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Grammy Awards 2026: See a list of nominees

<i>Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio via CNN Newsource</i><br/>Bad Bunny performs onstage at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles
<i>Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio via CNN Newsource</i><br/>Bad Bunny performs onstage at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles

By Dan Heching, CNN

(CNN) — The nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards are underway.

This year’s nods are being read in a livestream that is set to feature an impressive lineup of participants — including Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter and Doechii.

The show celebrates the best music released within the window of eligibility, which this year is August 31, 2024-August 30, 2025. Meaning, don’t expect to see Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” (released October 3) represented.

Names you might see here? Bad Bunny for “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” Carpenter for “Man’s Best Friend,” Lady Gaga for “Mayhem,” Kendrick Lamar for “GNX” and more.

The winners will be revealed at the Grammy Awards live show at the Crypto.com arena in Downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, February 1.

Here are some of the 95 categories set to be announced:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

RECORD OF THE YEAR

SONG OF THE YEAR

BEST NEW ARTIST

Olivia Dean

Katseye

The Marias

Addison Rae

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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 DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE

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

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE

BEST ROCK ALBUM

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE

BEST R&B ALBUM

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE

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