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THE 68TH ANNUAL GRAMMY® NOMINATIONS Were Announced in 95 Categories for Music's Biggest Night to take place on Feb. 01, in LA..
KENDRICK LAMAR LEADS THE NOMINATIONS WITH NINE, JACK ANTONOFF, CIRKUT & LADY GAGA GRABBED 7, AND IS NOW TIED AS THE MOST NOMINATED ARTIST OF ALL TIME; AND BAD BUNNY, LEON THOMAS III, SABRINA CARPENTER & SERBAN GHENEA ROUND OUT THE LIST OF TOP NOMINEES FOR FEB. 1, 2026 SHOW AT CRYPTO ARENA IN LOS ANGELES, CA.
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA (SMI-ENTERTAINMENT NOV. 07-2025-Feb 01, 2026) — The Recording Academy of America released the Nominees for the 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards® during a live stream nomination from its Grammy webside with Kendrick Lamar (9) leading the list, follow Jack Antonoff, Cirkut, & Lady Gaga (7), Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas III, Sabrina Carpenter and Serban Ghenea with 6-nominations and Andrew Watt, Clipse, Doechii, Soundwave, SZA, Turnstile, Tyler & the Creator.
The 68th annual Grammy Awards will honor the best recording, composition , and artist from the calendar-year from August 21, 2024 to August 30, 2025 and to the winners to be selected on Feb. 01, by the Recording Academy®'s voting membership body of music makers, who represent all genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, composers, producers, mixers, and engineers.
The nominees were announced by Angelique Kidjo, Brandi Carlile, Cece Winans, Chappell Roan, David Foster, Doechii, Dr. Chelsey Green, Gayle King, Jon Batiste, Karol G, Little Big Town, Lizzo, Masaki Koike, Mumford & Sons, Nicole Scherzinger, Sabrina Carpenter, and Sam Smith with Final round voting to take place from December 12, 2025, to January 5, 2026.
Artists with multiple nominations are:
Kendrick Lamar (9), Jack Antonoff, Cirkut & Lady Gaga(7),Bad Bunny, leon Thomas III, Sabrina Carpenter & Serban Ghenea (6).
Andrea Watt, Clipse, Doechii, Sounwave, SZA, Turnstile, Tyle, the creator,(5).
4-Nominations :Amy Allen,Justin Bieber, Bryce Bordone, Tyler Childers, Ludwig Goransson, Oli Jacobs, Sierra Hull, Miranda Lambert, Morten Lindberg, Andris Nelsons, Ruari O'Flaherty, Laura Sisk, Chris Stapleton, Jesse Welles, Hayle Williams and Pharell Williams.
3-Nominations: Jon Batiste, Dale Becker, Durand Bernarr, Scott Bridgeway,Josef Caldwell, Gustavo Dudamel, Ejae, GloRilla, I'm With her, Jason Isbell, Jelly Roll, Brandon Lake, Jack Manning, Christian McBride,
Bruno Mars, Blake Mills, Randy Merrill, John Powell, Rose, Shaboozey,
Zach Top, Vessel2, Kamasi Washington, Wet Leg, Lainey Wilson & Yunblud.
The nominations for 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards Main Field:
Record Of The Year
DtMF
Bad Bunny
Manchild
Sabrina Carpenter
Anxiety
Doechii
WILDFLOWER
Billie Eilish
Abracadabra
Lady Gaga
"LUTHER"
Kendrick Lamar With SZA
The Subway
Chappell Roan
APT.
-ROSE & BRUNO MARS
Album Of The Year
Album Of The Year
Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with 20% or more playing time of the album.
