The Grammy nominations are out, and they include a host of first-time nominees – check out a full list below.
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Yesterday (November 7), the Recording Academy revealed the full list of nominees for the 2026 Grammys, which are set to be presented at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on February 1.
Kendrick Lamar was the big winner with the announcement, picking up nine nominations thanks to his 2024 album ‘GNX’, while Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish and Tyler, The Creator were well represented.
Records had to be released between August 31, 2024 and August 30, 2025 to be eligible, and this year’s nominees feature many first-timers – some of whom were particularly unexpected.
Timothée Chalamet has earned his first nomination this year thanks to his role in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. The accompanying album, on which Chalamet sings, is up for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.
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The Dalai Lama is also up for an award this year, with his narration of his book Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama nominated for Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is also a first-time nominee for the same category.
In the music world, Addison Rae, Olivia Dean, KATSEYE, sombr, Lola Young and Alex Warren are all first-timers in the Best New Artist category.
Elsewhere, Sleep Token gained their first nods with nominations for Best Rock Song and Best Metal Performance. Yungblud also has his first nomination in the former category.
PinkPantheress, FLO, Tate McRae and Zara Larsson are also among those up for awards for the first time. Find a full list of first-time nominees below.
Addison Rae
Alain Pérez
Alex Warren
Ali Wong
Amyl And The Sniffers
Andrés Cepeda
CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
Charu Suri
Dalai Lama
Destin Conrad
Dijon
Djo
FLO
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Jesse Welles
Jim Legxacy
KATSEYE
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Keznamdi
Kyle Roussel
Lefty Gunplay
Lila Iké
Lola Young
Los Wizzards
Mortimer
Nicki Nicole
Olivia Dean
Paola Jara
PinkPantheress
PlaqueBoyMax
Rosé
Saul Williams
Sexyy Red
Siddhant Bhatia
Skepta
Sleep Token
sombr
Tate McRae
Teezo Touchdown
Teyana Taylor
Timothée Chalamet
Trueno
Yeisy Rojas
YUNGBLUD
Zach Top
Zain Effendi
Zara Larsson
Since the nominees have been announced, fans have noticed several big hitters in the music industry who were eligible were still left without any recognition, including Lorde, The Weeknd, Gracie Abrams and Benson Boone.
All records to have been released since the end of August this year will be eligible for the 2027 Grammys, including the likes of Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ and Doja Cat’s ‘Vie’.
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