The Recording Academy revealed the nominations for the 68th Grammy Awards on Friday morning (Nov. 7).
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Throughout the R&B Space, which consists of 5 lessons, Leon Thomas leads the pack with 4 nominations, along with Best R&B Album for MUTT. The latter may be nominated inside the Primary Space for Album of the Yr.
Durand Bernarr is the second-most nominated inside the R&B topic with three nods, along with for Best Progressive R&B Album for BLOOM.
The R&B topic consists of the following lessons: Best R&B Effectivity, Best Typical R&B Effectivity, Best R&B Observe, Best R&B Album, and Best Progressive Album. Each class ensures a minimum of 5 nominees.
Closing yr, the Recording Academy amended its requirements for the Typical R&B Effectivity class “to further exactly signify recordings that embody the fundamental components of R&B/soul music, distinguishing them from updated interpretations of the model.”
New this yr, the Academy has launched two new lessons: Best Album Cowl and Best Typical Nation Album. “The Academy’s prime priority is to indicate the music individuals who we serve yearly,” acknowledged Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. “That entails listening fastidiously to our members to confirm our tips and suggestions mirror within the current day’s music and allow us to exactly acknowledge as many deserving creators as doable.”
To be considered for a 2026 Grammy nomination, recordings wanted to have been launched between Aug. 31, 2024, and Aug. 30, 2025.
See a partial itemizing of nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards underneath.
File Of The Yr
Award to the Artist(s), Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), and/or Mixer(s), and Mastering Engineer(s) if aside from the artist.
DtMF
Unhealthy Bunny
Scotty Dittrich, Hydra Hitz, La Paciencia, JULiA LEWiS, MAG & Tyler Spry, producers; Antonio Caraballo, Josh Gudwin, Roberto Rosado & Tyler Spry, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
Manchild
Sabrina Carpenter
Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, producers; Jack Antonoff, Bryce Bordone, Jozef Caldwell, Serban Ghenea, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Michael Riddleberger & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineer
Nervousness
Doechii
Doechii, producer; Jayda Love, engineer/mixer; Nicolas De Porcel, mastering engineer
WILDFLOWER
Billie Eilish
FINNEAS, producer; Jon Castelli, FINNEAS & Aron Forbes, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer
Abracadabra
Lady Gaga
Cirkut, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Paul LaMalfa, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
luther
Kendrick Lamar With SZA
Jack Antonoff, Bridgeway, M-Tech, roselilah, Sounwave & Kamasi Washington, producers; Jack Antonoff, Ray Charles Brown Jr., Hector Castro, Oli Jacobs, Jack Manning, Sean Matsukawa, Dani Perez, Tony Shepperd, Laura Sisk & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineer
The Subway
Chappell Roan
Daniel Nigro, producer; Chris Kaysch, Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
APT.
ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
Rogét Chahayed, Cirkut, Omer Fedi & Bruno Mars, producers; Serban Ghenea
Album Of The Yr
Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of current supplies, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with 20% or further collaborating in time of the album.)
