[FULL LIST] Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido, Others Bag Nominations for 2026 Grammy Awards

The nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards have been officially unveiled on Friday, November 7, 2025.

Nigerian heavyweights and Afrobeats stars Burna Boy, Davido, and Wizkid, have all secured nominations.

Burna Boy received two nominations and has broken a record becoming the first Nigerian to bag 5 Grammy album nominations in 5 consecutive years

Other Nigerian stars who received nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards include Davido, Omah Lay, Ayra Starr, and Wizkid, alongside continental heavyweights such as Angélique Kidjo (Benin), Eddy Kenzo (Uganda), Tyla (South Africa), and Youssou N’Dour (Senegal).

In the Best African Music Performance category, Nigeria dominated with “Love” by Burna Boy, “With You” by Davido featuring Omah Lay, and “Gimme Dat” by Ayra Starr featuring Wizkid* all nominated.

Internationally, Kendrick Lamar, for the second year running, topped nominations. He received nine nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards.

Meanwhile, the 2026 Grammy Awards night is scheduled for Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, United States.

Full List of Nominations for 2026 Grammy Awards

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

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

Song of the Year

“Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt (Lady Gaga)
“Anxiety” — Jaylah Hickmon (Doechii)
“Apt.” — Multiple songwriters (Rosé, Bruno Mars)
“DtMF” — Bad Bunny & team (Bad Bunny)
“Golden [From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’]” — Ejae & Mark Sonnenblick
“Luther” — Kendrick Lamar & SZA
“Manchild” — Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter
“Wildflower” — Billie Eilish & Finneas

Best New Artist

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

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Dan Auerbach
Cirkut
Dijon
Blake Mills
Sounwave

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

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

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 Dance/Electronic Recording

“No Cap” — Disclosure & Anderson.Paak
“Victory Lap” — Fred Again.., Skepta & Plaqueboymax
“Space Invader” — Kaytranada
“Voltage” — Skrillex
“End of Summer” — Tame Impala

Best Rock Album

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

Best Alternative Music Album

“Sable, Fable” — Bon Iver
“Songs of a Lost World” — The Cure
“Don’t Tap the Glass” — Tyler, the Creator
“Moisturizer” — Wet Leg
“Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party” — Hayley Williams

Best R&B Album

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

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 Jazz Vocal Album

“Elemental” — Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap
“We Insist 2025!” — Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell
“Portrait” — Samara Joy
“Fly” — Michael Mayo
“Live at Vic’s Las Vegas” — Nicole Zuraitis & team

Best Country Album (Contemporary)

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

Best African Music Performance

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

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Durand Bernarr – “Here We Are”
Lalah Hathaway – “Uptown”
Ledisi – “Love You Too”
SZA – “Crybaby”
Leon Thomas – “Vibes Don’t Lie”

Best Progressive R&B Album

Durand Bernarr – Bloom
Bilal – Adjust Brightness
Destin Conrad – Love on Digital
Flo – Access All Areas
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon – Come As You Are

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

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

Best Rap Song

Doechii – “Anxiety”
Clipse featuring John Legend and Voices of Fire – “The Birds Don’t Sing”
Tyler, The Creator featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red, and Lil Wayne – “Sticky”
GloRilla – “TGIF”
Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay – “TV Off”

Best Melodic Rap Performance

Fridayy featuring Meek Mill – “Proud Of Me”
JID featuring Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack – “Wholeheartedly”
Kendrick Lamar with SZA – “Luther”
Terrace Martin and Kenyon Dixon featuring Rapsody – “WeMaj”
PartyNextDoor and Drake – “Somebody Loves Me”

Best Rap Performance

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

Best Música Urbana Album

Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
J Balvin – Mixteip
Feid – Ferxxo Vol X: Sagrado
Nicki Nicole – Naiki
Trueno – Eub Deluxe
Yandel – Sinfónico (En Vivo)

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

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

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

Aterciopelados – Genes Rebeldes
Astropical – Astropical
Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso – Papota
Los Wizzards – Algorhythm
Fito Paez – Novela

Best Tropical Latin Album

Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado & Orquesta – Fotografías
Gloria Estefan – Raíces
Grupo Niche – Clásicos 1.0
Alain Pérez – Bingo
Gilberto Santa Rosa – Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2

Best Traditional Country Album

Charley Crockett – Dollar A Day
Lukas Nelson – American Romance
Willie Nelson – Oh What A Beautiful World
Margo Price – Hard Headed Woman
Zach Top – Ain’t In It For My Health

Best Contemporary Country Album

Kelsea Ballerini – Patterns
Tyler Childers – Snipe Hunter
Eric Church – Evangeline Vs. The Machine
Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken
Miranda Lambert – Postcards From Texas

Best Country Solo Performance

Tyler Childers – “Nose On The Grindstone”
Shaboozey – “Good News”
Chris Stapleton – “Bad As I Used To Be”
Zach Top – “I Never Lie”
Lainey Wilson – “Somewhere Over Laredo”

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton – “A Song To Sing”
Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson – “Trailblazer”
Margo Price and Tyler Childers – “Love Me Like You Used To Do”
Shaboozey and Jelly Roll – “Amen”
George Strait and Chris Stapleton – “Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame”

Best Country Song

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

Best American Roots Performance

Jon Batiste featuring Randy Newman – “Lonely Avenue”
I’m With Her – “Ancient Light”
Jason Isbell – “Crimson And Clay”
Alison Krauss and Union Station – “Richmond On The James”
Mavis Staples – “Beautiful Strangers”

Best Americana Performance

Sierra Hull – “Boom”
Maggie Rose & Grace Potter – “Poison In My Well”
Mavis Staples – “Godspeed”
Molly Tuttle – “That’s Gonna Leave A Mark”
Jesse Welles – “Horses”

Best American Roots Song

I’m With Her – “Ancient Light”
Jon Batiste – “Big Money”
Jason Isbell – “Foxes In The Snow”
Jesse Welles – “Middle”
Sierra Hull – “Spitfire”

Best Americana Album

Jon Batiste – Big Money
Larkin Poe – Bloom
Willie Nelson – Last Leaf On The Tree
Molly Tuttle – So Long Little Miss Sunshine
Jesse Welles – Middle

Best Bluegrass Album

Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter – Carter & Cleveland
Sierra Hull – A Tip Toe High Wire
Alison Krauss & Union Station – Arcadia
The Steeldrivers – Outrun
Billy Strings – Highway Prayers

Best Global Music Album

Siddhant Bhatia – Sounds Of Kumbha
Burna Boy – No Sign of Weakness
Youssou N’Dour – Eclairer le monde – Light the World
Shakti – Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live)
Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar – Chapter III: We Return To Light
Caetano Veloso And Maria Bethânia – Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo

Best Musical Theater Album