Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga top list of Grammy contenders; Anoushka Shankar bags 12th and 13th nominations
‘The Life of a Showgirl’ by Taylor Swift, who has claimed album of the year an unmatched four times, was not in the running because it was released after this year's Grammy eligibility window closed.
‘The Life of a Showgirl’ by Taylor Swift, who has claimed album of the year an unmatched four times, was not in the running because it was released after this year's Grammy eligibility window closed.
‘The Life of a Showgirl’ by Taylor Swift, who has claimed album of the year an unmatched four times, was not in the running because it was released after this year's Grammy eligibility window closed.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar is leading the race for next year’s Grammys with the most nominations for the second consecutive year. Kendrick’s outpaced pop superstar Lady Gaga won seven nods for pop superstar Lady Gaga in the race for the music industry's top honors. Kendrick's ‘GNX’ and Gaga's ‘Mayhem’ will compete for the prestigious album of the year trophy at the Grammy Awards 2026 ceremony in February. Neither artist has won the honor despite multiple nominations in the category.
Indian-born British-American musician is also one of the artists to have been nominated for Best Global Music Performance. She took to Instagram to share the news. “Today is a day of contrasts - a horrific migraine AND news of my 12th and 13th Grammy nominations all in one afternoon. I’m beyond grateful, from my horizontal position in this darkened room, to have Chapter III: We Return to Light nominated for Best Global Album and ‘Daybreak’ up for Best Global Music Performance. To be nominated alongside the incredible Alam Khan and Sarathy Khorwar with whom I made this music, makes it all the sweeter. For now, to sleep. Tomorrow, we celebrate!,” she wrote.
Others nominated in the album field include Bad Bunny for the Spanish-language ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos,’ Justin Bieber for ‘Swag’ and Sabrina Carpenter for ‘Man's Best Friend,’ as per Reuters. Three rap albums are in contention. In addition to ‘GNX,’ Tyler, the Creator’s ‘Chromakopia’ and ‘Let God Sort Em Out,’ from the duo Clipse, were nominated.
‘The Life of a Showgirl’ by Taylor Swift, who has claimed album of the year an unmatched four times, was not in the running because it was released after this year's Grammy eligibility window closed. Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican musician who will perform at next year's Super Bowl halftime show, received six nominations including for record, song, and album of the year. He was the first Latin artist to be nominated in the three major categories in the same year.
For the album prize, "I think it's between Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar," Billboard awards editor Paul Grein said. Grein said he gave the edge to Lamar, who would be the first solo male rap artist to land the prize. "I think he'll do it," Grein said, "but you can never discount Lady Gaga who is loved by everyone." Two K-pop songs landed in the song of the year field, an award given to songwriters. They are the chart-topping ‘Golden’ from the soundtrack of ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ the most-watched movie in the history of Netflix, and ‘APT.’ by Rose and Bruno Mars. "Golden" received three total nominations.