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
