The GRAMMY Awards 2026: The Nominees

November 14, 2025 by team downtown

The GRAMMY’s stand as one of the industry’s highest accolades, and Downtown is proud to work with songwriters, artists, and businesses representing over one hundred nominees at the 2026 GRAMMY Awards.

Album of the Year

Leon Thomas – Mutt | Leon Thomas [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]

Justin Bieber – Swag | Justin Bieber [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]

Tyler, The Creator – Chromakopia | Payday Music Publishing, Aaron Bolton [FUGA AVS, Songtrust]

Best American Roots Performance

Mavis Staples – Beautiful Strangers | Epitaph [FUGA]

Jon Batiste Featuring Randy Newman – Lonely Avenue | Epitaph [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]

Jason Isbell – Crimson And Clay | Epitaph [Downtown Music Publishing]

Best American Roots Song

Jon Batiste – Big Money | Jon Batiste [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]

Jason Isbell – Foxes in the Snow | Jason Isbell [Downtown Music Publishing]

Jesse Welle – Middle | Stem Distributions LLC [FUGA]

Sierra Hull – Spitfire | Empire Distribution [FUGA]

Best Americana Album

Jon Batiste – Big Money | Jon Batiste [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]

Jesse Welle – Middle | Stem Distributions LLC [FUGA]

Best Americana Performance

Mavis Staples – Godspeed | Epitaph [FUGA]

Sierra Hull – Boom | Empire Distribution [FUGA]

Jesse Welle – Horses | Stem Distributions LLC [FUGA]

Best Bluegrass Album

Alison Krauss & Union Station – Arcadia | Big Yellow Dog [Downtown Music Publishing]

Sierra Hull – A Tip Toe High Wire | Empire Distribution [FUGA]

Steeldrivers – Outrun!! | Curb Music Publishing [FUGA AVS]

Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble

Lili Haydn and Paul Cantelon – Lullabies for the Brokenhearted | Lili Haydn and Paul Cantelon [Downtown Artist & Label services]

Naeve Trio – La Mer – French Piano Trios | FUGA: Naxos Digital Services [CD BABY, FUGA]

Best Children’s Music Album

Tori Amos – The Music Of Tori And The Muses | Tori Amos [Downtown Neighbouring Rights, Downtown Music Publishing, Downtown Artist & Label services]

Best Choral Performance

Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Simon Barrad, Emily Yocum Black & Michael Hawes; Conspirare) – Advena – Liturgies For A Broken World | Naxos Digital Services [FUGA]

Donald Nally, conductor (Steven Bradshaw, Michael Hawes, Lauren Kelly, Rebecca Siler & Elisa

Sutherland; The Crossing) – Lang: Poor Hymnal | Naxos Digital Services [FUGA]

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Mary Dawood Catlin; Jesús David Medina & Raniero Palm, conductors (Venezuela Strings Recording Ensemble) – Hope Orchestrated | Mary Dawood Catlin [CD BABY]

Best Comedy Album

Bill Burr – Drop Dead Years | Stem Distributions LLC [FUGA]

Sarah Silverman – PostMortem | Netflix Inc. [FUGA]

Ali Wong – Single Lady | Netflix Inc. [FUGA]

Jamie Foxx – What Had Happened Was… | Netflix Inc. [FUGA]

Nate Bargatze – Your Friend, Nate Bargatze | Netflix Inc. [FUGA]

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Various Artists, Tiesto – F1 The Album | Acornman Music, Payday Music Publishing [FUGA AVS]

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Joe Bonamassa – Breakthrough | Joe Bonamassa [Downtown Music Publishing]

Eric Gales – A Tribute To LJK | Mascot Music Productions and Publishing B.V. [FUGA]

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Lecrae – Reconstruction | Jaylon Jenkins, Alexandria Dollar, Deandre Adrine Hunter, Payday Music Publishing [Songtrust, FUGA AVS]

Brandon Lake – King of Hearts | Capitol Christian Music Publishing, Essential Music Publishing [FUGA AVS]

Tauren Wells – Let the Church Sing | Capitol Christian Music Publishing [FUGA AVS]

Israel & New Breed – Coritos Vol. 1 | Adarga Music, Integrity Music Publishing [FUGA AVS, FUGA, Curve]

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance

Brandon Lake – Hard Fought Hallelujah | Essential Music Publishing, Capitol Christian Music Publishing [FUGA AVS]

Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake – I Know a Name | Capitol Christian Music Publishing, Essential Music Publishing [FUGA AVS]

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez – BEATrio | Béla Fleck [Downtown Music Publishing]

Best Country Solo Performance

Shaboozey – Good New | Empire Distribution [FUGA]

Best Country Song

Shaboozey – Good News | Jake Torrey [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]

Best Dance Pop Recording

Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie) | Ryan Tedder, Acornman Music [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Fred again.. – ten days | Njomza [Downtown Music Publishing]

Skrillex – F*** U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3 | Njomza, Payday Music Publishing [Downtown Music Publishing, FUGA AVS]

FKA twigs – EUSEXUA | Tintin Freeman [Songtrust]

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Alison Krauss & Union Station – Arcadia | Big Yellow Dog [Downtown Music Publishing]

Best Folk Album

Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson – What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow | Rhiannon Giddens [Downtown Music Publishing]

Jason Isbell – Foxes in the Snow | Jason Isbell [Downtown Music Publishing]

Jesse Welle – Under The Powerlines (April 24 – September 24) | Stem Distributions LLC [FUGA]

Best Global Music Album

Siddhant Bhatia – Sounds Of Kumbha | Raja Kumari [Downtown Music Publishing]

