2026 Grammy Nominations: Will Lady Gaga or Kendrick Lamar Take Home Album of the Year? | Vanity Fair

Nearly three months have passed since the Recording Academy released the Grammy nominations for 2026. Now music’s biggest night has arrived, and stars across Los Angeles are getting ready for what promises to be an unpredictable ceremony. At the 68th annual Grammy Awards, the competition for the top prizes is fierce, and so far it’s unclear who is most likely to take home the biggest haul of golden gramophone statuettes.

Leading the pack is Kendrick Lamar, who picked up nine Grammy nominations. Last year he walked away with record of the year and song of the year (which is awarded to a song’s writers) for the combative and irresistible hit “Not Like Us.” Now his album GNX is up for album of the year, and its smooth SZA collaboration “Luther” is up for both record and song of the year. His main competition for the biggest awards is Bad Bunny, whose Debí Tirar Más Fotos (“I Should Have Taken More Photos”) topped streaming charts, and Lady Gaga, whose song “Abracadabra” crowned critics’ year-end lists in 2025.

This year’s nominees for best new artist—Olivia Dean, Katseye, the Marías, Addison Rae, Sombr, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren, and Lola Young—will all be performing a medley, continuing a beloved tradition that began last year. But unlike in 2025, when eventual winner Chappell Roan (also a presenter tonight) was the artist to beat, it’s unclear who from this bunch of rising stars will walk away with the Grammy.

In addition to the segment from the best-new-artist crew, the ceremony will also see performances from Justin Bieber, whose album Swag got a nod for album of the year, and fellow nominees Gaga, Bruno Mars and Rosé, Clipse and Pharrell Williams, Sabrina Carpenter, Tyler, the Creator, and Lukas Nelson.

The Grammys are airing at 8 p.m. and can be watched on CBS, the Recording Academy’s social channels, and an array of streaming platforms. Follow along with Vanity Fair as our critics and journalists watch the show, guiding viewers from the red carpet to the front on our live blog.

Debí Tirar Más Fotos, Bad BunnySwag, Justin BieberMan’s Best Friend, Sabrina CarpenterLet God Sort Em Out, Clipse, Pusha T, and MaliceMayhem, Lady GagaGNX, Kendrick LamarMutt, Leon ThomasChromakopia, Tyler, the Creator

“DtMF,” Bad Bunny“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter“Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga“Wildflower,” Billie Eilish“Anxiety,” Doechii“Luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA“The Subway,” Chappell Roan“Apt.,” Rosé and Bruno Mars

“Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga“Anxiety,” Doechii“Apt.,” Rosé and Bruno Mars“DtMF,” Bad Bunny“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters, Huntr/x (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami)“Luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter“Wildflower,” Billie Eilish

Olivia DeanKatseyeThe MaríasAddison RaeSombrLeon ThomasAlex WarrenLola Young

“Daises,” Justin Bieber“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter“Disease,” Lady Gaga“The Subway,” Chappell Roan“Messy,” Lola Young

Swag, Justin BieberMan’s Best Friend, Sabrina CarpenterSomething Beautiful, Miley CyrusMayhem, Lady GagaI’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2), Teddy Swims

“Defying Gravity,” Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters, Huntr/x (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami)“Gabriela,” Katseye“Apt.,” Rosé and Bruno Mars“30 for 30,” SZA with Kendrick Lamar

Let God Sort Em Out, Clipse, Pusha T, and MaliceGlorious, GloRillaGod Does Like Ugly, JIDGNX, Kendrick LamarChromakopia, Tyler, the Creator

“Outside,” Cardi B“Chains & Whips,” Clipse, Pusha T, and Malice featuring Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell Williams“Anxiety,” Doechii“TV Off,” Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay“Darling, I,” Tyler, the Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown

Dollar a Day, Charley CrockettAmerican Romance, Lukas NelsonOh What a Beautiful World, Willie NelsonHard Headed Woman, Margo PriceAin’t in It for My Health, Zach Top

Patterns, Kelsea BalleriniSnipe Hunter, Tyler ChildersEvangeline vs. the Machine, Eric ChurchBeautifully Broken, Jelly RollPostcards From Texas, Miranda Lambert

“Nose on the Grindstone,” Tyler Childers“Good News,” Shaboozey“Bad as I Used to Be (From F1 the Movie),” Chris Stapleton“I Never Lie,” Zach Top“Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson

“Bitin’ List,” Tyler Childers“Good News,” Shaboozey“I Never Lie,” Zach Top“Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson“A Song to Sing,” Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton

Private Music, DeftonesI Quit, HaimFrom Zero, Linkin ParkNever Enough, TurnstileIdols, Yungblud

"U Should Not Be Doing That," Amyl and the Sniffers
"The Emptiness Machine," Linkin Park
"Never Enough," Turnstile
"Mirtazapine," Hayley Williams
"Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back to the Beginning," Yungblud featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, and Adam Wakeman, and II

"As Alive as You Need Me to Be," Nine Inch Nails
"Caramel," Sleep Token
"Glum," Hayley Williams
"Never Enough," Turnstile
"Zombie," Yungblud

Beloved, Giveon
Why Not More?, Coco Jones
The Crown, Ledisi
Escape Room, Teyana Taylor
Mutt, Leon Thomas

"Yukon," Justin Bieber
"It Depends," Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller
"Folded," Kehlani
"Mutt (Live From NPR's Tiny Desk)," Leon Thomas
"Heart of a Woman," Summer Walker

Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Tobias Jesso Jr.
Laura Veltz

Dan Auerbach
Cirkut
Dijon
Blake Mills
Sounwave

A Complete Unknown, Timothée Chalamet
F1 the Album, Various Artists
KPop Demon Hunters, Various Artists
Sinners, Various Artists
Wicked, Various Artists

"Young Lion," Sade
Sophie Muller, video director; Sade and Aaron Taylor Dean, video producers
"Manchild," Sabrina Carpenter
Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia, video directors; Aiden Magarian, Nathan Scherrer, and Natan Schottenfels, video producers
"So Be It," Clipse
Hannan Hussain, video director; Daniel Order, video producer
"Anxiety," Doechii
James Mackel, video director; Pablo Feldman, Jolene Mendes, and Sophia Sabella, video producers
"Love," OK Go
Aaron Duffy, Miguel Espada, and Damian Kulash Jr., video directors; Petra Ahmann, video producer