The nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards have been announced, and it was a good morning for Kendrick Lamar.
Lamar led the field with nine nominations, including album, record and song of the year.
Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter were also top nominees this year.
Bad Bunny made a bit of history becoming the first Spanish-language artist to simultaneously snag nominations in the coveted best album, record and song categories in the same year with “Debí Tirar Más Fotos (I Should Have Taken More Photos).”
The K-pop genre received some love courtesy of singer Rosé’s hit “APT.” with collaborator Bruno Mars, which is up for record and song of the year, in addition to best pop duo/group performance.
“Golden,” a hit song from the hit Netflix film “Kpop Demon Hunters” scored a nomination for song of the year, pop duo/group performance and best song written for visual media, adding more luster to the K-pop of it all. Some may include Katseye as evidence of more K-pop success (the group was nominated in the best new artist and best pop duo/group performance categories), but technically they style themselves a global girl group, more so than K-pop.
Meanwhile, Jack Antonoff became first producer/songwriter to earn nominations in all three major categories - album of the year, song of the year and record of the year - with two different artists in the same year.
The Grammys celebrates the best music released within the window of eligibility, which this year is August 31, 2024-August 30, 2025. Meaning, that’s why you don’t see Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” (released October 3) represented.
The winners will be revealed at the Grammy Awards live show on Sunday, February 1.
