The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards on Friday (November 7, 2025), with hip-hop superstar Kendrick Lamar leading the pack with an impressive nine nominations across multiple categories. The Compton native continues his Grammy dominance following a triumphant performance at this year’s ceremony, where he took home more awards than any other artist.
Lamar’s nominations span the most prestigious categories at the Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for his critically acclaimed project GNX, Record of the Year for his collaboration with SZA titled “Luther,” and Song of the Year. This marks the third time in his career that Kendrick Lamar has received simultaneous nominations in all three major categories, cementing his status as one of the most celebrated artists in Grammy history.
The Los Angeles rapper brings 22 Grammy wins and 66 career nominations into this year’s ceremony. Notably, GNX represents his fifth consecutive studio album to earn an Album of the Year nomination, a feat no other artist has achieved. If victorious, it would mark his first win in this category and make GNX only the third rap album to claim the top prize, following OutKast‘s Speakerboxxx/The Love Below in 2004 and Lauryn Hill‘s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in 1999.
The nominations come on the heels of Lamar’s successful showing at the 2025 Grammy Awards, where his hit single “Not Like Us” earned him both Record of the Year and Song of the Year honors. His momentum shows no signs of slowing as he heads into the upcoming ceremony with opportunities to repeat in both categories with “Luther.”
Lady Gaga trails closely behind with seven nominations, matching producers Jack Antonoff and Cirkut at that level. Meanwhile, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Leon Thomas, and mixing engineer Serban Ghenea each secured six nominations. The diversity of nominees reflects the Recording Academy’s commitment to recognizing excellence across genres and disciplines.
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. expressed enthusiasm about this year’s nominees in a statement. “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,” Mason said. “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.”
The ceremony will also witness several historic moments. Bad Bunny becomes the first Latin artist to receive nominations for Album, Record, and Song of the Year in the same year with his all-Spanish-language project “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” and single “DtMF.” Additionally, ROSÉ‘s collaboration with Bruno Mars, “APT.,” marks the first time a K-pop artist has received a Record of the Year nomination.
The 68th Annual Grammy Awards will broadcast live on February 1, 2026, from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The ceremony will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ Premium beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Final round voting to determine the winners will take place between December 12 and January 5.
Despite a commercially challenging year for hip-hop, Grammy voters demonstrated strong support for the genre. Beyond Lamar’s leading nominations, artists including Doechii, Clipse, and Tyler, the Creator each earned five nominations, signaling the Recording Academy’s recognition of hip-hop’s continued artistic impact and cultural relevance.
Read on for a list of the 2026 Grammy nominations in top categories. A full list of this year’s nominations is available on the Grammys’ website.
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
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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
