Grammy Nominations 2026 List: All Nominees by Category

The Recording Academy announced the 2026 Grammy nominations on November 7, 2025, revealing all 95 categories ahead of Music’s Biggest Night on Sunday, February 1, 2026.

This year’s nominations span pop, hip-hop, R&B, rock, country, Latin, jazz, gospel, and beyond, recognizing both established artists and breakthrough talent. Winners are determined by Recording Academy voting members—a peer group of music creators including artists, songwriters, producers, and engineers.

The 2026 Grammys introduce two new categories: Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover, expanding recognition for artistic craft.

The ceremony takes place at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, broadcasting live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

Download the official PDF of all 2026 Grammy nominations

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• General Field (Big Four)
• Pop & Dance/Electronic
• Rock, Metal & Alternative
• R&B, Rap & Spoken Word
• Country & American Roots
• Latin Music
• Jazz & Traditional Pop
• Gospel & Christian Music
• Global Music & Reggae
• Visual Media & Production
• Classical

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General Field

Record Of The Year

Record of the Year recognizes the artist, producers, recording engineers, mixers, and mastering engineers for a single track.

• “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

Album of the Year honors the entire creative team behind an album, including artists, featured artists, songwriters of new material, producers, engineers, mixers, and mastering engineers.

• “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

Song of the Year is a songwriter’s award, recognizing the composers and lyricists. The performing artist is listed in parentheses for reference.

• “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

This category recognizes an artist whose eligibility-year releases achieved a breakthrough into public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.

• Olivia Dean
• KATSEYE
• The Marias
• Addison Rae
• sombr
• Leon Thomas
• Alex Warren
• Lola Young

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Producer of the Year honors the producer’s body of work during the eligibility period. Artist names appear in parentheses, with (A) for album, (S) for single, and (T) for track.

Nominees:

• Dan Auerbach
• Cirkut
• Dijon
• Blake Mills
• Sounwave

Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical

This award recognizes a songwriter’s body of work during the eligibility period.

Nominees:

• Amy Allen
• Edgar Barrera
• Jessie Jo Dillon
• Tobias Jesso Jr.
• Laura Veltz

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Pop & Dance/Electronic

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 & Ariana Grande
• “Golden [From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’]” – HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
• “Gabriela” – KATSEYE
• “APT.” – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
• “30 For 30” – SZA Featuring 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/Electronic Recording

• “No Cap” – Disclosure & Anderson .Paak
• “Victory Lap” – Fred again.., Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMax
• “SPACE INVADER” – KAYTRANADA
• “VOLTAGE” – Skrillex
• “End Of Summer” – Tame Impala

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 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 Remixed Recording

A remixer’s award, with artist names in parentheses for identification.

• “Abracadabra – Gesaffelstein Remix” – Gesaffelstein, remixer (Lady Gaga, Gesaffelstein)
• “Don’t Forget About Us” – KAYTRANADA, remixer (Mariah Carey & KAYTRANADA)
• “A Dreams A Dream – Ron Trent Remix” – Ron Trent, remixer (Soul II Soul)
• “Galvanize” – Chris Lake, remixer (The Chemical Brothers & Chris Lake)
• “Golden – David Guetta REM/X” – David Guetta, remixer (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)

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Rock, Metal & Alternative

Best Rock Performance

• “U Should Not Be Doing That” – Amyl and The Sniffers
• “The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park
• “NEVER ENOUGH” – Turnstile
• “Mirtazapine” – Hayley Williams
• “Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning” – YUNGBLUD Featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II

Best Metal Performance

• “Night Terror” – Dream Theater
• “Lachryma” – Ghost
• “Emergence” – Sleep Token
• “Soft Spine” – Spiritbox
• “BIRDS” – Turnstile

Best Rock Song

A songwriter’s award for rock, hard rock, and metal songs.

