The Grammy nominations are out! The 68th Grammy Awards will return once again in Los Angeles, airing live from Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 1, 2026.
This year, Kendrick Lamar scored the most nominations, with nine; Lady Gaga and producers Cirkut and Jack Antonoff followed close behind with seven apiece; Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas and Sabrina Carpenter each nabbed six; and several artists earned five, including Doechii, SZA, writer-producer Andrew Watt, Tyler, the Creator and Clipse, Pusha T & Malice.
Here’s a breakdown of how some of your favorite V-103 artists fair in the nominations.
When it comes to the most coveted categories of Record of the Year,you have Doechii’s Anxiety and Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Luther. Then for Album of The Year, you have Leon Thomas’ Mutt, Kendrick Lamar’s GNX, Clipse’ Let God Sort Them Out, Justin Bieber SWAG, and Tyler the Creator Chromakopia
For Song of the Year both Doechii and Kendrick are nominated again with Anxiety and Luther, and for Best New Artist, Leon Thomas is nominated.
Kendrick and SZA are nominated again in the category of Best Pop Duo Performance for 30 for 30 and they are accompanied by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s Defying Gravity.
Conyers native Teddy Swims is nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album with I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2).
Check out more categories below, and to check out the full list of Grammy Nominees here!
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
Best R&B Song
Folded - Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Dawit Kamal Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani)
Heart Of A Woman- David Bishop & Summer Walker, songwriters (Summer Walker)
It Depends - Nico Baran, Chris Brown, Ant Clemons, Ephrem Lopez Jr., Ryan Press, Bryson Tiller, Elliott Trent & Dewain Whitmore Jr., songwriters (Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller)
Overqualified - James John Abrahart Jr & Durand Bernarr, songwriters (Durand Bernarr)
YES IT IS - Jariuce Banks, Lazaro Andres Camejo, Mike Hector, Peter Lee Johnson, Rodney Jones Jr., Ali Prawl & Leon Thomas, songwriters (Leon Thomas)
Best Rap Performance
Outside - Cardi B
Chains & Whips - Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
Anxiety - Doechii
tv off - Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay
Darling, I - Tyler, The Creator Featuring Teezo Touchdown
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Proud Of Me - Fridayy Featuring Meek Mill
Wholeheartedly - JID Featuring Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack
Luther - Kendrick Lamar With SZA
WeMaj - Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Rapsody
SOMEBODY LOVES ME - PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake
Best Rap Song
Anxiety- Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
The Birds Don't Sing - Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton, Pharrell Williams & Stevie Wonder, songwriters (Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring John Legend & Voices Of Fire)
Sticky - Aaron Bolton, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Dudley Alexander Duverne, Tyler Okonma, Janae Wherry, Gloria Woods & Rex Zamor, songwriters (Tyler, The Creator Featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne)
TGIF - Lucas Alegria, Dillon Brophy, Yakki Davis, Jess Jackson, Ronnie Jackson, Mario Mims, Jorge M. Taveras & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)
tv off - Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay)
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 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