Kendrick Lamar, the man who put the phrase “they not like us” into the lexicon, will now have to admit: They like him, they really like him. Grammy voters, that is. The hip-hop star leads the nominees for the 2026 awards with nine. He already fared well at this past year’s ceremony, but he’s poised to possibly do even better this time, looking at the nominations the Recording Academy rolled out Friday morning.
Album of the Year
Debí Tirar Más Fotos – 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
Record of the Year
“DtMF” – Bad Bunny
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Anxiety” – Doechii
“Wildflower” – Billie Eilish
“Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
“Luther” – Kendrick Lamar With SZA
“The Subway” – Chappell Roan
“APT.” – Rosé, Bruno Mars
Song of the Year
Bad Bunny – DTMF
Billie Eilish – Wildflower
Doechii – Anxiety
Huntr/x – Golden
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Luther
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Best Rap Album
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice – Let God Sort Em Out
Glorilla – Glorious
JID – God Does Like Ugly
Kendick Lamar – GNX
Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Defying Gravity,” Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
“Golden [From KPop Demon Hunters],” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
“Gabriela,” KATSEYE
“APT.,” ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
“30 for 30,” SZA With Kendrick Lamar
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 Rapsody
“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)