Los Angeles, USA – The 68th Annual Grammy Awards will be handed out this Sunday in Los Angeles, with rapper Kendrick Lamar leading the pack with nine nominations. He is followed closely by Lady Gaga with seven, while Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, and Leon Thomas each earned six nods.
The nominations highlight a diverse mix of global superstars, rising talents, and genre-defining artists across pop, rap, R&B, and world music.
Album of the Year
- Debi Tirar Mas Fotos – Bad Bunny
- Swag – Justin Bieber
- Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
- Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse (Pusha T & Malice)
- Mayhem – Lady Gaga
- GNX – Kendrick Lamar
- Mutt – Leon Thomas
- Chromakopia – Tyler, The Creator
Record of the Year
- DtMF – Bad Bunny
- Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter
- Anxiety – Doechii
- Wildflower – Billie Eilish
- Abracadabra – Lady Gaga
- luther – Kendrick Lamar with SZA
- The Subway – Chappell Roan
- APT. – Rose and Bruno Mars
Song of the Year
- Abracadabra – Lady Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt
- Anxiety – Jaylah Hickmon (Doechii)
- APT. – Rose, Bruno Mars & team of songwriters
- DtMF – Bad Bunny & collaborators
- Golden [From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’] – EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick
- luther – Kendrick Lamar with SZA & collaborators
- Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter, Amy Allen & Jack Antonoff
- Wildflower – Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell
Best New Artist
- Olivia Dean
- KATSEYE
- The Marias
- Addison Rae
- sombr
- Leon Thomas
- Alex Warren
- Lola Young
Best Pop Solo Performance
- Daisies – Justin Bieber
- Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter
- Disease – Lady Gaga
- The Subway – Chappell Roan
- Messy – Lola Young
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- Defying Gravity – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
- Golden [From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’] – HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
- Gabriela – KATSEYE
- APT. – Rose, Bruno Mars
- 30 For 30 – SZA with Kendrick Lamar
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Swag – Justin Bieber
- Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
- Something Beautiful – Miley Cyrus
- Mayhem – Lady Gaga
- I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2) – Teddy Swims
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 Rap Performance
- Outside – Cardi B
- Chains & Whips – Clipse featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
- Anxiety – Doechii
- tv off – Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay
- Darling, I – Tyler, The Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown
Best Music Video
- Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter
- So Be It – Clipse
- Anxiety – Doechii
- Love – OK Go
- Young Lion – Sade
Best Global Music Album
- Sounds Of Kumbha – Siddhant Bhatia
- No Sign of Weakness – Burna Boy
- Eclairer le monde – Light the World – Youssou N’Dour
- Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live) – Shakti
- Chapter III: We Return to Light – Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar
- Caetano e Bethania Ao Vivo – Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethania
Artists with Most Nominations
- Kendrick Lamar – 9
- Lady Gaga – 7
- Bad Bunny – 6
- Leon Thomas – 6
- Sabrina Carpenter – 6
Conclusion
The 68th Grammys promise to be a night of high drama and celebration, with established icons like Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga competing alongside rising stars such as Sabrina Carpenter and Leon Thomas. With diverse nominees across genres, this year’s awards reflect both the global reach and evolving soundscape of contemporary music.
