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Kendrick Lamar Leads 2026 Grammy Nominations With Nine

His album GNX marks a fifth straight Album of the Year nod, highlighting the category’s stakes for rap.

Overview

  • Lamar is nominated for Album, Record and Song of the Year, his third time landing all three top categories in the same cycle.
  • Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and producer Cirkut garnered seven nominations each, while Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and Leon Thomas received six with strong showings in the main races.
  • GNX extends Lamar’s run to five consecutive Album of the Year nominations, with a win poised to become only the third ever for a rap album.
  • The 68th Grammys are set for February 1, 2026, in Los Angeles, with roughly 13,000 Recording Academy members voting across nearly 95 categories.
  • Lamar’s career totals stand at 22 Grammys and 66 nominations, and the complete 2026 nominee lists are available on the official Grammys website after the livestream announcement.