US rapper Kendrick Lamar leads 2026 Grammy nominations with 9

American Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards, music’s highest honors, with nine, the Recording Academy announced on Friday. Lamar is up for album of the year (for his most recent, GNX), best rap album, record of the year, and song of the year. He faces competition for the nights top award album of the year from Bad Bunny, Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga, Leon Thomas, Tyler, the Creator and Clipse, Pusha T & Malice. Gaga follows Lamar with seven nominations, tied for second with producers Cirkut and Jack Antonoff. Other top nominees include Carpenter, Thomas, and next years Super Bowl half-time show performer, Bad Bunny, who each received six. Bad Bunny becomes the first Spanish-language artist to be nominated across the Grammys big three categories: album of the year, song of the year, and record of the year. His song DtMF competes in record of the year against Carpenters Manchild, Doechiis Anxiety, Billie Eilishs Wildflower, Lady Gagas Abracadabra, Lamar and SZAs Luther, Chappell Roans The Subway, and Bruno Mars and Ross APT. Lamars Luther is also nominated for song of the year alongside Abracadabra, Anxiety, APT, DtMF, Wildflower, Manchild and the KPop Demon Hunters track Golden. See the full list below.. Album of the YearBad Bunny DeB TiRAR MS FOToSJustin Bieber SwagSabrina Carpenter Mans Best FriendClipse Let God Sort Em OutLady Gaga MayhemKendrick Lamar GNXLeon Thomas MuttTyler, the Creator Chromakopia Record of the YearBad Bunny DtMFSabrina Carpenter ManchildDoechii AnxietyBillie Eilish WildflowerLady Gaga AbracadabraKendrick Lamar with SZA LutherChappell Roan The SubwayRos and Bruno Mars APT. Song of the YearLady Gaga AbracadabraDoechii AnxietyRos and Bruno Mars APT.DtMF Bad BunnyHuntr/x (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami) Golden (from KPop Demon Hunters)Kendrick Lamar with SZA LutherSabrina Carpenter ManchildBillie Eilish Wildflower Best African Music PerformanceBurna Boy LoveDavido Featuring Omah Lay With YouEddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin Hope & LoveAyra Starr featuring Wizkid Gimme DatTyla Push 2 Start Best Global Music PerformanceBad Bunny EoOCiro Hurtado Cantando en el CaminoAnglique Kidjo JerusalemaYeisy Rojas Inmigrante Y Que?Shakti Shrinis Dream (Live)Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar Daybreak Best New ArtistOlivia DeanKATSEYEThe MariasAddison RaeSombrLeon ThomasAlex WarrenLola Young Songwriter of the Year, Non-ClassicalAmy AllenEdgar BarreraJessie Jo DillonTobias Jesso Jr.Laura Veltz Producer of the Year, Non-ClassicalDan AuerbachCirkutDijonBlake MillsSounwave Best Pop Solo PerformanceJustin Bieber DaisiesSabrina Carpenter ManchildLady Gaga DiseaseChappell Roan The SubwayLola Young Messy Best Pop Vocal AlbumJustin Bieber SwagSabrina Carpenter Mans Best FriendMiley Cyrus Something BeautifulLady Gaga MayhemTeddy Swims Ive Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) Best Pop Duo/Group PerformanceCynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande Defying GravityHuntr/x (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami) GoldenKATSEYE GabrielaRos and Bruno Mars APT.SZA with Kendrick Lamar 30 for 30 Best Dance Pop RecordingSelena Gomez & benny blanco Bluest FlameLady Gaga AbracadabraZara Larsson Midnight SunTate McRae Just Keep WatchingPinkPantheress Illegal Best Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumLaila Biali WintersongsJennifer Hudson The Gift Of LoveElton John & Brandi Carlile Who Believes In Angels?Lady Gaga HarlequinLaufey A Matter Of TimeBarbra Streisand The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2 Best Dance Electronic AlbumFKA twigs EusexuaFred again.. Ten DaysPinkPantheress Fancy ThatRfs Du Sol Inhale / ExhaleSkrillex Fuck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3 Best Dance/Electronic RecordingDisclosure & Anderson .Paak No CapFred again.., Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMax Victory LapKaytranada Space InvaderSkrillex VoltageTame Impala End of Summer Best Rock AlbumDeftones Private MusicHaim I QuitLinkin Park From ZeroTurnstile Never EnoughYungblud Idols Best Rock SongNine Inch Nails As Alive As You Need Me To BeSleep Token CaramelHayley Williams GlumTurnstile Never EnoughYungblud Zombie Best Metal PerformanceDream Theater Night TerrorGhost LachrymaSleep Token EmergenceSpiritbox Soft SpineTurnstile Birds Best Rock PerformanceAmyl and The Sniffers U Should Not Be Doing ThatLinkin Park The Emptiness MachineTurnstile