Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards, announced Friday, with nine nods including record, song and album of the year for his acclaimed album GNX.
It marks the third time Lamar has been nominated in all three top categories simultaneously. With 22 Grammy wins and 66 nominations overall, Lamar could make history if GNX becomes the first rap album in over 20 years to win album of the year.
Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff, and Canadian producer Cirkut follow with seven nominations each. Gaga earned her first-ever simultaneous nominations for record, song and album of the year. Antonoff received dual nods in those categories for his collaborations with Lamar and Sabrina Carpenter.
The album of the year field also includes Mayhem (Lady Gaga), ManтАЩs Best Friend (Sabrina Carpenter), Deb├н Tirar M├бs Fotos (Bad Bunny), Swag (Justin Bieber), Let God Sort Em Out (Clipse, Pusha T & Malice), Mutt (Leon Thomas) and Chromakopia (Tyler, the Creator). Final voting runs Dec 12тАУJan 5, ahead of the February ceremony.
Who has the most nominations?
- Kendrick Lamar тАУ 9 nominations
- Lady Gaga тАУ 7
- Jack Antonoff тАУ 7
- Cirkut тАУ 7
- Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Leon Thomas, Serban Ghenea тАУ 6 each
Major categories
Album of the Year
- GNX тАУ Kendrick Lamar
- Mayhem тАУ Lady Gaga
- ManтАЩs Best Friend тАУ Sabrina Carpenter
- Deb├н Tirar M├бs Fotos тАУ Bad Bunny
- Swag тАУ Justin Bieber
- Let God Sort Em Out тАУ Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
- Mutt тАУ Leon Thomas
- Chromakopia тАУ Tyler, the Creator
Record of the Year
- тАЬDtMFтАЭ тАУ Bad Bunny
- тАЬManchildтАЭ тАУ Sabrina Carpenter
- тАЬAnxietyтАЭ тАУ Doechii
- тАЬWildflowerтАЭ тАУ Billie Eilish
- тАЬAbracadabraтАЭ тАУ Lady Gaga
- тАЬLutherтАЭ тАУ Kendrick Lamar & SZA
- тАЬThe SubwayтАЭ тАУ Chappell Roan
- тАЬAPT.тАЭ тАУ Ros├й & Bruno Mars
