At the 2026 Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, and Kendrick Lamar are the artists to beat.

Going into nominations for the Grammys, the field seemed less certain than in years past, if only because the Recording Academy’s usual favorites weren’t eligible. Though Taylor Swift ’s The Life of a Showgirl will likely get a handful of nods in 2027, its October release date placed it outside of this year’s window; Beyoncé and Billie Eilish , who were both feted at the awards this past February, didn’t have eligible albums either. (Nevertheless, Eilish did take home two nominations for “WILDFLOWER,” a single from her 2024 album, Hit Me Hard and Soft.)

But Lady Gaga’s Mayhem and Kendrick Lamar’s GNX, both considered career high points, were eligible—and as expected, both were in

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