Kendrick Lamar Leads 2026 Grammys Nominations Among All Artists

Kendrick Lamar simply opened his mouth: somebody go hand him a most of 9 Grammys proper now. As lined by Billboard, these 9 nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards introduced right this moment (Friday, November 9) make him probably the most nominated artist throughout all genres this yr. Different large names embody Jack Antonoff, Cirkut, and Girl Gaga with seven nominations every; Unhealthy Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Serban Ghenea, and Leon Thomas with six; and Tyler, The Creator, SZA, Clipse, Doechii, Sounwave, Turnstile, and Andrew Watt with 5.

Again to Ok.Dot, although. That is reportedly the third time he has led Grammys nominations amongst all artists in a given yr. On the 2016 ceremony, the Compton lyricist had 11 nominations and led winners with 5 wins, whereas the 2019 ceremony noticed eight nominations and one win.

Additionally, the GKMC MC is the primary solo artists in historical past to obtain 5 consecutive Grammy nominations for Album Of The Yr, which he obtained for GNX. It is the third time he obtained nominations for Album, File, and Music Of The Yr in the identical yr, one thing Unhealthy Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter additionally achieved this yr. Kendrick can be the primary rapper in historical past to obtain 5 lead Album Of The Yr nominations, breaking a tie with Kanye West.

As for Kendrick Lamar’s particular Grammys nominations, GNX is up for Album Of The Yr and Greatest Rap Album. “luther” with SZA is up for File Of The Yr, Music Of The Yr, and Greatest Melodic Rap Efficiency, whereas their “30 For 30” collab is up for Greatest Pop Duo/Group Efficiency. He has two Greatest Rap Efficiency nominations in “Chains & Whips” with Clipse and “television off” with Lefty Gunplay and a Greatest Rap Music nomination for “television off.”

Different key markers for hip-hop this Grammys season embody the truth that that is the primary time that three albums obtained each Album Of The Yr and Greatest Rap Album nominations. These are GNX, Tyler, The Creator’s CHROMAKOPIA, and Clipse’s Let God Kind Em Out. One other curious element is that Doechii’s “Anxiousness” is the primary track in Grammys historical past to pattern a earlier winner (Gotye and Kimbra’s “Any person That I Used To Know) within the File Of The Yr class.