2026 GRAMMYS: Nominations List

The 2026 GRAMMYS nominations have been announced.

See the full list of nominees in all 95 GRAMMY Categories ahead of Music's Biggest Night on Sunday, Feb. 1.

Country music earned no nominations in the four major all-genre categories for 2026.

In August Morgan Wallen reportedly opting not to submit his album, I'm the Problem, for Grammy Awards consideration in 2026, according to an anonymous source cited by Hits Daily Double. Sources characterized Wallen's decision as a deliberate and polite decline, noting that he has previously not received nominations at the Grammy Awards. However, they emphasized there is no indication of animosity between Wallen and the Recording Academy.

The 2026 GRAMMYS take place Sunday, Feb. 1, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, broadcasting live on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+. Watch highlights and exclusive GRAMMYS content from the 2026 GRAMMYS all year long on live.GRAMMY.com.

The Recording Academy has officially released the full list of nominees for the 2026 GRAMMYS, marking the start of this year’s GRAMMY season and setting the stage for Music’s Biggest Night.

The nominees were announced today during a livestream, with artists including Chappell Roan, Doechii, KAROL G, Mumford & Sons, Sabrina Carpenter, Sam Smith, and more presenting all 95 GRAMMY Categories. This year’s nominations span a wide range of artists, genres, and projects — from established acts to first-time nominees — across pop, country, rap, R&B, Latin, global, jazz, and beyond, reflecting a year marked by wide-ranging creativity in music.

Winners will be determined by the Recording Academy's Voting Members — a peer group composed of music creators, including artists, songwriters, producers, engineers, and more. Their GRAMMY votes decide every GRAMMY nominee and GRAMMY winner revealed on Music’s Biggest Night, reinforcing the GRAMMY Award as music’s only industry-recognized, peer-voted honor.

Following Sabrina Carpenter's skyrocketing 2024, which saw the delightful "Espresso" dominate summer playlists and Short n' Sweet earn her two GRAMMYS, she released "Manchild" as the lead single for her seventh LP, August's Man's Best Friend — and launched another round of irresistibly witty pop.

Through country-inspired synth-pop melodies, Carpenter pokes fun at immature men with her sharp quill: "Why so sexy if so dumb?/ And how survive the Earth so long?/ If I'm not there, it won't get done/ I choose to blame your mom." 

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This year also marks a notable update to the GRAMMY Awards process: The 2026 GRAMMYS will introduce two new GRAMMY Categories — Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover. These additions further the Recording Academy’s commitment to recognizing a broader spectrum of artistic craft and honoring the evolving ways music is created and experienced.

The 2026 GRAMMYS will take place Sunday, Feb. 1, live at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, broadcasting live on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.

Check out the list of nominees for the 2026 GRAMMY Awards below.

Country & Americana Interest

General Field

Category 6

Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical

A Songwriter's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)

Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon

Bless Your Heart (Megan Moroney) (T)
Bottomland (HARDY) (S)
Dreams Don’t Die (Jelly Roll) (S)
First Rodeo (Kelsea Ballerini) (T)
Happen To Me (Russell Dickerson) (S)
Hello S—ty Day (Jake Worthington, Miranda Lambert)(S)
If You Were Mine (Morgan Wallen) (T)
Patterns (Kelsea Ballerini) (T)
To The Men That Love Women After Heartbreak (Kelsea Ballerini) (T)
Laura Veltz
About You (BigXthaPlug Featuring Tucker Wetmore) (T)
Blue Strips (Jessie Murph) (S)
Grand Bouquet (Maren Morris) (T)
Leave Me Too (Josh Ross) (S)
Parallel Universe (Lauren Spencer Smith) (T)
Someone In This Room (Jessie Murph Featuring Bailey Zimmerman) (T)
Touch Me Like A Gangster (Jessie Murph) (S)
What Tomorrow's For (Blessing Offor) (T)

You'll Be OK, Kid - From The Original Documentary “Child Star” (Demi Lovato) (S)

Field 5: Country & American Roots Music

CATEGORY 39

Best Country Solo Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.

