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The 68th edition of the Grammy Awards announced its nomination list across more than 95 Grammy categories. This year’s nominations will extend a wide range of artist genres, including pop, country, rap, R&B, Latin, global, jazz, and beyond, reflecting a year marked by wide-ranging creativity in music.
This year, GRAMMY also announced 2 new categories– Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover. The Best Country Album has been renamed Best Contemporary Country Album. Keep scrolling to see the Updates in the Grammy Awards and the Grammy Nominations 2026 List.
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Grammy Nominations 2026
On 7 November 2025, the Grammys officially announced their nomination list. Check below who is in the nomination.
Category 1: Record of the Year
Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), and Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.
- DtMF – Bad Bunny
Producers: Scotty Dittrich, Hydra Hitz, La Paciencia, JULiA LEWiS, MAG & Tyler Spry
Engineers/Mixers: Antonio Caraballo, Josh Gudwin, Roberto Rosado & Tyler Spry
Mastering Engineer: Colin Leonard - Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter
Producers: Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter
Engineers/Mixers: Jack Antonoff, Bryce Bordone, Jozef Caldwell, Serban Ghenea, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Michael Riddleberger & Laura Sisk
Mastering Engineer: Ruairi O’Flaherty - Anxiety – Doechii
Producer: Doechii
Engineer/Mixer: Jayda Love
Mastering Engineer: Nicolas De Porcel - WILDFLOWER – Billie Eilish
Producer: FINNEAS
Engineers/Mixers: Jon Castelli, FINNEAS & Aron Forbes
Mastering Engineer: Dale Becker - Abracadabra – Lady Gaga
Producers: Cirkut, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt
Engineers/Mixers: Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Paul LaMalfa
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill - Luther – Kendrick Lamar with SZA
Producers: Jack Antonoff, Bridgeway, M-Tech, Roselilah, Sounwave & Kamasi Washington
Engineers/Mixers: Jack Antonoff, Ray Charles Brown Jr., Hector Castro, Oli Jacobs, Jack Manning, Sean Matsukawa, Dani Perez, Tony Shepperd, Laura Sisk & Johnathan Turner
Mastering Engineer: Ruairi O’Flaherty - The Subway – Chappell Roan
Producer: Daniel Nigro
Engineers/Mixers: Chris Kaysch, Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill - APT. – ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
Producers: Rogét Chahayed, Cirkut, Omer Fedi & Bruno Mars
Engineer/Mixer: Serban Ghenea
Category 2: Album of the Year
Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s), and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with 20% or more playing time of the album.
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS – Bad Bunny
Producers: Big Jay, La Paciencia, MAG & Tainy
Engineers/Mixers: Antonio Caraballo, Josh Gudwin, Luis Amed Irizarry & Roberto José Rosado Torres
Songwriters: Benito Antonio Ocasio Martinez, Roberto José Rosado Torres, Marco Daniel Borrero, Jay Anthony Nuñez & Marcos Efrain Masis
Mastering Engineer: Colin Leonard
SWAG – Justin Bieber
Producers: Eddie Benjamin, Justin Bieber, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon, Carter Lang & Dylan Wiggins
Engineers/Mixers: Felix Byrne & Josh Gudwin
Songwriters: Eddie Benjamin, Justin Bieber, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon Duenas, Tobias Jesso Jr., Carter Lang, Jackson Lee Morgan & Dylan Wiggins
Mastering Engineer: Dale Becker
Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
Producers: Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter & John Ryan
Engineers/Mixers: Zem Adu, Jack Antonoff, Bryce Bordone, Jozef Caldwell, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, David Hart, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Jack Manning, Joey Miller, Michael Riddleberger, John Ryan, Laura Sisk & Evan Smith
Songwriters: Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter & John Ryan
Mastering Engineers: Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O’Flaherty
Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice (featuring Pharrell Williams)
Producer: Pharrell Williams
Engineers/Mixers: Mike Larson, Manny Marroquin, Rob Ulsh & Pharrell Williams
Songwriters: Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton & Pharrell Williams
Mastering Engineer: Zach Pereyra
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MAYHEM – Lady Gaga
Producers: Cirkut, Gesaffelstein, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt
Engineers/Mixers: Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Paul LaMalfa
Songwriters: Henry Walter, Mike Lévy, Lady Gaga, Michael Polansky & Andrew Watt
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill
GNX – Kendrick Lamar
Producers: Jack Antonoff & Sounwave
Engineers/Mixers: Jack Antonoff, Ray Charles Brown Jr., Jozef Caldwell, Oli Jacobs, Jack Manning, Dani Perez, Laura Sisk & Johnathan Turner
Songwriters: Jack Antonoff, Ink, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Kendrick Lamar, Matthew Bernard & Mark Anthony Spears
Mastering Engineer: Ruairi O’Flaherty
MUTT – Leon Thomas
Producers: Freaky Rob, Peter Lee Johnson, D. Phelps & Leon Thomas
Engineer/Mixer: Jean-Marie Horvat
Songwriters: Lazaro Andres Camejo, Freaky Rob, Peter Lee Johnson, D. Phelps & Leon Thomas
Mastering Engineer: Dave Kutch
CHROMAKOPIA – Tyler, The Creator
Producer: Tyler, The Creator
Engineers/Mixers: Neal H Pogue, Tyler Okonma, & Vic Wainstein
Songwriter: Tyler Okonma
Mastering Engineer: Mike Bozzi
Category 3: Song of the Year
A Songwriter’s Award — singles or tracks only.
