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News/Grammys 2026: the nominations in all the major categories
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Grammys 2026: the nominations in all the major categories

The article lists the nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards across major categories. Nominees for Record of the Year include Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, and Kendrick Lamar with SZA.

Ben Beaumont-ThomasThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-02-02 · 00:17 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 4 min
Grammys 2026: the nominations in all the major categories
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The article lists the nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards across major categories. Nominees for Record of the Year include Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, and Kendrick Lamar with SZA. Album of the Year contenders are Bad Bunny, Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Clipse, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Leon Thomas, and Tyler, the Creator. Olivia Dean and Lola Young are among those nominated for Best New Artist. Other categories highlighted include Pop, Dance/Electronic, Rock, and Alternative Music, with artists like Disclosure, Fred again, Skrillex, Linkin Park, and Turnstile receiving nominations. The Grammys recognize achievements in the music industry and the listed nominations represent some of the most prominent artists and recordings of the eligibility period.

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Linkin Park is nominated for Best Rock Album for 'From Zero'.

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Olivia Dean and Lola Young are UK nominees for best new artist.

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Justin Bieber is nominated for Album of the Year for 'Swag'.

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Lady Gaga is nominated for Song of the Year for 'Abracadabra'.

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Bad Bunny is nominated for Record of the Year for 'DtMF'.

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Record of the yearBad Bunny – DtMF Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild Doechii – Anxiety Billie Eilish – Wildflower Lady Gaga – Abracadabra Kendrick Lamar with SZA – Luther Chappell Roan – The Subway Rosé & Bruno Mars – APT.Song of the yearLady Gaga – Abracadabra Doechii – Anxiety Rosé & Bruno Mars – APT. Bad Bunny – DtMF Huntr/x – Golden Kendrick Lamar with SZA – Luther Sabrina Carpenter –Manchild Billie Eilish – WildflowerAlbum of the yearBad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos Justin Bieber – Swag Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend Clipse – Let Got Sort Em Out Lady Gaga – Mayhem Kendrick Lamar – GNX Leon Thomas – Mutt Tyler, the Creator – ChromakopiaOlivia Dean, one of two UK nominees for best new artist, alongside Lola Young. Photograph: Aimee Todd/The GuardianBest new artistOlivia Dean Katseye The Marias Addison Rae Sombr Leon Thomas Alex Warren Lola YoungBest pop solo performanceJustin Bieber – Daisies Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild Lady Gaga – Disease Chappell Roan – The Subway Lola Young – MessyBest pop duo/group performanceCynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – Defying Gravity Huntr/x – Golden Katseye – Gabriela Rosé & Bruno Mars – APT. SZA Featuring Kendrick Lamar – 30 for 30Best pop vocal albumJustin Bieber – Swag Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful Lady Gaga – Mayhem Teddy Swims – I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)Best dance/electronic recordingDisclosure & Anderson Paak – No Cap Fred again, Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax – Victory Lap Kaytranada – Space Invader Skrillex – Voltage Tame Impala – End of SummerBest dance pop recordingSelena Gomez & Benny Blanco – Bluest Flame Lady Gaga – Abracadabra Zara Larsson – Midnight Sun Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching PinkPantheress – IllegalFKA twigs, nominated for best dance/electronic album. Photograph: Jim Dyson/Getty ImagesBest dance/electronic albumFKA twigs – Eusexua Fred Again – Ten Days PinkPantheress – Fancy That Rüfüs Du Sol – Inhale/Exhale Skrillex – F U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3Best rock performanceAmyl and the Sniffers – U Should Not Be Doing That Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine Turnstile – Never Enough Hayley Williams – Mirtazapine Yungblud – Changes (Live from Villa Park, Back to the Beginning)Dream Theater – Night Terror Ghost – Lachryma Sleep Token – Emergence Spiritbox – Soft Spine Turnstile – BirdsBest rock albumDeftones – Private Music Haim – I Quit Linkin Park – From Zero Turnstile – Never Enough Yungblud – IdolsBest alternative music performanceBon Iver – Everything is Peaceful Love The Cure – Alone Turnstile – Seein’ Stars Wet Leg – Mangetout Hayley Williams – ParachuteBest alternative music albumBon Iver – Sable, Fable The Cure – Songs of a Lost World Tyler, the Creator – Don’t Tap the Glass Wet Leg – Moisturizer Hayley Williams – Ego Death at a Bachelorette PartyBest R&B performanceJustin Bieber – Yukon Chris Brown – It Depends (ft Bryson Tiller) Kehlani – Folded Leon Thomas – Mutt Summer Walker – Heart of a WomanLeon Thomas, nominated six times. Photograph: Marcus Ingram/Getty ImagesBest R&B albumGivēon – Beloved Coco Jones – Why Not More? Ledisi – The Crown Teyana Taylor – Escape Room Leon Thomas – MuttBest rap performanceCardi B – Outside Clipse – Chains & Whips (ft Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams) Doechii – Anxiety Kendrick Lamar – TV Off (ft Lefty Gunplay) Tyler, the Creator – Darling, I (ft Teezo Touchdown)Best rap albumClipse – Let God Sort Em Out Glorilla – Glorious JID – God Does Like Ugly Kendrick Lamar – GNX Tyler, the Creator – ChromakopiaBest jazz performanceLakecia Benjamin – Noble Rise (ft Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield) Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade – Windows (live) Samara Joy – Peace Of Mind / Dreams Come True Michael Mayo – Four Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth – All Stars Lead to You (live)Best country solo performanceTyler Childers – Nose on the Grindstone Shaboozey – Good News Chris Stapleton – Bad As I Used to Be Zach Top – I Never Lie Lainey Wilson – Somewhere Over LaredoBest traditional country albumCharley Crockett – Dollar a Day Lukas Nelson – American Romance Willie Nelson – Oh What a Beautiful World Margo Price – Hard Headed Woman Zach Top – Ain’t In It for My HealthBest contemporary country albumKelsea Ballerini – Patterns Tyler Childers – Snipe Hunter Eric Church – Evangeline vs the Machine Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken Miranda Lambert – Postcards from TexasBad Bunny, also nominated six times. Photograph: Evan Agostini/Invision/APBest global music performanceBad Bunny – EoO Ciro Hurtado – Cantando en el Camino Angélique Kidjo – Jerusalema Yeisy Rojas – Inmigrante Y Que? Shakti – Shrini’s Dream (live) Anoushka Shankar – Daybreak (ft Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar)Songwriter of the yearAmy Allen Edgar Barrera Jessie Jo Dillon Tobias Jesso Jr Laura VeltzProducer of the yearDan Auerbach Cirkut Dijon Blake Mills SounwaveBest music videoSabrina Carpenter – Manchild Clipse – So Be It Doechii – Anxiety OK Go – Love Sade – Young LionBest orchestral performanceMichael Repper, conductor (National Philharmonic) – Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture; Ballade Op 4; Suites From 24 Negro Melodies Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra) – Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela) – Ravel: Boléro, M 81 Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra) – Still & Bonds Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony) – Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
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