The 2026 Grammy Awards nominations dropped today, and fans are buzzing about who made the cut. From breakout stars to chart-topping albums, here’s a look at the most anticipated categories.
The 2026 Grammy nominations are out, and the music world is buzzing. From breakout sensations to chart-topping icons, the biggest names in music are competing for one of the industry’s most prestigious honors. The Grammys, presented annually by the Recording Academy, recognize excellence across all genres—from pop and hip-hop to rock, country, and classical—celebrating standout performances, songwriting, production, and more.
Virginia rap duo Clipse have received five nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards for their album Let God Sort Em Out. This marks their first full-length album in 16 years and their first Grammy nominations in over two decades.
Here are all five of the Clipse’s 2026 Grammy nominations:
Album of the Year for Let God Sort Em Out.
Best Rap Album for Let God Sort Em Out.
Best Rap Performance for the song “Chains & Whips” (featuring Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell Williams).
Best Rap Song for “The Birds Don’t Sing” (featuring John Legend and Voices of Fire).
A Hurricane in Heels: Healed People Don’t Act Like That (Partially Recorded Live @City Winery & Other Places)— Queen Sheba
Black Shaman — Marc Marcel
Pages — Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton
Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends at Treepeople — Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends
Words for Days Vol. 1 — Mad Skillz
Best Musical Theater Album
Buena Vista Social Club
Death Becomes Her
Gypsy
Just In Time
Maybe Happy Ending
Best R&B Album
Beloved — Giveon
Why Not More? — Coco Jones
The Crown — Ledisi
Escape Room — Teyana Taylor
Mutt — Leon Thomas
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, Pusha T & Malice featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
“Anxiety” — Doechii
“TV Off” — Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay
“Darling, I” — Tyler, the Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown
Best Melodic Rap Performance
“Proud of Me” — Fridayy featuring Meek Mill
“Wholeheartedly” — JID featuring Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack
“Luther” — Kendrick Lamar with SZA
“WeMaj” — Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon featuring Rapsody
“Somebody Loves Me” — Partynextdoor & Drake
Best Rap Song
“Anxiety” — Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
“The Birds Don’t Sing” — Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton, Pharrell Williams & Stevie Wonder, songwriters (Clipse, Pusha T & Malice featuring John Legend & Voices of Fire)
“Sticky” — Aaron Bolton, Dudley Alexander Duverne, Gloria Woods, Dwayne Carter Jr., Janae Wherry, Tyler Okonma & Rex Zamor, songwriters (Tyler, the Creator featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne)
“TGIF” — Lucas Alegria, Dillon Brophy, Yakki Davis, Gloria Woods, Jess Jackson, Ronnie Jackson, Mario Mims & Jorge M. Taveras, songwriters (GloRilla)
“TV Off” — Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay)
Best Metal Performance
“Night Terror” — Dream Theater
“Lachryma” — Ghost
“Emergence” — Sleep Token
“Soft Spine” — Spiritbox
“Birds” — Turnstile
Best Rock Album
Private Music — Deftones
I Quit — Haim
From Zero — Linkin Park
Never Enough — Turnstile
Idols — Yungblud
Song of the Year
“Abracadabra” — Henry Walter, Lady Gaga, Andrew Watt (Lady Gaga)
“Anxiety” — Jaylah Hickmon (Doechii)
“Apt.” — Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Henry Walter, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park, Theron Thomas (Rosé, Bruno Mars)
“DtMF” — Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Roberto José Rosado Torres, Marco Daniel Borrero, Hugo René Sención Sanabria, Tyler Thomas Spry (Bad Bunny)
“Golden” — Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick (Hunter/x, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)
“Luther” — Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Ink, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Kendrick Lamar, Mark Anthony Spears, Solána Rowe, Kamasi Washington (Kendrick Lamar with SZA)
“Manchild” — Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter (Sabrina Carpenter)