• “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 Rock Album

• “private music” – Deftones
• “I quit” – HAIM
• “From Zero” – Linkin Park
• “NEVER ENOUGH” – Turnstile
• “Idols” – YUNGBLUD

Best Alternative Music Performance

• “Everything Is Peaceful Love” – Bon Iver
• “Alone” – The Cure
• “SEEIN’ STARS” – Turnstile
• “mangetout” – Wet Leg
• “Parachute” – Hayley Williams

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

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R&B, Rap & Spoken Word

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 Traditional R&B Performance

• “Here We Are” – Durand Bernarr
• “UPTOWN” – Lalah Hathaway
• “LOVE YOU TOO” – Ledisi
• “Crybaby” – SZA
• “VIBES DON’T LIE” – Leon Thomas

Best R&B Song

A songwriter’s award.

• “Folded” – Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Dawit Kamal Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani)
• “Heart Of A Woman” – David Bishop & Summer Walker, songwriters (Summer Walker)
• “It Depends” – Nico Baran, Chris Brown, Ant Clemons, Ephrem Lopez Jr., Ryan Press, Bryson Tiller, Elliott Trent & Dewain Whitmore Jr., songwriters (Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller)
• “Overqualified” – James John Abrahart Jr & Durand Bernarr, songwriters (Durand Bernarr)
• “YES IT IS” – Jariuce Banks, Lazaro Andres Camejo, Mike Hector, Peter Lee Johnson, Rodney Jones Jr., Ali Prawl & Leon Thomas, songwriters (Leon Thomas)

Best Progressive R&B Album

• “BLOOM” – Durand Bernarr
• “Adjust Brightness” – Bilal
• “LOVE ON DIGITAL” – Destin Conrad
• “Access All Areas” – FLO
• “Come As You Are” – Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon

Best R&B Album

• “BELOVED” – GIVĒON
• “Why Not More?” – Coco Jones
• “The Crown” – Ledisi
• “Escape Room” – Teyana Taylor
• “MUTT” – Leon Thomas

Best Rap Performance

• “Outside” – Cardi B
• “Chains & Whips” – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
• “Anxiety” – Doechii
• “tv off” – Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay
• “Darling, I” – Tyler, The Creator Featuring Teezo Touchdown

Best Melodic Rap Performance

• “Proud Of Me” – Fridayy Featuring Meek Mill
• “Wholeheartedly” – JID Featuring Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack
• “luther” – Kendrick Lamar With SZA
• “WeMaj” – Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Rapsody
• “SOMEBODY LOVES ME” – PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake

Best Rap Song

A songwriter’s award.

• “Anxiety” – Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
• “The Birds Don’t Sing” – Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton, Pharrell Williams & Stevie Wonder, songwriters (Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring John Legend & Voices Of Fire)
• “Sticky” – Aaron Bolton, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Dudley Alexander Duverne, Tyler Okonma, Janae Wherry, Gloria Woods & Rex Zamor, songwriters (Tyler, The Creator Featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne)
• “TGIF” – Lucas Alegria, Dillon Brophy, Yakki Davis, Jess Jackson, Ronnie Jackson, Mario Mims, Jorge M. Taveras & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)
• “tv off” – Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay)

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 Spoken Word Poetry Album

• “A Hurricane in Heels: healed people don’t act like that” – Queen Sheba
• “Black Shaman” – Marc Marcel
• “Pages” – Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton
• “Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends At Treepeople” – Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends
• “Words For Days Vol. 1” – Mad Skillz

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Country & American Roots

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 Country Duo/Group Performance

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

Best Country Song

A songwriter’s award.

• “Bitin’ List” – Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)
• “Good News” – Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman & Jacob Torrey, songwriters (Shaboozey)
• “I Never Lie” – Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top, songwriters (Zach Top)
• “Somewhere Over Laredo” – Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson, songwriters (Lainey Wilson)
• “A Song To Sing” – Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton)

Best Traditional Country Album

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• “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 Contemporary Country Album

• “Patterns” – Kelsea Ballerini
• “Snipe Hunter” – Tyler Childers
• “Evangeline Vs. The Machine” – Eric Church
• “Beautifully Broken” – Jelly Roll
• “Postcards From Texas” – Miranda Lambert

Best American Roots Performance

For performances in American roots styles including bluegrass, blues, folk, or regional roots.

