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The Recording Academy is gearing up for music’s biggest night as the 2026 Grammy Awards approach. Set to take place on February 1, 2026, live from Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, the ceremony will celebrate the year’s top achievements across pop, rap, rock, and more. Fans can expect to see major stars recognized, including Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan, alongside breakout and emerging artists like sombr, Addison Rae, and Katseye.
The Academy unveiled its official list of nominees on November 7, 2025, and Hollywood Life is keeping readers up to date with the full nominations rollout and latest updates below.
Best New Artist
Olivia Dean
Katseye
The Marias
Addison Rae
sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young
Song of the Year
“Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
“Anxiety” – Doechii
“APT.” – Rosé and Bruno Mars
“DtMF” – Bad Bunny
“Golden” – “KPop Demon Hunters”
“luther” – Kendrick Lamar and SZA
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Wildflower” – Billie Eilish
Record of the Year
“DtMF” – Bad Bunny
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Anxiety” – Doechii
“Wildflower” – Billie Eilish
“Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
“luther” – Kendrick Lamar and SZA
“The Subway” – Chappell Roan
“APT.” – Rosé and Bruno Mars
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 (Part 2)” – Teddy Swims
Pop Solo Performance
Justin Bieber – “Daisies”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Lady Gaga – “Disease”
Chappell Roan – “The Subway”
Lola Young – “Messy”
Songwriter of the Year
Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Tobias Jesso Jr.
Laura Veltz
Producer of the Year Non-Classical
Dan Auerbach
Cirkut
Dijon
Blake Mills
Sounwave
Best Rock Album
Private Music, Deftones
I Quit, Haim
From Zero, Linkin Park
Never Enough, Turnstile
Idols, Yungblud
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 R&B Album
Beloved, Givéon
Why Not More?, Coco Jones
The Crown, Ledisi
Escape Room, Teyana Taylor
Mutt, Leon Thomas
Best Musical Theater Album
Buena Vista Social Club
Death Becomes Her
Gypsy
Just In Time
Maybe Happy Ending
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
Poscards from Texas, Miranda Lambert
Best Metal Performance
“Night Terror,” Dream Theater
“Lachryma,” Ghost
“Emergence,” Sleep Token
“Soft Spine,” Spiritbox
“Birds,” Turnstile
Song of the Year
“Abracadbra,” Lady Gaga
“Anxiety,” Doechii
“APT,” Rosé, Bruno Mars
“DtMF,” Bad Bunny
“Golden,” KPop Demon Hunters
“Luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Wildflower,” Billie Eilish
Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Do It Again”
“Church”
“Still (Live)”
“Amen”
“Come Jesus Come”
Best African Music Performance
“Love,” Burina Boy
“With You,” Davido Ft. Omah Lay
“Hope & Love,” Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin
“Gimme Dat,” Arya Starr ft. Wizkid
“Push 2 Start,” Tyla
Best Música Urbana Album
DeBí TiRaR MáS FOTos, Bad Bunny
Mixteip, J Balvin
Ferrxo Vol. X: Sagrado, Feid
Naiki, Nicki Nicole
El Último Baile, Trueno
Sinfónio (En Vivo), Yandel
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Mala Mía, Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera
Y Lo Que Viene, Grupo Frontera
Sin Rodeos, Paola Jara
Palabra De To’s (Seca), Carín León
Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya Y Una Mía – Por La Puerta Grande (En Vivo), Bobby Pulido
