LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kendrick Lamar emerged as the leading nominee for the 2026 Grammy Awards.
Lamar’s nine nominations for his album “GNX” are part of a wave of hip-hop albums competing in the Grammys’ top categories, including Tyler, the Creator’s “Chromakopia” and “Let God Sort Em Out” from Clipse, Pusha T and Malice.
Other top nominees, announced Friday, include Lady Gaga, producer Jack Antonoff and Sabrina Carpenter.
The Grammys will be handed out Feb. 1 in Los Angeles.
Here’s a list of nominees in select categories.
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 and Malice; “Mayhem,” Lady Gaga; “GNX,” Kendrick Lamar; “Mutt,” Leon Thomas; “Chromakopia,” Tyler, the Creator.
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 and Bruno Mars.
Song Of the Year (Songwriter’s Award)
“Abracadabra,” Henry Walter, Lady Gaga and Andrew Watt; “Anxiety,” Jaylah Hickmon; “APT.,” Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Henry Walter, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park and Theron Thomas; “DtMF,” Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Hugo René Sención and Tyler Thomas Spry; “Golden,” EJAI and Mark Sonnenblick; “luther,” Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Ink, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Kendrick Lamar, Mark Anthony Spears, Solána Rowe and Kamasi Washington; “Manchild,” Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff and Sabrina Carpenter; “Wildflower,” Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell.
Best New Artist
Olivia Dean; Katseye; The Marias; Addison Rae; sombr; Leon Thomas; Alex Warren; Lola Young.
Songwriter Of The Year
Amy Allen; Edgar Barrera; Jessie Jo Dillon; Tobias Jesso Jr.; Laura Veltz
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 and Ariana Grande; “Golden,” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI; “Gabriela,” Katseye; “APT.,” Rosé and Bruno Mars, “30 for 30,” SZA with Kendrick Lamar.
Best Rap Performance
“Outside,” Cardi B; “Chains & Whips,” Clipse, Pusha T and Malice, featuring Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell Williams; “Anxiety,” Doechii; “TV Off,” Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay; “Darlin, I,” Tyler, the Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown.
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 Rap Album
“Let God Sort Em Out,” Clipse, Pusha T and Malice; “Glorious,” GloRilla; “God Does Like Ugly,” JID, “GNX,” Kendrick Lamar, “Chromakopia,” Tyler, the Creator.
Best Contemporary Country Album
“Patterns,” Kelsea Ballerini; “Snipe Hunter,” Tyler Chilers; “Evangeline vs the Machine,” Eric Church; “Beautifully Broken,” Jelly Roll; “Postcards from Texas,” Miranda Lambert.
Best Traditional Country Album
“Dollar a Day,” Charley Crockett; “American Romance,” Lukas Nelson; “Oh What a Beautiful World,” Willie Nelson; “Hard Headed Woman,” Margo Price; “Ain’t In It For My Health,” Zach Top.
Best R&B Album
“Beloved,” Giveon; “Why Not More?,” Coco Jones; “The Crown,” Ledisi; “Escape Room,” Teyana Taylor; “Mutt,” Leon Thomas.
Best Dance/Electronic Album
“EUSEXUA,” FKA twigs; “Ten Days,” Fred again…; “Fancy That,” PinkPantheress; “Inhale/Exhale,” Rüfüs du Sol; “F—- U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol but UR Not!! 3,” Skrillex
Best Rock Album
“private music,” Deftones; “I quit,” HAIM; “From Zero,” Linkin Park; “Never Enough,” Turnstile; “Idols,” 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 Jazz Vocal Album
“Elemental,” Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap; “We Insist 2025!,” Terri Lyne Carrington and Christie Dashiell; “Portrait,” Samara Joy; “Fly,” Michael Mayo; “Live at Vic’s Las Vegas,” Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold and Rachel Eckroth.
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
“Trilogy 3 (Live),” Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade; “Southern Nights,” Sullivan Fortner featuring Peter Washington and Marcus Gilmore; “Belonging,” Branford Marsalis Quartet; “Spirit Fall,” John Patitucci featuring Chris Potter and Brian Blade; “Fasten Up,” Yellowjackets.
