Nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards are being announced Friday morning by Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. and celebrity guests. Nominees in 22 select categories are being revealed over the course of a half-hour morning livestream, starting at 8 a.m. PT/11 ET. At the conclusion of that, the results in all 95 categories will be published online. Variety is updating the the list of contenders for the 68th annual awards the moment they roll out. Refresh this page to see the latest.

Presenters such as Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Lizzo, Doechii, Jon Batiste, Karol G and Mumford & Sons, Sam Smith and Nicole Scherzinger are helping the Recording Academy announce the nominees.

Among the artists expected to factor in as the nominations roll in: Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Brandi Carlile, Bad Bunny, Carpenter, Roan, Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, Alex Warren and the “KPop: Demon Hunters” soundtrack.

The livestream is expected to last about a half-hour. Refresh and scroll down this page for up-to-the-moment updates until the full list is revealed. The rollout will begin with the reveal of the songwriter and producer of the year nominees and wrap up with the top categories.

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

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

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Dan Auerbach Cirkut Dijon Blake Mills Sounwave

Best Pop Vocal Album

*Swag *– Justin Bieber Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter Something Beautiful – Miley Cyrus Mayhem – Lady Gaga I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) – Teddy Swims

Best Pop Solo Performance

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

Best Rock Album

Private Music — Deftones I Quit — Haim From Zero — Linkin Park Never Enough — Turnstile *Idols *— Yungblud

Best Metal Performance

“Night Terror” — Dream Theater “Lachryma” — Ghost “Emergence” — Sleep Token “Soft Spine” —Spiritbox “Birds” — Turnstile

Best New Artist

Olivia Dean Katseye The Marias Addison Rae Sombr Leon Thomas Alex Warren Lola Young

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

Best R&B Album

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

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

*A Hurricane in Heels: healed people don’t act like that (partially recorded live @City Winery & other places) *— Queen Sheba Black Shaman — Marc Marcel Pages — Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends at Treepeople — Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends Words for Days Vol. 1 — Mad Skillz

Best Musical Theater Album

Buena Vista Social Club

Death Becomes Her

Gypsy

Just In Time

Maybe Happy Ending

Best Traditional Country Album

Dollar a Day — Charley Crockett American Romance — Lukas Nelson Oh What a Beautiful World — Willie Nelson Hard Headed Woman — Margo Price Ain’t in It for My Health — Zach Top

Best Contemporary Country Album* *

Patterns — Kelsea Ballerini Snipe Hunter — Tyler Childers *Evangeline vs. the Machine *— Eric Church Beautifully Broken — Jelly Roll Postcards From Texas — Miranda Lambert

Song of the Year

“Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga) “Anxiety” – Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii) “APT.” – Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park, Theron Thomas & Henry Walter, songwriters (Rosé, Bruno Mars) “DtMF” – Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Hugo René Sención Sanabria, Tyler Thomas Spry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, songwriters (Bad Bunny) “Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]” – EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami) “Luther” – Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar, Solána Rowe, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar With SZA) “Manchild” – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter) “Wildflower” – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

Best Gospel Performance/Song

“Do It Again” — Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter “Church” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend; Anthony S. Brown, Brunes Charles, Annatoria Chitapa, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Jonas Myrin, songwriters “Still (Live)” — Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts; Britney Delagraentiss, Jonathan McReynolds, David Lamar Outing III, Orlando Joel Palmer & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters “Amen” — Pastor Mike Jr.; Adia Andrews, Michael McClure Jr., David Lamar Outing II & Terrell Anthony Pettus, songwriters “Come Jesus Come” — Cece Winans Featuring Shirley Caesar

Best Música Urbana Album

DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS — Bad Bunny Mixteip — J Balvin *FERXXO VOL X: Sagrado *— Feid NAIKI — Nicki Nicole EUB DELUXE — Trueno SINFÓNICO (En Vivo) —Yandel

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

MALA MÍA — Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera Y Lo Que Viene — Grupo Frontera Sin Rodeos — Paola Jara Palabra De To’s (Seca) — Carín León Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya Y Una Mía – Por La Puerta Grande (En Vivo) — Bobby Pulido

Best African Music Performance

“Love” — Burna Boy “With You” — Davido Featuring Omah Lay “Hope & Love” — Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin “Gimme Dat” — Ayra Starr Featuring Wizkid “Push 2 Start” — Tyla

Best Song Written for Visual Media

“As Alive as You Need Me to Be” [From “Tron: Ares”] — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails) “Golden” [From “KPop Demon Hunters”] — EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami) “I Lied to You” [From “Sinners”] — Ludwig Göransson & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Miles Caton) “Never Too Late” [From “Elton John: Never Too Late”] — Brandi Carlile, Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Elton John, Brandi Carlile) “Pale, Pale Moon” [From “Sinners”] — Ludwig Göransson & Brittany Howard, songwriters (Jayme Lawson) “Sinners” [From “Sinners”] — Leonard Denisenko, Rodarius Green, Travis Harrington, Tarkan Kozluklu, Kyris Mingo & Darius Povilinus, songwriters (Rod Wave)

Best Music Film

Devo — Devo Chris Smith, video director; Danny Gabai, Anita Greenspan, Chris Holmes & Chris Smith, video producers *Live at the Royal Albert Hall *— Raye Paul Dugdale, video director; Stefan Demetriou & Amy James, video producers Relentless — Diane Warren Bess Kargman, video director; Peggy Drexler, Michele Farinola & Kat Nguyen, video producers Music by John Williams — John Williams Laurent Bouzereau, video director; Sara Bernstein, Laurent Bouzereau, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Meredith Kaulfers, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg & Justin Wilkes, video producers Piece by Piece — Pharrell Williams Morgan Neville, video director; Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Mimi Valdes & Pharrell Williams, video producers

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