• ·         Nose On The Grindstone — Tyler Childers
• ·         Good News — Shaboozey
• ·         Bad As I Used To Be [From "F1® The Movie"] — Chris Stapleton
• ·         I Never Lie — Zach Top
• ·         Somewhere Over Laredo — Lainey Wilson

CATEGORY 40

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings. 

• ·         A Song To Sing — Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton
• ·         Trailblazer — Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson
• ·         Love Me Like You Used To Do — Margo Price & Tyler Childers
• ·         Amen — Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
• ·         Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame — George Strait, Chris Stapleton

 CATEGORY 41

Best Country Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only. 

• ·         Bitin’ List — Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)
• ·         Good News — Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman & Jacob Torrey, songwriters (Shaboozey)
• ·         I Never Lie — Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top, songwriters (Zach Top)
• ·         Somewhere Over Laredo — Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson, songwriters (Lainey Wilson)
• ·         A Song To Sing — Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton)

CATEGORY 42

Best Traditional Country Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new traditional country recordings. 

• ·         DOLLAR A DAY — Charley Crockett
• ·         AMERICAN ROMANCE — Lukas Nelson
• ·         OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WORLD — Willie Nelson
• ·         HARD HEADED WOMAN — Margo Price
• ·         AIN'T IN IT FOR MY HEALTH — Zach Top

CATEGORY 43

Best Contemporary Country Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new contemporary country recordings.

•  ·         PATTERNS — Kelsea Ballerini
• ·         SNIPE HUNTER — Tyler Childers
• ·         EVANGELINE VS. THE MACHINE — Eric Church
• ·         BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN — Jelly Roll
• ·         POSTCARDS FROM TEXAS — Miranda Lambert

 CATEGORY 44

Best American Roots Performance

For new vocal or instrumental American Roots recordings. This is for performances in the style of any of the subgenres encompassed in the American Roots Music field including bluegrass, blues, folk or regional roots. Award to the artist(s). 

• ·         LONELY AVENUE — Jon Batiste Featuring Randy Newman
• ·         Ancient Light — I'm With Her
• ·         Crimson And Clay — Jason Isbell
• ·         Richmond On The James — Alison Krauss & Union Station
• ·         Beautiful Strangers — Mavis Staples

CATEGORY 45

Best Americana Performance

For new vocal or instrumental Americana performance. Award to the artist(s).

•           Boom — Sierra Hull
• ·         Poison In My Well — Maggie Rose & Grace Potter
• ·         Godspeed — Mavis Staples
• ·         That's Gonna Leave A Mark — Molly Tuttle
• ·         Horses — Jesse Welles

CATEGORY 46

Best American Roots Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Americana, bluegrass, traditional blues, contemporary blues, folk or regional roots songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

Singles or Tracks only. 

• ·         Ancient Light — Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I'm With Her)
• ·         BIG MONEY — Jon Batiste, Mike Elizondo & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
• ·         Foxes In The Snow — Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)
• ·         Middle — Jesse Welles, songwriter (Jesse Welles)
• ·         Spitfire — Sierra Hull, songwriter (Sierra Hull)

CATEGORY 47

Best Americana Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Americana recordings. 

• ·         BIG MONEY — Jon Batiste
• ·         Bloom — Larkin Poe
• ·         Last Leaf On The Tree — Willie Nelson
• ·         So Long Little Miss Sunshine — Molly Tuttle
• ·         Middle — Jesse Welles

CATEGORY 48

Best Bluegrass Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental bluegrass recordings. 

• ·         Carter & Cleveland — Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter
• ·         A Tip Toe High Wire — Sierra Hull
• ·         Arcadia — Alison Krauss & Union Station
• ·         Outrun The — Steeldrivers
• ·         Highway Prayers — Billy Strings 

CATEGORY 51

Best Folk Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings. 

• ·         What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow — Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
• ·         Crown Of Roses — Patty Griffin
• ·         Wild And Clear And Blue —  I'm With Her
• ·         Foxes In The Snow — Jason Isbell
• ·         Under The Powerlines April 24 – September 24 — Jesse Welles

 Full list of nominees for the 2026 GRAMMY Awards HERE

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