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Unhealthy Bunny
Large Jay, La Paciencia, MAG & Tainy, producers; Antonio Caraballo, Josh Gudwin, Luis Amed Irizarry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, engineers/mixers; Benito Antonio Ocasio Martinez, Roberto José Rosado Torres, Marco Daniel Borrero, Jay Anthony Nuñez & Marcos Efrain Masis, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
SWAG
Justin Bieber
Eddie Benjamin, Justin Bieber, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon, Carter Lang & Dylan Wiggins, producers; Felix Byrne & Josh Gudwin, engineers/mixers; Eddie Benjamin, Justin Bieber, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon Duenas, Tobias Jesso Jr., Carter Lang, Jackson Lee Morgan & Dylan Wiggins, songwriters; Dale Becker, mastering engineer
Man’s Best Pal
Sabrina Carpenter
Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter & John Ryan, producers; Zem Adu, Jack Antonoff, Bryce Bordone, Jozef Caldwell, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, David Hart, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Jack Manning, Joey Miller, Michael Riddleberger, John Ryan, Laura Sisk & Evan Smith, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter & John Ryan, songwriters; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineers
Let God Sort Em Out
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
Pharrell Williams, featured artist; Pharrell Williams, producer; Mike Larson, Manny Marroquin, Rob Ulsh & Pharrell Williams, engineers/mixers; Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton & Pharrell Williams, songwriters; Zach Pereyra, mastering engineer
MAYHEM
Lady Gaga
Cirkut, Gesaffelstein, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Paul LaMalfa, engineers/mixers; Henry Walter, Mike Lévy, Lady Gaga, Michael Polansky & Andrew Watt, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
GNX
Kendrick Lamar
Jack Antonoff & Sounwave, producers; Jack Antonoff, Ray Charles Brown Jr., Jozef Caldwell, Oli Jacobs, Jack Manning, Dani Perez, Laura Sisk & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff, Ink, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Kendrick Lamar, Matthew Bernard & Mark Anthony Spears, songwriters; Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineer
MUTT
Leon Thomas
Freaky Rob, Peter Lee Johnson, D. Phelps & Leon Thomas, producers; Jean-Marie Horvat, engineer/mixer; Lazaro Andres Camejo, Freaky Rob, Peter Lee Johnson, D. Phelps & Leon Thomas, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
CHROMAKOPIA
Tyler, The Creator
Tyler, The Creator, producer; NealHPogue, Tyler Okonma & Vic Wainstein, engineers/mixers; Tyler Okonma, songwriter; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
Observe Of The Yr
A Songwriter(s) Award. A observe is eligible if it was first launched or if it first achieved prominence via the Eligibility Yr. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks solely.
Abracadabra
Lady Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
Nervousness
Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
APT.
Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Youthful Park, Theron Thomas & Henry Walter, songwriters (ROSÉ, Bruno Mars)
DtMF
Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Hugo René Sención Sanabria, Tyler Thomas Spry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, songwriters (Unhealthy Bunny)
**Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]**
EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X:EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)
luther
Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar, Solána Rowe, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar With SZA)
Manchild
Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
WILDFLOWER
Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
Best New Artist
This class acknowledges an artist whose eligibility-year launch(s) achieved a breakthrough into most people consciousness and notably impacted the musical panorama.
Olivia Dean
KATSEYE
The Marias
Addison Rae
sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Youthful
Best R&B Effectivity
For model spanking new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.
YUKON
Justin Bieber
It Depends upon
Chris Brown That features Bryson Tiller
Folded
Kehlani
MUTT (Reside From NPR’s Tiny Desk)
Leon Thomas
Coronary coronary heart Of A Lady
Summer season season Walker
Best Typical R&B Effectivity
For model spanking new vocal or instrumental typical R&B recordings.
Proper right here We Are
Durand Bernarr
UPTOWN
Lalah Hathaway
LOVE YOU TOO
Ledisi
Crybaby
SZA
VIBES DON’T LIE
Leon Thomas
Best R&B Observe
A Songwriter(s) Award. A observe is eligible if it was first launched or if it first achieved prominence via the Eligibility Yr. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks solely.
Folded
Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Dawit Kamal Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani)
Coronary coronary heart Of A Lady
David Bishop & Summer season season Walker, songwriters (Summer season season Walker)
It Depends upon
Nico Baran, Chris Brown, Ant Clemons, Ephrem Lopez Jr., Ryan Press, Bryson Tiller, Elliott Trent & Dewain Whitmore Jr., songwriters (Chris Brown That features 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 Progressive R&B Album
For albums containing bigger than 75% collaborating in time of newly recorded progressive vocal tracks spinoff of R&B.
BLOOM
Durand Bernarr
Alter Brightness
Bilal
LOVE ON DIGITAL
Destin Conrad
Entry All Areas
FLO
Come As You Are
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon
Best R&B Album
For albums containing bigger than 75% collaborating in time of current R&B recordings.
BELOVED
GIVĒON
Why Not Further?
Coco Jones
The Crown
Ledisi
Escape Room
Teyana Taylor
MUTT
Leon Thomas
See the whole itemizing of nominees proper right here.
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