• “LONELY AVENUE” – Jon Batiste Featuring Randy Newman
• “Ancient Light” – I’m With Her
• “Crimson And Clay” – Jason Isbell
• “Richmond On The James” – Alison Krauss & Union Station
• “Beautiful Strangers” – Mavis Staples

Best Americana Performance

• “Boom” – Sierra Hull
• “Poison In My Well” – Maggie Rose & Grace Potter
• “Godspeed” – Mavis Staples
• “That’s Gonna Leave A Mark” – Molly Tuttle
• “Horses” – Jesse Welles

Best American Roots Song

A songwriter’s award for Americana, bluegrass, traditional blues, contemporary blues, folk, or regional roots songs.

• “Ancient Light” – Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m With Her)
• “BIG MONEY” – Jon Batiste, Mike Elizondo & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
• “Foxes In The Snow” – Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)
• “Middle” – Jesse Welles, songwriter (Jesse Welles)
• “Spitfire” – Sierra Hull, songwriter (Sierra Hull)

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 Bluegrass Album

• “Carter & Cleveland” – Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter
• “A Tip Toe High Wire” – Sierra Hull
• “Arcadia” – Alison Krauss & Union Station
• “Outrun” – The Steeldrivers
• “Highway Prayers” – Billy Strings

Best Traditional Blues Album

• “Ain’t Done With The Blues” – Buddy Guy
• “Room On The Porch” – Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
• “One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey” – Maria Muldaur
• “Look Out Highway” – Charlie Musselwhite
• “Young Fashioned Ways” – Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush

Best Contemporary Blues Album

• “Breakthrough” – Joe Bonamassa
• “Paper Doll” – Samantha Fish
• “A Tribute To LJK” – Eric Gales
• “Preacher Kids” – Robert Randolph
• “Family” – Southern Avenue

Best Folk Album

• “What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow” – Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
• “Crown Of Roses” – Patty Griffin
• “Wild And Clear And Blue” – I’m With Her
• “Foxes In The Snow” – Jason Isbell
• “Under The Powerlines April 24 – September 24” – Jesse Welles

Best Regional Roots Music Album

• “Live At Vaughan’s” – Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet
• “For Fat Man” – Preservation Brass & Preservation Hall Jazz Band
• “Church Of New Orleans” – Kyle Roussel
• “Second Line Sunday” – Trombone Shorty And New Breed Brass Band
• “A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco” – (Various Artists)

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Latin Music

Best Latin Pop Album

• “Cosa Nuestra” – Rauw Alejandro
• “BOGOTÁ DELUXE” – Andrés Cepeda
• “Tropicoqueta” – KAROL G
• “Cancionera” – Natalia Lafourcade
• “¿Y ahora qué?” – Alejandro Sanz

Best Música Urbana 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 Latin Rock or Alternative Album

• “Genes Rebeldes” – Aterciopelados
• “ASTROPICAL” – Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana, ASTROPICAL
• “PAPOTA” – CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
• “ALGORHYTHM” – Los Wizzards
• “Novela” – Fito Paez

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

• “MALA MÍA” – Fuerza Regida, Grupo 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 Tropical Latin Album

• “Fotografías” – Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
• “Raíces” – Gloria Estefan
• “Clásicos 1.0” – Grupo Niche
• “Bingo” – Alain Pérez
• “Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2” – Gilberto Santa Rosa

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Jazz & Traditional Pop

Best Jazz Performance

• “Noble Rise” – Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield
• “Windows – Live” – Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
• “Peace Of Mind / Dreams Come True” – Samara Joy
• “Four” – Michael Mayo
• “All Stars Lead To You – Live” – Nicole Zuraitis and ensemble

