US EditionKendrick Lamar leads 2026 Grammy nominations, followed by Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Cirkut
Kendrick Lamar leads with nine nominations, a record for the 2026 Grammys, including a fifth consecutive Album of the Year nod for GNX, with voting by nearly 15,000 professionals.
- Kendrick Lamar leads the 2026 Grammy nominations with nine nods, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year, marking his third simultaneous nominations in these key categories.
- Lady Gaga follows with seven nominations, her first time nominated for Record, Song, and Album of the Year in the same year, as mentioned by the Recording Academy.
- In the Album of the Year category, Lamar's GNX competes against Lady Gaga's Mayhem, as well as works from Bad Bunny and Justin Bieber.
- The 2026 Grammy Awards will take place on February 1, 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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Grammy 2026 nominations: Kendrick Lamar leads with nine, Lady Gaga scores seven
Kendrick Lamar leads the 2026 Grammy nominations with nine nods, followed closely by Lady Gaga with seven, as the Recording Academy unveils this year’s contenders ahead of the February 1 ceremony in Los Angeles.
The nominations for the Grammy Awards 2026 reveal the most anticipated musical contest of the year, with California rapper Kendrick Lamar standing as the undisputed favorite.The 68th edition of the awards, to be held on February 1 in Los Angeles, will feature Lamar at the head thanks to his nine candidacies, a figure that positions him as the most nominated artist, according to reports from the EFE and AP agencies.His acclaimed latest album, GNX…
US rapper Kendrick Lamar leads the list of nominees for the next Grammy Awards. He is in the race in a total of nine categories, including for the main prizes "Song, Album and Recording of the Year". Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Canadian music producer Cirkut each have seven nominations.
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