The official nominations list for the 2026 Grammy Awards proves the ceremony will certainly be one to remember.

A lineup of former Grammy winners, nominees and special guests — including Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Karol G, Lizzo, Sam Smith, and Mumford & Sons — announced the 2026 nominees for the 95 categories during a Friday, November 7, livestream.

The nominations included two new categories this year: Best Album Cover and Best Traditional Country Album. According to the Recording Academy, the Best Album Cover category “recognizes excellence in cover art for albums of recordings in any genre of music and honors the art directors whose craft shapes a record’s story and vision.”

Meanwhile, the former Best Country Album category has been renamed Best Contemporary Country

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