American rap star Kendrick Lamar has taken the lead as the artist with the highest number of nominations ahead of the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, scheduled for Sunday, the 1st of February, 2026, in Los Angeles.
The multiple award-winning rapper tops the list of nominees with nine nods, further underscoring his strong presence in some of the ceremony’s biggest categories.
Trailing behind him is global pop icon Lady Gaga, who secured seven nominations. Bad Bunny, pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter, and R&B singer-songwriter Leon Thomas are jointly placed next, each earning six nominations apiece.
Below are the different categories and the nominees.
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. – Rose and Bruno Mars
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Song of the Year
Abracadabra – Lady Gaga
Anxiety – Doechii
APT. – Rose & Bruno Mars
DtMF – Bad Bunny
Golden (From “KPop Demon Hunters”) – HUNTR/X
luther – Kendrick Lamar with 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 Solo Pop
Justin Bieber (Daisies)
Sabrina Carpenter (Manchild)
Lady Gaga (Disease)
Chappell Roan (The Subway)
Lola Young (Messy).
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande (Defying Gravity)
HUNTR/X (Golden)
KATSEYE (Gabriela)
Rose & Bruno Mars (APT.)
SZA with Kendrick Lamar (30 For 30).
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
Cardi B (Outside)
Clipse feat. Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams (Chains & Whips)
Doechii (Anxiety)
Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay (tv off)
Tyler
The Creator feat. Teezo Touchdown (Darling, I).
Music Video and Global Music
Best Music Video
Manchild (Sabrina Carpenter)
So Be It (Clipse)
Anxiety (Doechii)
Love (OK Go)
Young Lion (Sade).
Best African Music Performance
Love -Burna Boy
With You- Davido Featuring Omah Lay
Hope & Love – Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin
Gimme Dat – Ayra Starr Featuring Wizkid
PUSH 2 START -Tyla
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 Bethânia).
Artists with Most Nominations
Kendrick Lamar – 9
Lady Gaga – 7
Bad Bunny – 6
Leon Thomas – 6
Sabrina Carpenter – 6