Best Global Music Performance

Ciro Hurtado – Cantando en el Camino | Ciro Hurtado [CD BABY]

Yeisy Rojas – Inmigrante Y Que? | Yeisy Rojas [CD BABY]

Best Gospel Album

Tasha Cobbs Leonard – Tasha | Payday Music Publishing, Naomi Raine, Capitol Christian Music Publishing [FUGA AVS, Songtrust, Curve]

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend – Church | Capitol Christian Music Publishing, Essential Music Publishing [FUGA AVS]

Pastor Mike Jr. – Amen | Capitol Christian Music Publishing [FUGA AVS]

Kirk Franklin – Do It Again | Capitol Christian Music Publishing [FUGA AVS]

Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts – Still | Capitol Christian Music Publishing [FUGA AVS]

Best Historical Album

Nick Drake – The Making Of Five Leaves Left | John Prine [Downtown Music Publishing]

Best Jazz Performance

Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield – Noble Rise | SEE MUSIC (HONG KONG) INTERNATIONAL LIMITED [FUGA]

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Big Band – Lumen | Naxos Digital Services [FUGA]

Best Latin Jazz Album

Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – Mundoagua – Celebrating Carla Bley | Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra [CD BABY]

Best Latin Pop Album

Rauw Alejandro – Cosa Nuestra | MVP X [Songtrust]

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

Los Wizzards – ALGORHYTHM | TikTok Technology Limited [FUGA]

Best Melodic Rap Performance

Fridayy feat. Meek Mill – Proud of Me | Payday Music Publishing [FUGA AVS]

Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon – WeMaj | Empire Distribution [FUGA]

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

Paola Jara – Sin Rodeos | YT Rocket World Wide S.A. [FUGA]

Best Música Urbana Album

Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS | Yehonatan Aspril, Armando López, Cartagena Entertainment Inc. (Erazo) [Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust]

Yandel – SINFÓNICO (En Vivo) | Christopher A Lopez [Songtrust]

J Balvin – Mixteip | Mh Musik Latin Worldwide Publishing [Songtrust]

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

Jahnavi Harrison – Into The Forest | UNIFIED RECORDED MUSIC PTY LTD ATF URM TRUST [FUGA]

Best New Artist

Leon Thomas | Leon Thomas [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]

Best Opera Recording

Carolyn Kuan, conductor; Hannah Cho, Alex DeSocio, Nina Yoshida Nelsen & Brian Vu; Adam Abeshouse, Silas Brown & Doron Schachter, producers (American Composers Orchestra; David Henry Hwang) – Huang Ruo: An American Soldier | Platoon [FUGA]

Best Orchestral Performance

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela) – Ravel: Boléro, M. 81 | Platoon [FUGA]

Best Pop Solo Performance

Justin Bieber – Daisies | Justin Bieber [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]

Best Pop Vocal Album

Justin Bieber – Swag | Justin Bieber [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]

Best Progressive R&B Album

Destin Conrad – LOVE ON DIGITAL | Payday Music Publishing, Empire Distribution [FUGA AVS, FUGA]

Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon – Come As You Are | Frankie Rosario, Empire Distribution [Songtrust, FUGA]

Best R&B Album

Leon Thomas – Mutt | Leon Thomas [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]

Giveon – Beloved | Giveon [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]

Ledisi – The Crown “Let Go” | Payday Music Publishing [FUGA AVS]

Coco Jones – Why Not More “Most Beautiful Design” | Locomotion Music Publishing [Curve]

Best R&B Performance

Leon Thomas – MUTT (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk) | Leon Thomas [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]

Justin Bieber – Yukon | Justin Bieber [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]

Best R&B Song

Leon Thomas – Yes It Is | Leon Thomas [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]

Best Rap Album

Glorilla – Glorious “Whatchu Know About Me”, “I Ain’t Going | Payday Music Publishing [FUGA AVS]

JID – God Does Like Ugly “Community feat. Clipse, “K Word feat. Pastor Troy” | Payday Music Publishing [FUGA AVS]

Tyler, The Creator – Chromakopia | Aaron Bolton [Songtrust]

Best Rap Song

Tyler, The Creator feat. GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne – Sticky | Aaron Bolton [Songtrust]

Best Recording Package

Hà Trinh Quoc Bao, Damian Kulash, Jr., Claudio Ripol, Wombi Rose & Yuri Suzuki, art directors – And The Adjacent Possible | SEE MUSIC (HONG KONG) INTERNATIONAL LIMITED [FUGA]

Best Reggae Album

Lila Iké – Treasure Self Love | Juls, Miles Davis [Downtown Music Publishing]

Jesse Royal – No Place Like Home | Sean Ricketts [Songtrust]

Keznamdi – Blxxd & Fyah “Bread and Butta”, “Forever Grateful” | Payday Music Publishing [FUGA AVS]

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Preservation Brass – For Fat Man | Sub Pop [FUGA]

Kyle Roussel – Church of New Orleans | Kyle Roussel [CD BABY]

Best Rock Album

Yungblud – Idols | Locomotion Publishing [Curve]

Best Rock Performance

Yungblud – Changes (Live from Villa Park / Back To The Beginning) | Locomotion Publishing [Curve]

Best Rock Song

Yungblud – Zombie | Locomotion Publishing [Curve]

Nine Inch Nails – As Alive As You Need Me To Be | Atticus Ross [Downtown Music Publishing]

Best Roots Gospel Album

Karen Peck & New River – Good Answers | Curb Music Publishing [FUGA AVS]

Gaither Vocal Band – Then Came the Morning | Capitol Christian Music Publishing [FUGA AVS]

Best Song Written For Visual Media