Never EnoughHayley Williams MirtazapineYungblud featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II Changes (Live From Villa Park, Back To The Beginning) Best Alternative Music PerformanceBon Iver Everything Is Peaceful LoveThe Cure AloneTurnstile Seein StarsWet Leg MangetoutHayley Williams Parachute Best Alternative Music AlbumBon Iver SABLE, fABLEThe Cure Songs Of A Lost WorldTyler, The Creator Dont Tap the GlassWet Leg MoisturizerHayley Williams Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party Best R&B AlbumGivon BelovedCoco Jones Why Not More?Ledisi The CrownTeyana Taylor Escape RoomLeon Thomas Mutt Best R&B SongKehlani FoldedSummer Walker Heart Of A WomanChris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller It DependsDurand Bernarr OverqualifiedLeon Thomas Yes It Is Best R&B PerformanceJustin Bieber YukonChris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller It DependsKehlani FoldedLeon Thomas Mutt (Live From NPRs Tiny Desk)Summer Walker Heart Of A Woman Best Traditional R&B PerformanceDurand Bernarr Here We AreLalah Hathaway UptownLedisi Love You TooSZA CrybabyLeon Thomas Vibes Dont Lie Best Progressive R&B AlbumDurand Bernarr BloomBilal Adjust BrightnessDestin Conrad Love on DigitalFlo Access All AreasTerrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon Come As You Are Best Spoken Word Poetry AlbumQueen Sheba A Hurricane in Heels: healed people dont act like that (partially recorded live @City Winery & other places)Marc Marcel Black ShamanOmari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton PagesSaul Williams, Carlos Nio & Friends Saul Williams meets Carlos Nio & Friends At TreepeopleMad Skillz Words For Days Vol. 1 Best Rap AlbumClipse Let God Sort Em OutGloRilla GloriousJID God Does Like UglyKendrick Lamar GNXTyler, The Creator Chromakopia Best Rap SongDoechii AnxietyClipse featuring John Legend and Voices of Fire The Birds Dont SingTyler, The Creator featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red, and Lil Wayne StickyGloRilla TGIFKendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay TV Off Best Melodic Rap PerformanceFridayy featuring Meek Mill Proud Of MeJID featuring Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack WholeheartedlyKendrick Lamar with SZA LutherTerrace Martin and Kenyon Dixon featuring Rapsody WeMajPartyNextDoor and Drake Somebody Loves Me Best Rap PerformanceCardi B OutsideClipse featuring Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell Williams Chains & WhipsDoechii AnxietyKendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay TV OffTyler, The Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown Darling, I Best Msica Urbana AlbumBad Bunny DeB TiRAR MS FOToSJ Balvin MixteipFeid Ferxxo Vol X: SagradoNicki Nicole NaikiTrueno Eub DeluxeYandel Sinfnico (En Vivo) Best Msica Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera Mala MaGrupo Frontera Y Lo Que VienePaola Jara Sin RodeosCarn Len Palabra De Tos (Seca)Bobby Pulido and Friends Una Tuya Y Una Ma Por La Puerta Grande (En Vivo) Best Latin Pop AlbumRauw Alejandro Cosa NuestraAndrs Cepeda Bogot (Deluxe)Karol G TropicoquetaNatalia Lafourcade CancioneraAlejandro Sanz Y ahora qu? Best Latin Rock or Alternative AlbumAterciopelados Genes RebeldesAstropical AstropicalCa7riel and Paco Amoroso PapotaLos Wizzards AlgorhythmFito Paez NovelaBest Tropical Latin AlbumRubn Blades, Roberto Delgado & Orquesta FotografasGloria Estefan RacesGrupo Niche Clsicos 1.0Alain Prez BingoGilberto Santa Rosa Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2 Best Traditional Country AlbumCharley Crockett Dollar A DayLukas Nelson American RomanceWillie Nelson Oh What A Beautiful WorldMargo Price Hard Headed WomanZach Top Aint In It For My Health Best Contemporary Country AlbumKelsea Ballerini PatternsTyler Childers Snipe HunterEric Church Evangeline Vs. The MachineJelly Roll Beautifully BrokenMiranda Lambert Postcards From Texas Best Country Solo PerformanceTyler Childers Nose On The GrindstoneShaboozey Good NewsChris Stapleton Bad As I Used To BeZach Top I Never LieLainey Wilson Somewhere Over Laredo Best Country Duo/Group PerformanceMiranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton A Song To SingReba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson TrailblazerMargo Price and Tyler Childers Love Me Like You Used To DoShaboozey and Jelly Roll AmenGeorge Strait and Chris Stapleton Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame Best Country SongTyler Childers Bitin ListShaboozey Good NewsZach Top I Never LieLainey Wilson