The nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards are already here. Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, kicked off the Grammy voting season today with a series of star-studded recorded announcements, including Sabrina Carpenter, Sam Smith, and Sharon Osbourne. The gala awards the best music published during a period that this year covers from August 31, 2024 to August 30, 2025. Therefore, don't expect to see among the nominees "The Life of a Showgirl" by Taylor Swift (released on October 3).

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The winners will be announced at the Grammy Awards ceremony, which will take place at the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, February 1st. Here are some of the nominees in the 95 categories:

Album of the Year

• “I should have taken more photos”, 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

Recording of the Year

• “DtMF”, Bad Bunny
• “Manchild”, Sabrina Carpenter
• “Anxiety”, Doechii
• “Wildflower”, Billie Eilish
• “Abracadabra”, Lady Gaga
• “Luther”, Kendrick Lamar w/ SZA
• “The Subway”, Chappell Roan
• “APT.”, Rosé y Bruno Mars

Song of the Year

• “Abracadabra”, Lady Gaga
• “Anxiety”, Doechii
• “DtMF”, Bad Bunny
• “Golden”, KPop Demon Hunters
• “Luther”, Kendrick Lamar w/ SZA
• “Manchild”, Sabrina Carpenter
• “Wildflower”, Billie Eilish

Best New Artist

• Olivia Dean
• Katseye
• The Marias
• Addison Rae
• Sombr
• Leon Thomas
• Alex Warren
• Lola Young

Best Pop Solo Performance

• “Daises”, Justin Bieber
• “Manchild”, Sabrina Carpenter
• “Disease”, Lady Gaga
• “The Subway”, Chappell Roan
• “Messy”, Lola Young

Best Pop Interpretation by Duo/Group

• “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 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 Rap Interpretation

• “Outside”, Cardi B
• “Chains & Whips”, Clipse, Pusha T & Malice with Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
• “Anxiety”, Doechii
• “TV off”, Kenrick Lamar with Lefty Gunplay
• “Darling, I”, Tyler, the Creator with Teezo Touchdown

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 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 Country Solo Performance

• “Nose on the Grindstone,” Tyler Childers
• “Good News,” Shaboozey
• “Bad As I Used to Be,” Chris Stapleton
• “I Never Lie,” Zach Top
• “Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson

Best rock album

• “Private Music”, Deftones
• “I Quit”, HAIM
• “From Zero”, Linkin Park
• “Never Enough””, Turnstile
• “Idols,” Yungblud

Best Rock Interpretation

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

Best R&B Album

• “Beloved”, Giveon
• “Why Not More?”, Coco Jones
• “The Crown”, Ledisi
• “Escape Room”, Teyana Taylor
• “Mutt”, Leon Thomas

Best R&B Interpretation

• “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