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
“Wintersongs,” Laila Biali; “The Gift of Love,” Jennifer Hudson; “Who Believes in Angels?,” Elton John and Brandi Carlile; “Harlequin,” Lady Gaga; “A Matter of Time,” Laufey; “The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2,” Barbra Streisand.
Best Gospel Album
“Sunny Days,” Yolanda Adams; “Tasha,” Tasha Cobbs Leonard; “Live Breathe Fight,” Tamela Mann; “Only on the Road (Live),” Tye Tribbett; “Heart of Mine,” Darrel Walls, PJ Morton.
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
“Child of God II,” Forrest Frank; “Coritos Vol. 1,” Israel & New Breed; “King of Hearts,” Brandon Lake; “Reconstruction,” Lecrae; “Let the Church Sing,” Tauren Wells.
Best Latin Pop Album
“Cosa Nuestra,” Rauw Alejandro; “Bogotá (Deluxe),” Andrés Cepeda; “Tropicoqueta,” Karol G; “Cancionera,” Natalia Lafourcade; “¿Y ahora qué?,” Alejandro Sanz.
Best Latin Urban Album
“Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” Bad Bunny; “Mixteip,” J Balvin; “FERXXO Vol. X: Sagrado,” Feid; “Naiki,” Nicki Nicole; “EUB Deluxe,” Trueno; “Sinfónico (En Vivo),” Yandel.
Best Música Mexicana Album
“Mala Mía,” Fuerza Regida, Gropo Frontera; “Y Lo Que Viene,” Grupo Frontera; “Sin Rodeos,” Paola Jara, “Palabra De To’s (Seca), Carín León; “Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya y Una Mía – Por La Puerta Grande (En Vivo),” Bobby Pulido.
Best African Music Performance
“Love,” Burna Boy; “With You,” Davido featuring Omah Lay; “Hope & Love,” Eddy Kenzo and Mehran Matin; “Gimme Dat,” Ayra Starr featuring Wizkid; “Push 2 Start,” Tyla.
Best Reggae Album
“Treasure Self Love,” Lila Iké; “Heart & Soul,” Vybz Kartel; “BLXXD & FYAH,” Keznamdi; “From Within,” Mortimer; “No Place Like Home,” Jesse Royal.
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
“A Hurricane in Heels: healed people don’t act like that,” Queen Sheba; “Black Shaman,” Marc Marcel; “Pages,” Omari Hardwick and Anthony Hamilton; “Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño and friends at Treepeople,” Saul Williams, Carlos Niño and friends; “Words for Days Vol. 1,” Mad Skillz.
Best Comedy Album
“Drop Dead Years,” Bill Burr; “PostMortem,” Sarah Silverman; “Single Lady,” Ali Wong; “What Had Happened Was…,” Jamie Foxx; “Your Friend, Nate Bargatze,” Nate Bargatze.
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
“A Complete Unknown,” Timothée Chalamet; “F1 The Album,” various artists; “KPop Demon Hunters,” various artists, “Sinners,” various artists; “Wicked,” various artists.
Best Song Written for Visual Media
“As Alive as You Need Me to Be,” from “Tron: Ares”); “Golden,” from “KPop Demon Hunters; “I Lied to You,” from “Sinners; “Never Too Late,” from “Elton John: Never Too Late”; “Pale, Pale Moon,” from “Sinners; “Sinners,” from “Sinners.
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (composer’s award)
“How to Train Your Dragon,” John Powell; “Severance: Season 2,” Theodore Shapiro; “Sinners,” Ludwig Göransson; “Wicked,” John Powell and Stephen Schwartz; “The Wild Robot,” Kris Bowers.
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Dan Auerbach; Cirkut; Dijon; Blake Mills; Sounwave.
Best Music Video
“Young Lion,” Sade; “Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter; “So Be It,” Clipse; “Anxiety,” Doechii; “Love,” OK Go.
Best Music Film
“Devo”; Raye, “Live at the Royal Albert Hall,” “Relentless,” “Music by John Williams”; “Piece by Piece.”
Best Album Cover
“Chromakopia”; “The Crux”; “Debí Tirar Más Fotos”; “Glory”; “Moisturizer.”
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