Kendrick Lamar tops Grammy nominations with nine

(WLNS) — Four big artists led the way in Grammy nominations: Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar and Sabrina Carpenter. Lamar had nine nominations, Lady Gaga had seven. Carpenter, Bad Bunny and Leon Thomas each had six.

Others with multiple nominations included Justin Bieber, Chappell Roan, the Clipse and Huntr/x, and the fictional girl group from “KPop Demon Hunters.” The eligibility window ran from Aug. 31, 2024, to Aug. 30, 2025, so Taylor Swift’s “Life of a Showgirl” was not considered. Country star Morgan Wallen was also absent after announcing he would not submit his album “I’m the Problem” for consideration.

Bad Bunny received top nods this year despite being left off of the top categories in previous years. The Puerto Rican rapper primarily performs in Spanish and was recently announced as the halftime performer for the Super Bowl next year, which angered many on the right.

The academy added two new awards: best album cover and best traditional country album. The latter has been mocked as the “Beyoncé rule” after the star crossed over to country last year and won both best album and best country album for “Cowboy Carter.”

Below are some of the major and most popular categories. A full list can be found here.

Album of the Year

• “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” Bad Bunny

• “Swag,” Justin Bieber

• “Man’s Best Friend,” Sabrina Carpenter

• “Let God Sort Em Out,” Clipse, Pusha T and Malice

• “GNX,” Kendrick Lamar

• “Chromakopia,” Tyler, The Creator

Record of the Year

• “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” Bad Bunny

• “Apt.,” Rosé, Bruno Mars

• “Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter

• “Wildflower,” Billie Eilish

• “Luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA

• “Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga

• “The Subway,” Chappell Roan

Song of the Year

• “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” Bad Bunny

• “Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter

• “Wildflower,” Billie Eilish

• “Golden,” Huntr/x (from “K-Pop Demon Hunters”)

• “Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga

• “Luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA

• “Apt.,” Rosé, Bruno Mars

Best New Artist

Producer of the Year (nonclassical)

Songwriter of the Year (nonclassical)

Best pop solo performance

• “Daisies,” Justin Bieber

• “Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter

• “The Subway,” Chappell Roan

Best pop duo/group performance

• “Defying Gravity,” Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande

• “Golden,” Huntr/x (EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)

• “Apt.,” Rosé and Bruno Mars

• “30 for 30,” SZA with Kendrick Lamar

Best rock performance

• “U Should Not Be Doing That,” Amyl and the Sniffers

• “The Emptiness Machine,” Linkin Park

• “Never Enough,” Turnstile

• “Mirtazapine,” Hayley Williams

• “Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back to the Beginning,” Yungblud featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman II

Best metal performance

• “Night Terror,” Dream Theater

• “Emergence,” Sleep Token

• “Soft Spine,” Spiritbox

Best pop vocal album

• “Swag,” Justin Bieber

• “Man’s Best Friend,” Sabrina Carpenter

• “Something Beautiful,” Miley Cyrus

• “I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2),” Teddy Swims

Best dance/electronic album

• “Ten Days,” Fred Again

• “Fancy That,” PinkPantheress

• “Inhale/Exhale,” Rufus Du Sol

• “F— U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!!,” by Skrillex

Best rock album

• “Private Music,” Deftones

• “From Zero,” Linkin Park

• “Never Enough,” Turnstile

Best alternative music album

• “Sable, Fable,” Bon Iver

• “Songs of a Lost World,” The Cure

• “Don’t Tap the Glass,” Tyler, The Creator

• “Moisturizer,” Wet Leg

• “Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party,” Hayley Williams

Best R&B album

• “Why Not More?,” Coco Jones

• “Escape Room,” Teyana Taylor

Best rap album

• “Let God Sort Em Out,” Clipse, Pusha T and Malice

• “God Does Like Ugly,” Jid

• “GNX,” Kendrick Lamar

• “Chromakopia,” Tyler, The Creator

Best musical theater album

• “Buena Vista Social Club”

Best contemporary country album

• “Patterns,” Kelsea Ballerini

• “Snipe Hunter,” Tyler Childers

• “Evangeline vs. the Machine,” Eric Church

• “Beautifully Broken,” Jelly Roll

• “Postcards From Texas,” Miranda Lambert

Best traditional country album

• “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

Best Americana album

• “Big Money,” Jon Batiste

• “Last Leaf on the Tree,” Willie Nelson

• “So Long Little Miss Sunshine,” Molly Tuttle

• “Middle,” Jesse Welles

Best Latin pop album

• “Cosa Nuestra,” Rauw Alejandro

• “Bogotá (Deluxe),” Andrés Cepeda

• “Tropicoqueta,” Karol G

• “Cancionera,” Natalia Lafourcade

• “¿Y Ahora Qué?,” Alejandro Sanz

Best música urbana album

• “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” Bad Bunny

• “Ferxxo Vol X: Sagrado,” Feid

• “Naiki,” Nicki Nicole

• “Sinfónico (En Vivo),” Yandel

Best African music performance

• “With You,” Davido featuring Omah Lay

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• “Hope & Love,” Eddy Kenzo and Mehran Matin

• “Gimme Dat,” Ayra Starr featuring Wizkid

Best score soundtrack for visual media (includes film and television)

• “How to Train Your Dragon,” John Powell

• “Severance: Season 2,” Theodore Shapiro

• “Sinners,” Ludwig Göransson

• “Wicked,” John Powell & Stephen Schwartz

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• “The Wild Robot,” Kris Bowers

Best album cover

• “Chromakopia,” Shaun Llewellyn and Luis “Panch” Perez, art directors (Tyler, The Creator)

• “The Crux,” William Wesley II, art director (Djo)

• “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, art director (Bad Bunny)

• “Glory,” Cody Critcheloe & Andrew J.S., art directors (Perfume Genius)

• “Moisturizer,” Hester Chambers, Ellis Durand, Henry Holmes, Matt de Jong, Jamie-James Medina, Joshua Mobaraki & Rhian Teasdale, art directors (Wet Leg)

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