
Grammy 2026 Major Category Nominees
Here are the nominations for the key “General Field” categories.
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 (songwriters: Henry Walter, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt)
- “Anxiety” – Doechii (songwriter: Jaylah Hickmon)
- “APT.” – Rosé & Bruno Mars (songwriters: Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Henry Walter, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park & Theron Thomas)
- “DtMF” – Bad Bunny (songwriters: 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] – EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick (songwriters: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)
- “luther” – Kendrick Lamar with SZA (songwriters: Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Ink, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Kendrick Lamar, Mark Anthony Spears, Solána Rowe & Kamasi Washington)
- “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter (songwriters: Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter)
- “WILDFLOWER” – Billie Eilish (songwriters: Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell)
Best New Artist
- Olivia Dean
- KATSEYE
- The Marias
- Addison Rae
- Sombr
- Leon Thomas
- Alex Warren
- Lola Young
Grammy 2026 Selected Category Highlights
Here are a few additional category highlights that are noteworthy.
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.” – Rosé & Bruno Mars
- “30 For 30” – SZA with Kendrick Lamar
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
- Dan Auerbach
- Cirkut
- Dijon
- Blake Mills
- Sounwave
Get Ready
Circle February 1, 2026, on your calendar. When the Grammys air live from LA, we’ll see who takes home the golden gramophones, and likely witness some surprises. With Kendrick Lamar’s nine nominations, Lady Gaga’s continued dominance, and Bad Bunny & Sabrina Carpenter breaking new ground, the 68th Annual Grammys are shaping up to be one of the most compelling in years. If you’re voting in the bracket, streaming from your couch, or just here for the chaos, get ready for a night that proves music is now more inclusive, experimental, and boundary-less than ever.