The 2026 Grammy Awards nominees have been unveiled, and it was a standout morning for Kendrick Lamar, who leads the pack with nine nominations, including some of music’s most prestigious categories: album, record, and song of the year.

Joining Lamar at the top of the nominee list are Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, and Sabrina Carpenter, highlighting a diverse field of artists across genres.

This year also marked several historic firsts. Bad Bunny became the first Spanish-language artist to earn simultaneous nominations in the album, record, and song of the year categories for his project “Debí Tirar Más Fotos (I Should Have Taken More Photos).”

The Grammys also spotlighted the growing global influence of K-pop. Rosé, the singer behind the hit “APT.” in collaboration with Bruno Mars, scored nominations for record of the year, song of the year, and best pop duo/group performance. Adding to the genre’s recognition, “Golden,” a track from the Netflix film “Kpop Demon Hunters,” earned nods for song of the year, pop duo/group performance, and best song written for visual media.

While some might point to Katseye as an emerging K-pop success, the group positions itself as a global girl group, earning nominations in best new artist and best pop duo/group performance rather than strictly K-pop categories.

Another notable milestone came for producer and songwriter Jack Antonoff, who became the first person to receive nominations in all three major categories—album, song, and record of the year—with two different artists in a single year.

The Grammys recognize the best music released within the eligibility window, which this year ran from August 31, 2024, to August 30, 2025. This explains why Taylor Swift’s recently released “The Life of a Showgirl” was not included.

The winners will be announced during the Grammy Awards live show at Crypto.com Arena in Downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, February 1, 2026.

For fans and industry watchers alike, the nominations underscore a year of boundary-pushing collaborations, cross-genre experimentation, and historic achievements. 

The full list of nominees across 95 categories is available on Grammy.com.

Best Country Solo Performance

  • Tyler Childers, “Nose On the Grindstone”
  • Shaboozey, “Good News”
  • “Bad As I Used To Be” (From F1 The Movie)
  • Zach Top, “I Never Lie”
  • Lainey Wilson, “Somewhere Over Laredo”

Best Traditional Country Album:

  • Charley 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 Health
  • Best Contemporary Country Album:

Kelsea Ballerini, Patterns

  • Tyler Childers, Snipe Hunter
  • Eric Church, Evangeline vs. the Machine
  • Jelly Roll, Beautifully Broken
  • Miranda Lambert, Postcards From Texas

Best Country Duo / Group Performance

  • Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton, “A Song to Sing”
  • Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, “Trailblazer”
  • Margo Price and Tyler Childers, “Love Me Like You Used to Do”
  • Shaboozey and Jelly Roll, “Amen”
  • George Strait, Chris Stapleton, “Honky Tonk Hall of Fame”

Best Country Song (Awarded to Songwriters)

  • “Bitin’ List” — Tyler Childers, songwriter (by Tyler Childers)
  • “Good News” — Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman and Jacob Torrey, songwriters (by Shaboozey)
  • “I Never Lie” — Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top, songwriters (by Zach Top)
  • “Somewhere Over Laredo” — Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson and Lainey Wilson, songwriters (by Lainey Wilson)
  • “A Song to Sing” — Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton, songwriters (by Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
  • Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake, “I Know a Name” (Hank Bentley, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Jacob Sooter)Forrest Frank, “Your Way’s Better (Forrest Frank & Pera)Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll, “Hard Fought Hallelujah” (Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings, Jason Bradley Deford & Brandon Lake)Lecrae, Killer Mike, T.I., “Headphones” (Tyshane Thompson, Bongo ByTheWay, Michael Render, Lecrae Moore, William Roderick Miller & Clifford Harris)Darrel Walls, PJ Morton, “Amazing” )PJ Morton & Darrel Walls)
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
  • Amy Allen
  • Edgar Barrera
  • Jessie Jo Dillon
  • Tobias Jesso Jr.
  • Laura Veltz
Best Americana Album
  • Jon Batiste, Big Money
  • Larkin Poe, Bloom
  • Willie Nelson, Last Leaf on the Tree
  • Molly Tuttle, So Long Little Miss Sunshine
  • Jesse Welles, Middle
Best American Roots Song (Awarded to Songwriters)
  • “Ancient Light” — Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (by I’m With Her)
  • “Big Money” — Jon Batiste, Mike Elizondo & Steve McEwan, songwriters (by Jon Batiste)
  • “Foxes in the Snow” — Jason Isbell, songwriter (by Jason Isbell)
  • “Middle” — Jesse Welles, songwriter (by Jesse Welles)
  • “Spitfire” — Sierra Hull, songwriter (by Sierra Hull)
Best Americana Performance
  • Sierra Hull, “Boom”
  • Maggie Rose & Grace Potter, “Poison in My Well”
  • Mavis Staples, “Godspeed”
  • Molly Tuttle, “That’s Gonna Leave a Mark”
  • Jesse Welles, “Horses”
Best Bluegrass Album
  • Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter, Carter & Cleveland
  • Sierra Hull, A Tip Toe High Wire
  • Alison Krauss & Union Station, Arcadia
  • The Steeldrivers, Outrun
  • Billy Strings, Highway Prayers
Best Folk Album
  • Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson, What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow
  • Patty Griffin, Crown of Roses —
  • I’m With Her, Wild and Clear and Blue
  • Jason Isbell, Foxes in the Snow
  • Jesse Welles, Under the Powerlines (April 24 – September 24)