Kendrick Lamar leads the pack for the 2026 Grammy Awards with nine nominations, the Recording Academy announced on Friday.
The American rapper scored nods for album of the year with GNX, best rap album, record of the year, and song of the year. He will compete for the night’s biggest prize against Bad Bunny, Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga, Leon Thomas, Tyler, the Creator, and Clipse (Pusha T & Malice).
Lady Gaga follows closely with seven nominations, tying producers Cirkut and Jack Antonoff for second place. Carpenter, Thomas, and 2025 Super Bowl halftime show performer Bad Bunny each earned six nominations.
Bad Bunny also made history as the first Spanish-language artist to be nominated in all three major categories—album, song, and record of the year. His track “DtMF” is up for record of the year alongside Sabrina Carpenter’s “Manchild,” Doechii’s “Anxiety,” Billie Eilish’s “Wildflower,” Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra,” Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther,” Chappell Roan’s “The Subway,” and “APT” by Bruno Mars and Rosé.
Lamar’s “Luther” also secured a song of the year nomination, competing with hits like “Abracadabra,” “Anxiety,” “APT,” “DtMF,” “Wildflower,” “Manchild,” and “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters.
Below is the complete list of nominees.
Album of the Year
Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Justin Bieber – Swag
Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out
Lady Gaga – Mayhem
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Leon Thomas – Mutt
Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia
Record of the Year
Bad Bunny – “DtMF”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Doechii – “Anxiety”
Billie Eilish – “Wildflower”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Kendrick Lamar with SZA – “Luther”
Chappell Roan – “The Subway”
Rosé and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Song of the Year
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Doechii – “Anxiety”
Rosé and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
“DtMF” – Bad Bunny
Huntr/x (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami) – “Golden” (from KPop Demon Hunters)
Kendrick Lamar with SZA – “Luther”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Billie Eilish – “Wildflower”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – “Defying Gravity”
Huntr/x (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami) – “Golden”
KATSEYE – “Gabriela”
Rosé and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
SZA with Kendrick Lamar – “30 for 30”
Best Rap Album
Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out
GloRilla – Glorious
JID – God Does Like Ugly
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Tyler, The Creator – Chromakopia
Best Rap Song
Doechii – “Anxiety”
Clipse featuring John Legend and Voices of Fire – “The Birds Don’t Sing”
Tyler, The Creator featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red, and Lil Wayne – “Sticky”
GloRilla – “TGIF”
Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay – “TV Off”
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Fridayy featuring Meek Mill – “Proud Of Me”
JID featuring Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack – “Wholeheartedly”
Kendrick Lamar with SZA – “Luther”
Terrace Martin and Kenyon Dixon featuring Rapsody – “WeMaj”
PartyNextDoor and Drake – “Somebody Loves Me”
Best Rap Performance
Cardi B – “Outside”
Clipse featuring Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell Williams – “Chains & Whips”
Doechii – “Anxiety”
Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay – “TV Off”
Tyler, The Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown – “Darling, I”
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