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• “Elemental” – Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap
• “We Insist 2025!” – Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell
• “Portrait” – Samara Joy
• “Fly” – Michael Mayo
• “Live at Vic’s Las Vegas” – Nicole Zuraitis and ensemble

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• “Trilogy 3 — Live” – Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
• “Southern Nights” – Sullivan Fortner
• “Belonging” – Branford Marsalis Quartet
• “Spirit Fall” – John Patitucci
• “Fasten Up” – Yellowjackets

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• “Orchestrator Emulator” – The 8-Bit Big Band
• “Without Further Ado, Vol 1” – Christian McBride Big Band
• “Lumen” – Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Big Band
• “Basie Rocks” – Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orchestra
• “Lights on a Satellite” – Sun Ra Arkestra
• “Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores” – Kenny Wheeler Legacy

Best Latin Jazz Album

• “La Fleur de Cayenne” – Paquito D’Rivera & Madrid-New York Connection Band
• “The Original Influencers: Dizzy, Chano & Chico” – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
• “Mundoagua – Celebrating Carla Bley” – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
• “A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole” – Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro
• “Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard” – Miguel Zenón Quartet

Best Alternative Jazz Album

• “honey from a winter stone” – Ambrose Akinmusire
• “Keys To The City Volume One” – Robert Glasper
• “Ride into the Sun” – Brad Mehldau
• “LIVE-ACTION” – Nate Smith
• “Blues Blood” – Immanuel Wilkins

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• “Wintersongs” – Laila Biali
• “The Gift Of Love” – Jennifer Hudson
• “Who Believes In Angels?” – Elton John & Brandi Carlile
• “Harlequin” – Lady Gaga
• “A Matter Of Time” – Laufey
• “The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2” – Barbra Streisand

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

• “Brightside” – ARKAI
• “Ones & Twos” – Gerald Clayton
• “BEATrio” – Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez
• “Just Us” – Bob James & Dave Koz
• “Shayan” – Charu Suri

Best Musical Theater Album

Award to principal vocalists, album producers, and eligible composers/lyricists.

• “Buena Vista Social Club” – Original Broadway Cast
• “Death Becomes Her” – Original Broadway Cast
• “Gypsy” – 2024 Broadway Cast
• “Just In Time” – Original Broadway Cast
• “Maybe Happy Ending” – Original Broadway Cast

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Gospel & Christian Music

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Award given to artists and songwriters for new compositions.

• “Do It Again” – Kirk Franklin
• “Church” – Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend
• “Still Live” – Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts
• “Amen” – Pastor Mike Jr.
• “Come Jesus Come” – Cece Winans Featuring Shirley Caesar

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

For contemporary Christian music including pop, rap/hip-hop, Latin, or rock.

• “I Know A Name” – Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake
• “YOUR WAY’S BETTER” – Forrest Frank
• “Hard Fought Hallelujah” – Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll
• “Headphones” – Lecrae, Killer Mike, T.I.
• “Amazing” – Darrel Walls, PJ Morton

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 Roots Gospel Album

For traditional/roots gospel including country, Southern gospel, bluegrass, and Americana.

• “I Will Not Be Moved — Live” – The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
• “Then Came The Morning” – Gaither Vocal Band
• “Praise & Worship: More Than A Hollow Hallelujah” – The Isaacs
• “Good Answers” – Karen Peck & New River
• “Back To My Roots” – Candi Staton

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Global Music & Reggae

Best Global Music Performance

• “EoO” – Bad Bunny
• “Cantando en el Camino” – Ciro Hurtado
• “JERUSALEMA” – Angélique Kidjo
• “Inmigrante Y Que?” – Yeisy Rojas
• “Shrini’s Dream [Live]” – Shakti
• “Daybreak” – Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar

Best African Music Performance

• “Love” – Burna Boy
• “With You” – Davido Featuring Omah Lay
• “Hope & Love” – Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin
• “Gimme Dat” – Ayra Starr Featuring Wizkid
• “PUSH 2 START” – Tyla

