Nominations day for the 2026 Grammy Awards is here. As the Recording Academy reveals its picks in a livestreamed announcement video—watch that below—we will update this story the moment each category rolls in. Scroll down for the latest iteration of the list as we approach the Big Four: Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist.
It looks to be an open field for the 2026 awards, with Recording Academy sweethearts Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and Adele all absent during the eligibility window. That clears a path for the likes of Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, and Kendrick Lamar, a big winner at the 2025 Grammy Awards with “Not Like Us,” who will be looking to repeat the score with GNX. Also in contention after big years are Sabrina Carpenter, Lorde, Addison Rae, Clipse, Doechii, SZA, and Turnstile, while two-time Best Rap Album winner Tyler, the Creator has a pair of eligible albums: Don’t Tap the Glass and Chromakopia. The ever-lurking Jack Antonoff is also in the mix, with notable productions including work for Carpenter and Lamar.
One 2025 giant we should not expect to see is Morgan Wallen, who withheld his album I’m the Problem and its singles from consideration. The Weeknd, meanwhile, appeared to end his Grammys boycott with a surprise appearance of “Cry for Me” last year, but it is unclear whether he submitted the track or its parent album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, this year.
The 2026 Grammy Awards features the new category Best Album Cover and a newly divided Best Country Album. That one is now split into Best Contemporary Country Album and Best Traditional Country Album. The ceremony takes place on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. It will broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and stream on Paramount+.
While you wait for the full list, read Pitchfork staffers’ takes on “Who Should Be Nominated at the 2026 Grammy Awards.”
Best Rap Album
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice – Let God Sort Em Out
Glorilla – Glorious
JID – God Does Like Ugly
Kendick Lamar – GNX
Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia
