Kendrick Lamar is the artist with the most nominations at the 2026 Grammy Awards

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Kendrick Lamar is the artist with the most nominations at the 2026 Grammy Awards

The Grammy award ceremony will be held on February 1st and will be broadcast live and streamed on CBS and Paramount+ starting at 8pm (Los Angeles time). Yesterday (November 7), the Recording Academy announced the Grammy nominations in the various categories. Kendrick Lamar is the artist with the most nominations, 9, followed by Lady Gaga and producers Jack Antonoff and Cirkut, who have 7.

Album Of The Year

  • DeBÍ TiRAR MORE PHOTOS – 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

These are the nominations in the rap category:

Best Rap Performance

  • Outside – Cardi B
  • Chains & Whips – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
  • Anxiety – Doechii
  • tv off – Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay
  • Darling, I – Tyler, The Creator Featuring Teezo Touchdown

Best Melodic Rap Performance

  • Proud Of Me – Fridayy Featuring Meek Mill
  • Wholeheartedly – ​​JID Featuring Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack
  • luther – Kendrick Lamar With SZA
  • WeMaj – Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Rhapsody
  • SOMEBODY LOVES ME – PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake

Best Rap Song

  • Anxiety – Doechii
  • The Birds Don't Sing – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring John Legend & Voices Of Fire
  • Sticky – Tyler, The Creator Featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne
  • TGIF – GloRilla
  • tv off – Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay

Best Rap Album

  • Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
  • GLORIOUS – GloRilla
  • God Does Like Ugly – JID
  • GNX – Kendrick Lamar
  • CHROMAKOPIA – Tyler, The Creator
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