Best Global Music Album

• “Sounds Of Kumbha” – Siddhant Bhatia
• “No Sign of Weakness” – Burna Boy
• “Eclairer le monde – Light the World” – Youssou N’Dour
• “Mind Explosion [50th Anniversary Tour Live]” – Shakti
• “Chapter III: We Return To Light” – Anoushka Shankar
• “Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo” – Caetano Veloso And Maria Bethânia

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 New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

• “Kuruvinda” – Kirsten Agresta-Copely
• “According To The Moon” – Cheryl B. Engelhardt, GEM, Dallas String Quartet
• “Into The Forest” – Jahnavi Harrison
• “NOMADICA” – Carla Patullo
• “The Colors In My Mind” – Chris Redding

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Visual Media & Production

Best Children’s Music Album

• “Ageless: 100 Years Young” – Joanie Leeds & Joya
• “Buddy’s Magic Tree House” – Mega Ran
• “Harmony” – FYÜTCH & Aura V
• “Herstory” – Flor Bromley
• “The Music Of Tori And The Muses” – Tori Amos

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 Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

• “Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story” – Kathy Garver
• “Into The Uncut Grass” – Trevor Noah
• “Lovely One: A Memoir” – Ketanji Brown Jackson
• “Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama” – Dalai Lama
• “You Know It’s True: The Real Story Of Milli Vanilli” – Fab Morvan

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Award to principal artists, producers, and music supervisors.

• “A Complete Unknown” – Timothée Chalamet
• “F1® The Album” – (Various Artists)
• “KPop Demon Hunters” – (Various Artists)
• “Sinners” – (Various Artists)
• “Wicked” – (Various Artists)

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

Award to composers for original scores for film, television, or visual media.

• “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

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

• “Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Secrets of the Spires” – Pinar Toprak, composer
• “Helldivers 2” – Wilbert Roget, II, composer
• “Indiana Jones And The Great Circle” – Gordy Haab, composer
• “Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate’s Fortune” – Cody Matthew Johnson & Wilbert Roget, II, composers
• “Sword of the Sea” – Austin Wintory, composer

Best Song Written For Visual Media

A songwriter’s award for songs written specifically for visual media.

• “As Alive As You Need Me To Be — From ‘TRON: Ares'” – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
• “Golden — From ‘KPop Demon Hunters'” – EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)
• “I Lied to You — From ‘Sinners'” – Ludwig Göransson & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Miles Caton)
• “Never Too Late — From ‘Elton John: Never Too Late'” – Brandi Carlile, Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Elton John, Brandi Carlile)
• “Pale, Pale Moon — From ‘Sinners'” – Ludwig Göransson & Brittany Howard, songwriters (Jayme Lawson)
• “Sinners — From ‘Sinners'” – Multiple songwriters (Rod Wave)

Best Music Video

Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.

• “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter (Directors: Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia)
• “So Be It” – Clipse (Director: Hannan Hussain)
• “Anxiety” – Doechii (Director: James Mackel)
• “Love” – OK Go (Directors: Aaron Duffy, Miguel Espada & Damian Kulash Jr.)
• “Young Lion” – Sade (Director: Sophie Muller)

Best Music Film

Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.

• “Devo” – Devo (Director: Chris Smith)
• “Live At The Royal Albert Hall” – Raye (Director: Paul Dugdale)
• “Relentless” – Diane Warren (Director: Bess Kargman)
• “Music By John Williams” – John Williams (Director: Laurent Bouzereau)
• “Piece By Piece” – Pharrell Williams (Director: Morgan Neville)

Best Recording Package

Award to art directors.

• “And The Adjacent Possible” – OK Go
• “Balloonerism” – Mac Miller
• “Danse Macabre: De Luxe” – Duran Duran
• “Loud Is As” – Tsunami
• “Sequoia” – Various Artists
• “The Spins — Picture Disc Vinyl” – Mac Miller
• “Tracks II: The Lost Albums” – Bruce Springsteen

Best Album Cover

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• “CHROMAKOPIA” – Tyler, The Creator
• “The Crux” – Djo
• “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” – Bad Bunny
• “Glory” – Perfume Genius
• “moisturizer” – Wet Leg

Best Album Notes

Award to album notes writers.

