The 2026 Grammy nominations have been introduced — and Kendrick Lamar is main the best way once more.
Following the chart-topping success of GNX and its string of hit singles, King Kendrick is up for 9 awards at subsequent 12 months’s Grammys, probably the most amongst all artists.
The Compton celebrity is nominated in every of the “Massive Three” classes: Album of the 12 months, Track of the 12 months and Document of the 12 months, the latter two of which he received at this 12 months’s awards for his hit Drake diss “Not Like Us.”
He’s additionally a front-runner in all 4 hip-hop classes (Finest Rap Album, Finest Rap Track, Finest Rap Efficiency and Finest Melodic Rap Efficiency), in addition to Finest Pop Duo/Group Efficiency because of his “30 For 30” collaboration with SZA.
Kendrick faces stiff competitors for rap silverware from the likes of Clipse, Tyler, The Creator, JID, GloRilla, Cardi B, Doechii and his archrival Drake, whose sole nomination is within the Finest Melodic Rap Efficiency class.
The 2026 Grammys happen on February 1, 2026 on the Crypto.com Area in Los Angeles. Try the complete nominees under.
Finest Rap Album
Let God Kind Em Out – Clipse
Wonderful – GloRilla
God Does Like Ugly – JID
GNX – Kendrick Lamar
Chromakopia – Tyler, The Creator
Finest Rap Track
“Nervousness” — Doechii
“The Birds Don’t Sing” — Clipse feat. John Legend & Voices of Fireplace
“Sticky” — Tyler, The Creator feat. GloRilla, Sexyy Pink & Lil Wayne
“TGIF” — GloRilla
“TV Off” — Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay
Finest Rap Efficiency
“Exterior” — Cardi B
“Chains & Whips” — Clipse feat. Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell
“Nervousness” — Doechii
“TV Off” — Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay
“Darling, I” — Tyler, The Creator feat. Teezo Landing
Finest Melodic Rap Efficiency
“Pleased with Me” — Fridayy feat. Meek Mill
“Wholeheartedly” — JID feat. Ty Dolla $ign & 6LACK
“Luther” — Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA
“WeMaj” — Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon feat. Rapsody
“Any person Loves Me” — Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR
Album of the 12 months
Debí Tirar Más Fotos – Unhealthy Bunny
Swag – Justin Bieber
Man’s Finest Buddy – Sabrina Carpenter
Let God Kind Em Out – Clipse
Mayhem – Girl Gaga
GNX – Kendrick Lamar
Mutt – Leon Thomas
Chromakopia – Tyler, The Creator
Track of the 12 months
“Abracadabra” – Girl Gaga
“Nervousness” – Doechii
“APT.” – Rosé & Bruno Mars
“DtMF” – Unhealthy Bunny
“Golden” [From KPop Demon Hunters] – HUNTR/X
“Luther” Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Wildflower” – Billie Eilish
Document of the 12 months
“DtMF” – Unhealthy Bunny
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Nervousness” – Doechii
“Wildflower” – Billie Eilish
“Abracadabra” – Girl Gaga
“Luther” – Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA
“The Subway” – Chappell Roan
“APT.” – Rosé & Bruno Mars
Finest New Artist
Olivia Dean
Katseye
The Marias
Addison Rae
Sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Younger
Finest R&B Album
Beloved — Giveon
Why Not Extra? — Coco Jones
The Crown — Ledisi
Escape Room — Teyana Taylor
Mutt — Leon Thomas
Finest Progressive R&B Album
Bloom — Durand Bernarr
Regulate Brightness — Bilal
Love on Digital — Destin Conrad
Entry All Areas — Flo
Come as You Are — Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon
Finest R&B Track
“Folded” — Kehlani
“Coronary heart of a Girl” — Summer season Walker
“It Relies upon” — Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller
“Overqualified” — Durand Bernarr
“Sure It Is” — Leon Thomas
Finest R&B Efficiency
“Yukon” – Justin Bieber
“It Relies upon” – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller
“Folded” – Kehlani
“Mutt (Reside From NPR’s Tiny Desk)” – Leon Thomas
“Coronary heart of a Girl” – Summer season Walker
Finest Conventional R&B Efficiency
“Right here We Are” — Durand Bernarr
“Uptown” — Lalah Hathaway
“Love You Too” — Ledisi
“Crybaby” — SZA
“Vibes Don’t Lie” — Leon Thomas
Finest Pop Vocal Album
Swag – Justin Bieber
Man’s Finest Buddy – Sabrina Carpenter
One thing Lovely – Miley Cyrus
Mayhem – Girl Gaga
I’ve Tried Every little thing However Remedy (Half 2) – Teddy Swims
Finest Pop Solo Efficiency
“Daisies” — Justin Bieber
“Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Illness” — Girl Gaga
“The Subway” — Chappell Roan
“Messy” — Lola Younger
Finest Pop Duo/Group Efficiency
“Defying Gravity” – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
“Golden” [From KPop Demon Hunters] – HUNTR/X
“Gabriela” – Katseye
“APT.” – Rosé & Bruno Mars
“30 For 30” – SZA feat. Kendrick Lamar
Finest Dance Pop Recording
“Bluest Flame” – Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco
“Abracadabra” — Girl Gaga
“Midnight Solar” – Zara Larsson
“Simply Preserve Watching” [From F1 The Movie] — Tate McRae
“Unlawful” – PinkPantheress
Finest Dance/Digital Album
Eusexua — FKA Twigs
Ten Days — Fred Once more..
Fancy That — PinkPantheress
Inhale / Exhale — Rüfüs Du Sol
Fuck U Skrillex You Suppose Ur Andy Warhol however Ur Not!! <3 — Skrillex
Finest Dance/Digital Recording
“No Cap” — Disclosure & Anderson .Paak
“Victory Lap” — Fred Once more.., Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMax
“Area Invader” — KAYTRANADA
“Voltage” — Skrillex
“Finish of Summer season” — Tame Impala
Finest Different Music Album
Sable, Fable – Bon Iver
Songs of a Misplaced World – The Remedy
Don’t Faucet the Glass – Tyler, The Creator
Moisturizer – Moist Leg
Ego Demise at a Bachelorette Social gathering – Hayley Williams
Finest Different Music Efficiency
“Every little thing Is Peaceable Love” — Bon Iver
“Alone” — The Remedy
“Seein’ Stars” —Turnstile
“Mangetout” — Moist Leg
“Parachute” — Hayley Williams
Producer of the 12 months, Non-Classical
Dan Auerbach
Cirkut
Dijon
Blake Mills
Sounwave
Finest Music Video
“Younger Lion” — Sade
“Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
“So Be It” — Clipse
“Nervousness” — Doechii
“Love” — OK Go