- Abracadabra – Lady Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
- Anxiety – Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
- APT. – Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park, Theron Thomas & Henry Walter, songwriters (ROSÉ, Bruno Mars)
- DtMF – Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Hugo René Sención Sanabria, Tyler Thomas Spry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, songwriters (Bad Bunny)
- Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”] – EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)
- Luther – Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar, Solána Rowe, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar with SZA)
- Manchild – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
- WILDFLOWER – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
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Category 4: Best New Artist
Recognizing an artist whose debut releases achieved major impact and prominence during the eligibility year.
- Olivia Dean
- KATSEYE
- The Marias
- Addison Rae
- sombr
- Leon Thomas
- Alex Warren
- Lola Young
Category 5: Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
A Producer’s Award (Artist names appear in parentheses).
Dan Auerbach
- Elegantly Wasted (Hermanos Gutiérrez Featuring Leon Bridges) (S)
- Harsh & Exciting (Moonrisers) (A)
- Holy Ghost Party (Robert Finley) (S)
- Love Is Cruel (Miles Kane) (S)
- Medium Raw (Early James) (A)
- A Million Knives (The Velveteers) (A)
- No Rain, No Flowers (The Black Keys) (A)
- Our Time In The Sun (Jeremie Albino) (A)
Cirkut
- Abracadabra (Lady Gaga) (S)
- AEOMG (Coco Jones) (T)
- APT. (ROSÉ & Bruno Mars) (S)
- Big Sleep (The Weeknd Featuring Giorgio Moroder) (T)
- Disease (Lady Gaga) (S)
- IT girl (JADE) (S)
- A Little More (Ed Sheeran) (S)
- Mayhem (Lady Gaga) (A)
- Red Terror (The Weeknd) (T)
Dijon
- Baby (Dijon) (A)
- DAISIES (Justin Bieber) (T)
- DEVOTION (Justin Bieber & Dijon) (T)
- THINGS YOU DO (Justin Bieber) (T)
- YUKON (Justin Bieber) (T)
Blake Mills
- For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) (Japanese Breakfast) (A)
- Forever Is A Feeling (Lucy Dacus) (A)
- Glory (Perfume Genius) (A)
- That Wasn’t A Dream (Pino Palladino And Blake Mills) (A)
Sounwave
- GNX (Kendrick Lamar) (A)
Grammy 2026 Updates
- Two new categories have been added: Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover.
- There are now 95 categories in total.
- Best Country Album has been renamed to Best Contemporary Country Album.
- Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package has been merged back into the Best Recording Package category.
GRAMMYs 2026 Vote
The Grammy 2026 voting has 2 rounds: the first round, voting members pick nominees, and the second round is when members again choose winners.
- First Round (Oct 3–15, 2025): Voting Members pick nominees.
- Final Round: Members vote again to choose winners.
Grammy Awards 2026 Events Details
Below is a comprehensive overview of the 2026 Grammy Awards event details.
All eligible recordings must be entered before the close of the Online Entry Period, regardless of the public release date.
First Round Voting – Oct. 3, 2025 – Oct. 15, 2025
First Round Voting determines all the GRAMMY nominees for each GRAMMY Awards year.
Nominees Announced for the 2026 GRAMMYs – Nov. 7, 2025
Announcing the official nominees list for the 2026 GRAMMYs.
Final Round Voting – Dec. 12, 2025 – Jan. 5, 2026
Final Round Voting determines the GRAMMY winners across all Categories revealed on GRAMMY night.
2026 GRAMMY Awards – Feb. 1, 2026
Music’s Biggest Night, recognizing excellence in the recording arts and sciences, where all GRAMMY Award winners are revealed.
Note: Only Recording Academy Voting Members, singers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and music creators can vote.
They (Recording Academy Voting Members) vote only in their areas of expertise (up to 10 categories + the main 6). Voting can be done online or through the GRAMMY One app. The winners will be announced live at the award ceremony on 1st Feb 2026. Comment below who you think will win the Grammy Awards 2026.
FAQs
Where are the GRAMMYs held in 2026?
The GRAMMY Awards will be celebrated at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sun, Feb.
Who is the only artist to refuse a Grammy?
In 1991, Sinéad O’Connor made music history by becoming the only artist ever to refuse a Grammy Award.
Which Indian won the Grammy Award in 2025?
Indian-American musician and entrepreneur Chandrika Tandon won a Grammy Award in 2025 for her album ‘Triveni’ in the Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album category
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