• “Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964-1974” – Buck Owens (Writer: Scott B. Bomar)
• “After The Last Sky” – Anouar Brahem (Writer: Adam Shatz)
• “Árabe” – Amanda Ekery (Writer: Amanda Ekery)
• “The First Family: Live At Winchester Cathedral 1967” – Sly & The Family Stone (Writer: Alec Palao)
• “A Ghost Is Born — 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition” – Wilco (Writer: Bob Mehr)
• “Miles ’55: The Prestige Recordings” – Miles Davis (Writer: Ashley Kahn)

Best Historical Album

Award to compilation producers and mastering engineers.

• “Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years — 1976-1980” – Joni Mitchell
• “The Making Of Five Leaves Left” – Nick Drake
• “Roots Rocking Zimbabwe – The Modern Sound Of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980” – Various Artists
• “Super Disco Pirata – De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980” – Various Artists
• “You Can’t Hip A Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos” – Doc Pomus

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

An engineer’s award.

• “All Things Light” – Cam
• “Arcadia” – Alison Krauss & Union Station
• “For Melancholy Brunettes & sad women” – Japanese Breakfast
• “That Wasn’t A Dream” – Pino Palladino, Blake Mills

Best Immersive Audio Album

Award to immersive mix engineer, producer, and mastering engineer.

• “All American F—boy” – Duckwrth
• “Immersed” – Justin Gray
• “An Immersive Tribute To Astor Piazzolla — Live” – Various Artists
• “Tearjerkers” – Tearjerkers
• “Yule” – Trio Mediæval

Best Instrumental Composition

A composer’s award for original compositions.

• “First Snow” – Remy Le Boeuf, composer
• “Live Life This Day: Movement I” – Miho Hazama, composer
• “Lord, That’s A Long Way” – Sierra Hull, composer
• “Opening” – Zain Effendi, composer
• “Train To Emerald City” – John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers
• “Why You Here / Before The Sun Went Down” – Ludwig Göransson, composer

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

An arranger’s award.

• “Be Okay” – Cynthia Erivo, arranger (Cynthia Erivo)
• “A Child Is Born” – Remy Le Boeuf, arranger
• “Fight On” – Multiple arrangers (The Westerlies)
• “Super Mario Praise Break” – Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen & Matthew Whitaker, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

An arranger’s award.

• “Big Fish” – Multiple arrangers (Nate Smith Featuring säje)
• “How Did She Look?” – Nelson Riddle, arranger (Seth MacFarlane)
• “Keep An Eye On Summer” – Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
• “Something In The Water — Acoustic-Ish” – Multiple arrangers (Lawrence)
• “What A Wonderful World” – Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry)

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Classical

Best Orchestral Performance

Award to the conductor and orchestra.

• “Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture, Ballade Op. 4, Suites From ’24 Negro Melodies'” – Michael Repper, conductor (National Philharmonic)
• “Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie” – Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
• “Ravel: Boléro, M. 81” – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela)
• “Still & Bonds” – Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
• “Stravinsky: Symphony In Three Movements” – Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

Best Opera Recording

Award to conductor, soloists, album producers, and eligible composers/librettists.

• “Heggie: Intelligence” – Houston Grand Opera
• “Huang Ruo: An American Soldier” – American Composers Orchestra
• “Kouyoumdjian: Adoration” – Various ensembles
• “O’Halloran: Trade & Mary Motorhead” – Irish National Opera Orchestra
• “Tesori: Grounded” – The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Best Choral Performance

Award to conductor, choral director/chorus master, and choral organization.

