NEW YORK (AP) — The 2026 Grammy Award nominations are virtually right here. And the competitors shall be stiff.
Nominees shall be introduced throughout a video livestream on the Grammy web site and the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel on Friday at 8 a.m. Pacific and 11 a.m. Jap.
A bunch of expertise is on deck to announce the nominees, together with Gayle King, Doechii, Karol G, Lizzo, Mumford & Sons, Nicole Scherzinger, Sabrina Carpenter, Sam Smith, Angélique Kidjo, Brandi Carlile, CeCe Winans, David Foster, Jon Batiste, Little Huge City, Masaki Koike and final yr’s greatest new artist winner, Chappell Roan.
Solely recordings commercially launched within the U.S. between Aug. 31, 2024 by means of Aug. 30, 2025 are eligible for nominations, so don’t count on to see Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” included. However do count on to see Carpenter’s “Man’s Best Friend” among the many nominees; it was launched slightly below the wire on August 29.
That may have a little bit one thing to do with the brand new addition of a stand-alone class for greatest album cowl. Carpenter sparked appreciable discourse when its paintings was revealed; it exhibits the pop star kneeling on the bottom in a dog-like pose whereas an unseen individual pulls her by the hair.
There are many unknowns going into the nomination bulletins, too. The obvious contenders for album of the yr didn’t launch new full-lengths throughout the eligibility window — artists like Swift, Beyoncé and Adele. However there have been just a few heavy hitters, like Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX,” Lady Gaga’s “Mayhem” and Dangerous Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos.” If any of them took house the highest prize, it might be for the primary time.
Maybe most mysterious of all is a change made to the most effective nation album class. Following Beyoncé’s historic win of greatest album and greatest nation album on the 2025 Grammy Awards for “Cowboy Carter,” the latter class has been divided into two, with the creation of a greatest conventional nation album class. The present greatest nation album class has been renamed greatest modern nation album.
The 2026 Grammy Awards will air Feb. 1 reside on CBS and Paramount+ from the Crypto.com Enviornment in Los Angeles.
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