Somewhere Over LaredoMiranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton A Song To Sing Best American Roots PerformanceJon Batiste featuring Randy Newman Lonely AvenueIm With Her Ancient LightJason Isbell Crimson And ClayAlison Krauss and Union Station Richmond On The JamesMavis Staples Beautiful Strangers Best Americana PerformanceSierra Hull BoomMaggie Rose & Grace Potter Poison In My WellMavis Staples GodspeedMolly Tuttle Thats Gonna Leave A MarkJesse Welles Horses Best American Roots SongIm With Her Ancient LightJon Batiste Big MoneyJason Isbell Foxes In The SnowJesse Welles MiddleSierra Hull Spitfire Best Americana AlbumJon Batiste Big MoneyLarkin Poe BloomWillie Nelson Last Leaf On The TreeMolly Tuttle So Long Little Miss SunshineJesse Welles Middle Best Bluegrass AlbumMichael Cleveland & Jason Carter Carter & ClevelandSierra Hull A Tip Toe High WireAlison Krauss & Union Station ArcadiaThe Steeldrivers OutrunBilly Strings Highway Prayers Best Traditional Blues AlbumBuddy Guy Aint Done With The BluesTaj Mahal & Keb Mo Room On The PorchMaria Muldaur One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria SpiveyCharlie Musselwhite Look Out HighwayKenny Wayne Shepherd and Bobby Rush Young Fashioned Ways Best Contemporary Blues AlbumJoe Bonamassa BreakthroughSamantha Fish Paper DollEric Gales A Tribute To LJKRobert Randolph Preacher KidsSouthern Avenue Family Best Folk AlbumRhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson What Did The Blackbird Say To The CrowPatty Griffin Crown Of RosesIm With Her Wild And Clear And BlueJason Isbell Foxes In The SnowJesse Welles Under The Powerlines (April 24 September 24) Best Gospel Performance/SongKirk Franklin Do It AgainTasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend ChurchJonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts Still (Live)Pastor Mike Jr AmenCece Winans featuring Shirley Caesar Come Jesus Come Best Global Music AlbumSiddhant Bhatia Sounds Of KumbhaBurna Boy No Sign of WeaknessYoussou NDour Eclairer le monde Light the WorldShakti Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live)Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar Chapter III: We Return To LightCaetano Veloso And Maria Bethnia Caetano e Bethnia Ao Vivo Best Musical Theater AlbumBuena Vista Social ClubDeath Becomes HerGypsyJust In TimeMaybe Happy Ending Best Reggae AlbumLila Ik Treasure Self LoveVybz Kartel Heart & SoulKeznamdi Blxxd & FyahMortimer From WithinJesse Royal No Place Like Home Best Comedy AlbumBill Burr Drop Dead YearsSarah Silverman PostMortemAli Wong Single LadyJamie Foxx What Had Happened WasNate Bargatze Your Friend, Nate Bargatze Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling RecordingKathy Garver Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors StoryTrevor Noah Into The Uncut GrassKetanji Brown Jackson Lovely One: A MemoirDalai Lama Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai LamaFab Morvan You Know Its True: The Real Story Of Milli Vanilli Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual MediaTimothe Chalamet A Complete UnknownVarious Artists F1 The AlbumVarious Artists KPop Demon HuntersVarious Artists SinnersVarious Artists Wicked Best Song Written For Visual MediaNine Inch Nails As Alive As You Need Me To Be (from Tron: Ares)Huntr/x (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami) Golden (from KPop Demon Hunters)Miles Caton I Lied to You (from Sinners)Elton John and Brandi Carlile Never Too Late (from Elton John: Never Too Late)Jayme Lawson Pale, Pale Moon (from Sinners)Rod Wave Sinners (from Sinners) Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)John Powell How to Train Your DragonTheodore Shapiro Severance: Season 2Ludwig Gransson SinnersJohn Powell & Stephen Schwartz WickedKris Bowers The Wild Robot Best Music VideoSade Young LionSabrina Carpenter ManchildClipse So Be ItDoechii AnxietyOK Go Love Best Music FilmDevo DevoRaye Live at the Royal Albert HallDiane Warren RelentlessJohn Williams Music by John WilliamsPharrell Williams Piece by Piece Best Album CoverTyler, The Creator Chromakopia (Shaun Llewellyn & Luis Panch Perez)Djo The Crux (William Wesley II)Bad Bunny Deb Tirar Ms Fotos (Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio)Perfume Genius Glory (Cody Critcheloe & Andrew J.S.)Wet Leg Moisturizer (Hester Chambers, Ellis Durand, Henry Holmes, Matt de Jong, Jamie-James Medina, Joshua Mobaraki & Rhian Teasdale)The post US rapper Kendrick Lamar leads 2026 Grammy nominations with 9 appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.