The nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards were revealed on Friday, including the finalists for Best New Artist.

KATSEYE, The Marías, and Lola Young were among the nominees, along with Olivia Dean, Addison Rae, sombr, Leon Thomas, and Alex Warren.

For the 2026 Grammys, the Recording Academy’s Best New Artist category honors musicians who achieve a prominent public breakthrough during the eligibility year, having released at least five singles or one album in their career. The Academy’s updated rules now allow artists previously featured on an Album of the Year nominee to compete for Best New Artist, provided their contribution to that album was under 20 percent of its playing time. Previous major recognition or Grammy nominations for performance typically disqualify an artist, unless as a

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