• “Advena – Liturgies For A Broken World” – Conspirare (Craig Hella Johnson, conductor)
• “Childs: In The Arms Of The Beloved” – Los Angeles Master Chorale (Grant Gershon, conductor)
• “Lang: Poor Hymnal” – The Crossing (Donald Nally, conductor)
• “Ortiz: Yanga” – Los Angeles Philharmonic/Los Angeles Master Chorale (Gustavo Dudamel, conductor)
• “Requiem Of Light” – The Clarion Choir (Steven Fox, conductor)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

One award to the ensemble and one to the conductor (if applicable).

• “Dennehy: Land Of Winter” – Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound
• “La Mer – French Piano Trios” – Neave Trio
• “Lullabies For The Brokenhearted” – Lili Haydn & Paul Cantelon
• “Slavic Sessions” – Yuja Wang (Andris Nelsons, conductor)
• “Standard Stoppages” – Third Coast Percussion

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Award to instrumental soloists and conductor (when applicable).

• “Coleridge-Taylor: 3 Selections From ’24 Negro Melodies'” – Curtis Stewart
• “Hope Orchestrated” – Mary Dawood Catlin
• “Inheritances” – Adam Tendler
• “Price: Piano Concerto In One Movement In D Minor” – Han Chen
• “Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos” – Yo-Yo Ma
• “Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works” – Yuja Wang

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Award to vocalists, collaborative artists, producers, and engineers.

• “Alike – My Mother’s Dream” – Allison Charney, soloist
• “Black Pierrot” – Sidney Outlaw, soloist
• “In This Short Life” – Devony Smith, soloist
• “Kurtág: Kafka Fragments” – Susan Narucki, soloist
• “Schubert Beatles” – Theo Hoffman, soloist
• “Telemann: Ino – Opera Arias For Soprano” – Amanda Forsythe, soloist

Best Classical Compendium

Award to artists, album producers, engineers, and eligible composers/librettists.

• “Cerrone: Don’t Look Down” – Sandbox Percussion
• “The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II” – Will Liverman
• “Ortiz: Yanga” – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
• “Seven Seasons” – Multiple artists
• “Tombeaux” – Christina Sandsengen

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

A composer’s award for compositions from the last 25 years, released for the first time during eligibility.

• “Cerrone: Don’t Look Down” – Christopher Cerrone, composer
• “Dennehy: Land Of Winter” – Donnacha Dennehy, composer
• “León: Raíces — Origins” – Tania León, composer
• “Okpebholo: Songs In Flight” – Shawn E. Okpebholo, composer
• “Ortiz: Dzonot” – Gabriela Ortiz, composer

Best Engineered Album, Classical

An engineer’s award.

• “Cerrone: Don’t Look Down” – Sandbox Percussion
• “Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2” – The Cleveland Orchestra
• “Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth Of The Mtsensk District” – Boston Symphony Orchestra
• “Standard Stoppages” – Third Coast Percussion
• “Yule” – Trio Mediæval

Producer Of The Year, Classical

A producer’s award.

Nominees:

• Blanton Alspaugh
• Sergei Kvitko
• Morten Lindberg
• Dmitriy Lipay
• Elaine Martone

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Most Nominated Artists for 2026

ArtistNumber of NominationsBad Bunny8Tyler, The Creator7Kendrick Lamar7Leon Thomas6Sabrina Carpenter6Lady Gaga6Doechii5

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Key Dates for the 2026 Grammys

November 7, 2025 – Nominations announced
December 31, 2025 – Final voting begins
January 30, 2026 – Final voting ends
February 1, 2026 – 68th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony

Eligibility Period: October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025

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How to Watch the 2026 Grammy Awards

Date: Sunday, February 1, 2026
Time: 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT
Location: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
Broadcast: CBS Television Network
Streaming: Paramount+

The Premiere Ceremony begins at approximately 3:30 PM ET / 12:30 PM PT, where the majority of awards are presented.

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For the complete official list and updates, visit Grammy.com

This page will be updated with analysis and coverage leading up to the ceremony on February 1, 2026.