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Bad Bunny
SWAG
Justin Bieber
Man's Best Friend
Sabrina Carpenter
Let God Sort Em Out
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
Pharrell Williams, featured artist;
MAYHEM
Lady Gaga
GNX
Kendrick Lamar
MUTT
Leon Thomas
CHROMAKOPIA
Tyler, The Creator
Song Of The Year
Abracadabra
Lady Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
Anxiety
Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
APT
Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed,Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park, Theron Thomas & Henry Walter, songwriters (ROSÉ, Bruno Mars)
DtMF
Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Hugo René Sención Sanabria, Tyler Thomas Spry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, songwriters (Bad Bunny)
Golden — From KPop Demon Hunters
EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X:EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)
Luther
Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar, Solána Rowe, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar With SZA)
Manchild
Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
WILDFLOWER
Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
Best New Artist
Olivia Dean
Katseye
The Marias
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 — Part 2
Teddy Swims
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
No Cap
Disclosure & Anderson .Paak
Disclosure, producer; Guy Lawrence, mixer
Victory Lap
Fred again.., Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMax
Blake Cascoe, Berwyn Du Bois, Fred again.., Darcy Lewis, Dan Mayo & PlaqueBoyMax, producers; Tom Norris, mixer
SPACE INVADER
KAYTRANADA
KAYTRANADA, producer; KAYTRANADA, mixer'
VOLTAGE
Skrillex
John Feldmann & Skrillex, producers; Luca Pretolesi, Skrillex & Virtual Riot, mixers
End Of Summer
Tame Impala
Kevin Parker, producer; Kevin Parker, mixer
Best Dance Pop Recording
Bluest Flame
Selena Gomez & benny blanco
Abracadabra
Lady Gaga
Cirkut, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Serban Ghenea, mixer
Midnight Sun
Zara Larsson
Margo XS & MNEK, producers; Tom Norris, mixer
Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)
Tate McRae
Tyler Spry & Ryan Tedder, producers; Manny Marroquin, mixer
Illegal
PinkPantheress
Aksel Arvid & PinkPantheress, producers; Nickie Jon Pabon
Best Pop Solo Performance
DAISIES —Justin Bieber
Manchild- Sabrina Carpenter
DISEASE-Lady Gaga
The Subway
Chappell Roan
Messy
Lola Young
Best Pop Duo/ Performance
Defying Gravity - Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
Golden -From KPop Demon Hunters
HUNTR/X:EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
GABRIELA-KATSEYE
APT-ROSE, BRUNO MARS
30 FOR 30
SZA Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Best R&B SongTerms
Folded
Heart Of A Woman
It Depends
Overqualified
YES IT IS
Best Rap Performance
Outside-Cardi B
Chains & Whips
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell
Anxiety-Doechii
tv off
Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay
Darling, I
Tyler, The Creator Featuring Teezo Touchdown
Best Rap Song
Anxiety
Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
The Birds Don't Sing
Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton, Pharrell Williams & Stevie Wonder, songwriters (Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring John Legend & Voices Of Fire)
Sticky
Aaron Bolton, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Dudley Alexander Duverne, Tyler Okonma, Janae Wherry, Gloria Woods & Rex Zamor, songwriters (Tyler, The Creator Featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne)
TGIF
Lucas Alegria, Dillon Brophy, Yakki Davis, Jess Jackson, Ronnie Jackson, Mario Mims, Jorge M. Taveras & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)
tv offJack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay)
Best Country Solo Performance
Nose On The Grindstone
Tyler Childers
Good News
Shaboozey
Bad As I Used To Be — From F1® The Movie
Chris Stapleton
I Never Lie
Zach Top
Somewhere Over Laredo
Lainey Wilson
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
A Song to Sing
Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton
Trailblazer
Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson
Love Me Like You Used To Do
Margo Price & Tyler Childers
Honky Tonk Hall of Fame
George Strait, Chris Stapleton
Best Country Song
Bitin’ List
Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)
Good News
Sean Cook, Collins Obinna Chibueze, Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman, Nevin Sastry & Jacob Torrey, songwriters (Shaboozey)
I Never Lie
Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top, songwriters (Zach Top)
Somewhere Over Laredo
Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson, songwriters (Lainey Wilson)
A Song To Sing
Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton)
Best Latin Pop Album
Cosa Nuestra
Rauw Alejandro
BOGOTÁ DELUXE
Andrés Cepeda
Tropicoqueta
KAROL G
Cancionera
Natalia Lafourcade
Y ahora qué
Alejandro Sanz
Best Musica Urbana Album
Debi Tirar Mas Fotos-Bad Bunny
Mixteip-J Baldvin
FERXXO VOL X:Sagrado
Feid
NAIKI-Nicki Nicole
EUB DELUXE
Trueno
SINFONICO-En Vivo
Yandel