The 68th annual Grammy Awards nominees have been announced ahead of Sunday’s ceremony in Los Angeles, with rapper Kendrick Lamar topping the list with nine nominations. Lady Gaga follows with seven, while Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas, and Sabrina Carpenter each earned six nods.
In the Album of the Year category, nominees include Bad Bunny’s Debi Tirar Mas Fotos, Justin Bieber’s Swag, Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend, Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out, Lady Gaga’s Mayhem, Kendrick Lamar’s GNX, Leon Thomas’ Mutt, and Tyler, The Creator’s Chromakopia.
The Record of the Year nominations, which recognize overall performance on a song, feature Bad Bunny’s DtMF, Sabrina Carpenter’s Manchild, Doechii’s Anxiety, Billie Eilish’s Wildflower, Lady Gaga’s Abracadabra, Kendrick Lamar with SZA on luther, Chappell Roan’s The Subway, and Rose with Bruno Mars on APT..
For Song of the Year, recognizing songwriting, nominees include Lady Gaga’s Abracadabra, Doechii’s Anxiety, Rose & Bruno Mars’ APT., Bad Bunny’s DtMF, EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick’s Golden [From KPop Demon Hunters], Kendrick Lamar with SZA’s luther, Sabrina Carpenter’s Manchild, and Billie Eilish’s Wildflower.
The Best New Artist category highlights rising stars Olivia Dean, KATSEYE, The Marías, Addison Rae, sombr, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren, and Lola Young.
In pop categories, Best Pop Solo Performance nominees include Justin Bieber (Daisies), Sabrina Carpenter (Manchild), Lady Gaga (Disease), Chappell Roan (The Subway), and Lola Young (Messy). Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nods go to Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande (Defying Gravity), HUNTR/X (Golden), KATSEYE (Gabriela), Rose & Bruno Mars (APT.), and SZA with Kendrick Lamar (30 For 30).
Best Pop Vocal Album contenders include Justin Bieber (Swag), Sabrina Carpenter (Man’s Best Friend), Miley Cyrus (Something Beautiful), Lady Gaga (Mayhem), and Teddy Swims (I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2)).
Hip-hop highlights include Best Rap Album nominees Clipse (Let God Sort Em Out), GloRilla (Glorious), JID (God Does Like Ugly), Kendrick Lamar (GNX), and Tyler, The Creator (Chromakopia), while Best Rap Performance nominations feature Cardi B (Outside), Clipse with Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams (Chains & Whips), Doechii (Anxiety), Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay (tv off), and Tyler, The Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown (Darling, I).
Other notable categories include Best Music Video, with nominees such as Sabrina Carpenter (Manchild), Clipse (So Be It), Doechii (Anxiety), OK Go (Love), and Sade (Young Lion). The Best Global Music Album category features Siddhant Bhatia (Sounds Of Kumbha), Burna Boy (No Sign of Weakness), Youssou N’Dour (Eclairer le monde – Light the World), Shakti (Mind Explosion), Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar (Chapter III: We Return to Light), and Caetano Veloso & Maria Bethania (Caetano e Bethania Ao Vivo).
Kendrick Lamar leads the field with nine nominations, followed closely by Lady Gaga with seven, and Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas, and Sabrina Carpenter with six each, setting the stage for a highly competitive ceremony this Sunday.
