Kendrick Lamar has scored nine nominations ahead of the 2026 Grammy Awards, making him this year's most-nominated artist.

The Recording Academy announced the nominees on Friday, with the Not Like Us rapper dominating across major categories, including a coveted album of the year nod for GNX.

If Lamar wins next February, GNX would become the first rap album to take home the night's top prize since Outkast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below in 2004.

The Compton rapper is followed closely by Lady Gaga and producers Cirkut and Jack Antonoff, who earned seven nominations each. Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, and Leon Thomas also made a strong showing with six nods apiece.

Other top contenders include Doechii, SZA, Tyler, the Creator, Clipse, Pusha T & Malice, and producer Andrew Watt, each receiving five nominations.

Past Grammy winners - including Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii, Lizzo, and Sam Smith - helped unveil the 2026 nominees during a livestream on Grammy.com.

Some major artists - notably Taylor Swift and Lily Allen - were absent from this year's list. Their latest projects, The Life of a Showgirl and West End Girl, respectively, were released after the eligibility period, which ran from August 31, 2024, to August 30, 2025.

The 68th Annual Grammy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

The list of nominees is as follows:

Album of The Year:

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:

Abracadabra - Lady Gaga

Anxiety - Doechii

APT. - Rosé, Bruno Mars

DtMF - Bad Bunny

Golden (From KPop Demon Hunters) - HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami

Luther - Kendrick Lamar with SZA

Manchild - Sabrina Carpenter

Wildflower - Billie Eilish

Record of The Year:

DtMF - Bad Bunny

Manchild - Sabrina Carpenter

Anxiety - Doechii

Wildflower - Billie Eilish

Abracadarbra - Lady Gaga

Luther -Lendrick Lamar with SZA

The Subway - Chappell Roan

APT. - Rosè, Bruno Mars

Best New Artist:

Olivia Dean

Katseye

The Marías

Addison Rae

sombr

Leon Thomas

Alex Warren

Lola Young

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 - Teddy Swims

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 With Kendrick Lamar

Best Rock Album:

Private Music - Deftones

I Quit - Haim

From Zero - Linkin Park

Never Enough - Turnstile

Idols - Yungblud

Best Rock Song:

As Alive As You Need Me To Be - Nine Inch Nails

Caramel - Sleep Token

Glum - Hayley Williams

Never Enough - Turnstile

Zombie - Yungblud

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 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

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 Rap Song:

Anxiety - Doechii

The Birds Don't Sing - Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring John Legend & Voices Of Fire

Sticky - Tyler, The Creator Featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne

TGIF - GloRilla

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 R&B Album:

Beloved - Givéon

Why Not More? - Coco Jones

The Crown - Ledisi

Escape Room - Teyana Taylor

Mutt - Leon Thomas

Best R&B Song:

Folded - Kehlani

Heart Of A Woman - Summer Walker

It Depends - Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller

Overqualified - Durand Bernarr

YES IT IS - Leon Thomas

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 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 Contemporary Country Album:

Patterns - Kelsea Ballerini

Snipe Hunter - Tyler Childers

Evangeline vs. The Machine

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 (From F1 The Movie)

I Never Lie - Zach Top

Somewhere Over Laredo - Lainey Wilson

Best Traditional Country Album:

Dollar a Day - Charlie 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 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 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 Song Written for Visual Media:

As Alive As You Need Me To Be (from Tron: Ares)

Golden (from KPop Demon Hunters)

I Lied To You (from Sinners)

Never Too Late (from Elton John: Never Too Late)

Pale, Pale Moon (from Sinners)

Sinners (from Sinners)

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical:

Amy Allen

Edgar Barrrera

Jessie Jo Dillon

Tobias Jesso Jr.

Laura Veltz