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Kendrick Lamar Leads 2026 Grammy Nominations as Full List Is Unveiled

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Los Angeles, USA — Rapper Kendrick Lamar has emerged as the top contender at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, leading all nominees with nine nominations, according to the official list released ahead of the ceremony scheduled for Sunday in Los Angeles.

He is closely followed by Lady Gaga, who secured seven nominations, while Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, and Leon Thomas are tied with six nominations each, cementing their dominance across multiple major categories.

Album of the Year

  • Debí Tirar Más Fotos — Bad Bunny
  • Swag — Justin Bieber
  • Man’s Best Friend — Sabrina Carpenter
  • Let God Sort Em Out — Clipse (Pusha T & Malice)
  • Mayhem — Lady Gaga
  • GNX — Kendrick Lamar
  • Mutt — Leon Thomas
  • Chromakopia — Tyler, The Creator

Record of the Year

  • “DtMF” — Bad Bunny
  • “Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
  • “Anxiety” — Doechii
  • “Wildflower” — Billie Eilish
  • “Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga
  • “luther” — Kendrick Lamar featuring SZA
  • “The Subway” — Chappell Roan
  • “APT.” — ROSÉ & Bruno Mars

Song of the Year

  • “Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga
  • “Anxiety” — Doechii
  • “APT.” — ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
  • “DtMF” — Bad Bunny
  • “Golden” (from KPop Demon Hunters) — HUNTR/X
  • “luther” — Kendrick Lamar featuring SZA
  • “Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
  • “Wildflower” — Billie Eilish

Best New Artist

  • Olivia Dean
  • KATSEYE
  • The Marías
  • Addison Rae
  • sombr
  • Leon Thomas
  • Alex Warren
  • Lola Young

Best Pop Solo Performance

  • “Daisies” — Justin Bieber
  • “Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
  • “Disease” — Lady Gaga
  • “The Subway” — Chappell Roan
  • “Messy” — Lola Young

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

  • “Defying Gravity” — Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
  • “Golden” — HUNTR/X
  • “Gabriela” — KATSEYE
  • “APT.” — ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
  • “30 For 30” — SZA featuring Kendrick Lamar

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 Rap Album

  • Let God Sort Em Out — Clipse
  • Glorious — GloRilla
  • God Does Like Ugly — JID
  • GNX — Kendrick Lamar
  • Chromakopia — Tyler, The Creator

Best Rap Performance

  • “Outside” — Cardi B
  • “Chains & Whips” — Clipse featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
  • “Anxiety” — Doechii
  • “tv off” — Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay
  • “Darling, I” — Tyler, The Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown

Best Music Video

  • “Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
  • “So Be It” — Clipse
  • “Anxiety” — Doechii
  • “Love” — OK Go
  • “Young Lion” — Sade

Best Global Music Album

  • Sounds of Kumbha — Siddhant Bhatia
  • No Sign of Weakness — Burna Boy
  • Éclairer le monde – Light the World — Youssou N’Dour
  • Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live) — Shakti
  • Chapter III: We Return to Light — Anoushka Shankar
  • Caetano e Bethania Ao Vivo — Caetano Veloso & Maria Bethania

Artists With the Most Nominations

  • Kendrick Lamar — 9
  • Lady Gaga — 7
  • Bad Bunny — 6
  • Leon Thomas — 6
  • Sabrina Carpenter — 6

The 68th Grammy Awards will celebrate excellence across genres, with this year’s nominations reflecting a strong mix of global influence, pop dominance, and hip-hop leadership.

Mike Ojo

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