Past Grammy winners including Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii, Lizzo, Chappell Roan and Sam Smith were on hand to help announce the 2026 nominees during a livestream on Grammy.com.

The 2026 Grammy Award nominees are here, and who else but Kendrick Lamar leads this year's crop with nine nods on the strength of 2024's “GNX?”

Lamar, who is riding the success of last year’s blockbuster “GNX” album, has 22 Grammy career wins and 66 nominations.