Kendrick Lamar Dominates 2026 Grammy Nominations with Record Nine Nods

Kendrick Lamar is leading the pack for the 2026 🏆Grammy Awards, announced Friday, scoring nine nominations including record, song, and album of the year.

According to The Associated Press, this marks the third time he has been nominated in all three top categories simultaneously. He is also up for pop duo/group performance, melodic rap performance, rap song, rap album, and two nods in the rap performance category.

Lamar, riding the success of last year’s “GNX,” now has 22 Grammy wins and 66 nominations. “GNX” is his fifth consecutive studio album nominated for album of the year, a feat no other artist has accomplished. If it wins, it would be only the third rap album to take home the top prize, following Outkast in 2004 and Lauryn Hill in 1999.

🎤Lady Gaga also received nominations for song, record, and album of the year, her first time being recognized in all three categories simultaneously. She could also win in pop solo performance, pop vocal album, dance pop recording, and traditional pop vocal album categories.

Producer Jack Antonoff earned multiple nominations for his work with Lamar and Sabrina Carpenter, including record, album, and song of the year, as well as rap song for the first time with Lamar’s “tv off” featuring Lefty Gunplay.

Antonoff and Cirkut are both in contention for producer of the year, non-Classical, with a win tying Antonoff with Babyface for the most career wins in the category.