US EditionKendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, K-Pop and More: Who Will Win at the 2026 Grammys?
Kendrick Lamar leads with nine nominations while K-pop acts vie for historic wins amid category updates and a global Grammy voter base shift.
- Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations with nine for the 68th Grammy Awards on Feb. 1 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
- GNX's cross-cultural reach kept the project active across music, sports and everyday culture throughout the year, boosting Lamar's awards profile with its cohesion and cultural dominance.
- Three nominees could be considered K-pop or K-pop-adjacent: Golden, APT., and Gabriela, with Rosé appearing on APT. alongside Bruno Mars, reflecting growing global pop influence.
- Heavyweights such as Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Cirkut each boast seven nominations, and AP reporters Maria Sherman and Jonathan Landrum Jr. analyzed close races as Billie Eilish and Bruno Mars seek third category wins.
- If a K-pop nominee wins, it would mark the first Grammy for the genre, following last year's "Cowboy Carter" win and an evolving Recording Academy electorate.
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Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, K-pop and more: Who will win at the 2026 Grammys?
By MARIA SHERMAN and JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., AP Entertainment Writers The competition is fierce. Kendrick Lamar’s dominance continues at the 2026 Grammy Awards, where he leads the nominations with nine. He’s followed closely by Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Canadian record producer/songwriter Cirkut, who boast seven each. Then it’s Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas and Serban Ghenea with six. But who will win? Who will make history at the 6…
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The competition is fierce. Kendrick Lamar’s dominance continues at the 2026 Grammy Awards, where he leads the nominations with nine. He’s followed closely by Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Canadian record producer/songwriter Cirkut, who boast seven each. Then it’s Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas and Serban Ghenea with six. But who will win? Who will make history at the 68th Grammy Awards on Feb. 1? The Associated Press’ Maria Sherman and…
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