It’s been an exciting year in the music world, with dynamic new releases from the likes of Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Lorde, Sabrina Carpenter, Addison Rae, and Olivia Dean climbing the charts and starting conversations. But which acts will be in contention for hardware on the biggest night in music?

Here, find everything we know so far about the 2026 Grammy Awards—from the date to the ceremony’s two new categories and all the major nominees.

When are the 2026 Grammy Awards?

The 68th Grammy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, February 1, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

How can I watch the 2026 Grammy Awards?

The show will be broadcast live on CBS and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

Do the 2026 Grammy Awards have a host?

No host has been announced just yet for the 2026 ceremony, but the last five shows saw Trevor Noah take up emcee duties.

What new award categories were introduced for the 2026 Grammy Awards?

For the first time ever, the Grammys will include categories for best traditional country album and best album cover in 2026.

While the Recording Academy’s official line on the additions was that they would help the group to recognize “a broader spectrum of artistic craft” and honor “the evolving ways music is created and experienced,” critics of the new country category in particular questioned its timing—arriving as it does just a year after Beyoncé became the first-ever Black woman to win best country album (for Cowboy Carter). Others, however, have argued that the category will give a genre that has often been overlooked an important new platform.

Which artists and albums are nominated for Grammys in 2026?

See the nominees across 22 top categories—including album of the year, best new artist, and song of the year—below. The complete list of 2026 Grammy nominees is right here.

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, and Malice Mayhem, Lady Gaga GNX, Kendrick Lamar Mutt, Leon Thomas Chromakopia, Tyler, the Creator

Record of the Year

“DtMF,” Bad Bunny “Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter “Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga “Wildflower,” Billie Eilish “Anxiety,” Doechii “Luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA “The Subway,” Chappell Roan “Apt.,” Rosé and Bruno Mars

Song of the Year

“Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga “Anxiety,” Doechii “Apt.,” Rosé and Bruno Mars “DtMF,” Bad Bunny “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters, Huntr/x (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami) “Luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA “Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter “Wildflower,” Billie Eilish

Best New Artist

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

Best Pop Solo Performance

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

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 Duo/Group Performance

“Defying Gravity,” Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters, Huntr/x (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami) “Gabriela,” Katseye “Apt.,” Rosé and Bruno Mars “30 for 30,” SZA with Kendrick Lamar

Best Rap Album

Let God Sort Em Out, Clipse, Pusha T, and Malice Glorious, GloRilla God Does Like Ugly, JID GNX, Kendrick Lamar Chromakopia, Tyler, the Creator

Best Rap Performance

“Outside,” Cardi B “Chains & Whips,” Clipse, Pusha T, and Malice featuring Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell Williams “Anxiety,” Doechii “TV Off,” Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay “Darling, I,” Tyler, the Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown

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

Best Country Solo Performance

“Nose on the Grindstone,” Tyler Childers “Good News,” Shaboozey “Bad as I Used to Be (From F1 the Movie),” Chris Stapleton “I Never Lie,” Zach Top “Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson

Best Country Song

“Bitin’ List,” Tyler Childers “Good News,” Shaboozey “I Never Lie,” Zach Top “Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson “A Song to Sing,” Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton

Best Rock Album

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

Best Rock Performance

“U Should Not Be Doing That,” Amyl and the Sniffers “The Emptiness Machine,” Linkin Park “Never Enough,” Turnstile “Mirtazapine,” Hayley Williams “Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back to the Beginning,” Yungblud featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, and Adam Wakeman, and II

Best Rock Song

“As Alive as You Need Me to Be,” Nine Inch Nails “Caramel,” Sleep Token “Glum,” Hayley Williams “Never Enough,” Turnstile “Zombie,” Yungblud

Best R&B Album

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

Best R&B Performance

“Yukon,” Justin Bieber “It Depends,” Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller “Folded,” Kehlani “Mutt (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk),” Leon Thomas “Heart of a Woman,” Summer Walker

Songwriter of the Year

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

Producer of the Year

Dan Auerbach Cirkut Dijon Blake Mills Sounwave

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

A Complete Unknown, Timothée Chalamet F1 the Album, Various Artists KPop Demon Hunters, Various Artists Sinners, Various Artists Wicked, Various Artists

Best Music Video

“Young Lion,” Sade Sophie Muller, video director; Sade and Aaron Taylor Dean, video producers

“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia, video directors; Aiden Magarian, Nathan Scherrer, and Natan Schottenfels, video producers

“So Be It,” Clipse Hannan Hussain, video director; Daniel Order, video producer

“Anxiety,” Doechii James Mackel, video director; Pablo Feldman, Jolene Mendes, and Sophia Sabella, video producers

“Love,” OK Go Aaron Duffy, Miguel Espada, and Damian Kulash Jr., video directors; Petra Ahmann, video producer