Kendrick Lamar has taken the spotlight at the upcoming 68th Grammy Awards after earning the highest number of nominations ahead of the ceremony scheduled for Sunday in Los Angeles.
The acclaimed rapper picked up nine nominations across several high-profile categories, placing him at the top of this year’s contenders. Lady Gaga follows closely with seven nominations, while Bad Bunny, pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter, and R&B star Leon Thomas each secured six nods.
Organisers of the awards unveiled nominees spanning major general categories, pop, rap, global music and music video fields, reflecting a broad mix of established acts and rising talents.
Album of the Year
•Debí Tirar Más 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 featuring SZA
•The Subway — Chappell Roan
•APT. — Rosé & Bruno Mars
Song of the Year
•Abracadabra — Lady Gaga
•Anxiety — Doechii
•APT. — Rosé & Bruno Mars
•DtMF — Bad Bunny
•Golden (from KPop Demon Hunters) — HUNTR/X
•luther — Kendrick Lamar featuring SZA
•Manchild — Sabrina Carpenter
•Wildflower — Billie Eilish
Best New Artist
•Olivia Dean
•KATSEYE
•The Marías
•Addison Rae
•sombr
•Leon Thomas
•Alex Warren
•Lola Young
Pop Categories
Pop performance nominations went to Justin Bieber (Daisies), Sabrina Carpenter (Manchild), Lady Gaga (Disease), Chappell Roan (The Subway), and Lola Young (Messy).
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
•Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande — Defying Gravity
•HUNTR/X — Golden
•KATSEYE — Gabriela
•Rosé & Bruno Mars — APT.
•SZA featuring Kendrick Lamar — 30 For 30
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
Rap Categories
Best Rap Album
•Let God Sort Em Out — Clipse
•Glorious — GloRilla
•God Does Like Ugly — JID
•GNX — Kendrick Lamar
•Chromakopia — Tyler, The Creator
Best Rap Performance
•Cardi B — Outside
•Clipse featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams — Chains & Whips
•Doechii — Anxiety
•Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay — tv off
•Tyler, The Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown — Darling, I
Music Video and Global Music
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
•Éclairer le monde – Light the World — Youssou N’Dour
•Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live) — Shakti
•Chapter III: We Return to Light — Anoushka Shankar
•Caetano e Bethania Ao Vivo — Caetano Veloso & Maria Bethânia
With competition spread across genres and generations, this year’s Grammy Awards is shaping up to be one of the most competitive editions in recent times.
