K-pop, The Weeknd, Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish: All the 2026 Grammy nom snubs and surprises

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The 2026 Grammy Award nominees are here.

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This year, for the first time, there are three releases nominated in both the rap album and album of the year categories. Those are “GNX,” Clipse, Pusha T & Malice’s “Let God Sort Em Out” andIn the past, the Grammys have been criticized over a lack of diversity — artists of color and women left out of top prizes; rap and contemporary R&B stars ignored. Is this symbolic of a new shift?Despite the hip-hop attention in the album of the year category, rap's missing in the list of best new artist nominees this year. The same is true of country. Don't get it twisted —is up for two trophies this year: song and record of the year, both for her track “Wildflower.” That make come as a surprise to some award show devotees: Only recordings commercially released in the U.S. between Aug. 31, 2024 through Aug. 30, 2025 were eligible for nominations. “Wildflower” was released in May 2024, on her last album, the critically acclaimedThere's another rule that states “tracks from an album released during last year’s eligibility period are eligible in the current eligibility period, provided the same tracks were not entered the previous year and the album did not win a Grammy.” There are a few exceptions. The rule excludes several categories, including all the classical ones. But because “Wildflower” was not previously entered — and it was entered as an album track — it is eligible. Will that ruin others' opportunity to take home one of the top prizes? Only time will tell.There were a few changes to the Grammys this year, one of which was the creation of a best traditional country album category, while the existing best country album category has been renamed best contemporary country album. This year, that changes somewhat.is the first K-pop artist to ever receive a nomination in the record of the year field for “APT.,” her megahit with Bruno Mars. Song of the year — which is awarded to a track’s songwriters, which sometimes includes the performer but not always — also features “Golden” fromfor his portrayal of the great Bob Dylan. But competition is stiff: He'll have to beat out “Wicked,” “KPop Demon Hunters,” “Sinners” andHe's not the only shocking first-time nominee: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and the Dalai Lama are up for audio book, narration and storytelling recording. Steven Spielberg is also nominated in the music film category for “Music By John Williams.”It is only the second all-Spanish language album to be nominated in the album of the year category. The first? Well, that was also Bad Bunny: in 2023, forIt brings up a few questions. Are the Grammys recognizing more Spanish-language music, or is Bad Bunny an exception? Notably absent from the 2026 nominees list is Fuerza Regida's “111XPANTIA,” which this year became the highest charting música Mexicana album. And at one point, it was No. 2 on the Billboard 200 right underneath Bad Bunny, marking the first time two Spanish-language albums held both top positions. Instead, Fuerza Regida's collaborative EP with Grupo Frontera, “Mala Mía” is nominated.were invited to join the Recording Academy as part of its 2025 new member class. It'll take time to see the results, but perhaps an evolving, diversifying electorate could result in more openness to Latino performers in the future.category, and that unfortunate trend continues this year. It was unusual because previously, he took it home three years in a row. But it's not all doom and gloom: This year he's tied for the second most Grammy nominees, largely recognized for his work with Lamar and Sabrina Carpenter, with seven.Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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