{"id":2261131,"date":"2026-02-01T14:52:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T14:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2261131"},"modified":"2026-02-01T14:52:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T14:52:37","slug":"why-taylor-swift-didnt-get-any-2026-grammy-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-taylor-swift-didnt-get-any-2026-grammy-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Taylor Swift Didn\u2019t Get Any 2026 Grammy Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<hr data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"1.0\">THE RUNDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Taylor Swift had one of the biggest album releases of the year with <em data-node-id=\"4.1\">The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>. Still, when Grammy nominations <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/music\/news\/grammy-nominations-2026-complete-list-kendrick-lamar-gaga-1236572363\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/music\/news\/grammy-nominations-2026-complete-list-kendrick-lamar-gaga-1236572363\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"were announced\" data-node-id=\"4.3\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">were announced<\/a> in November for the 2026 ceremony, Swift wasn\u2019t anywhere on the list.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">So was the artist\u2019s latest album completely snubbed? Not at all\u2014it just isn\u2019t eligible for tonight\u2019s ceremony. Swift released <em data-node-id=\"5.1\">The Life of a Showgirl <\/em>on Oct. 3, 2025. The eligibility period for the 2026 awards covers <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/naras.a.bigcontent.io\/v1\/static\/68_Rulebook_08.20.2025\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/naras.a.bigcontent.io\/v1\/static\/68_Rulebook_08.20.2025\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"works released\" data-node-id=\"5.3\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">works released<\/a> between Aug. 31, 2024 to Aug. 30, 2025. <em data-node-id=\"5.5\">The Life of a Showgirl <\/em>can still be submitted for the 2027 Grammys, though (where the period is Aug. 31, 2025 to Aug. 30, 2026).<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">ELLE understands Swift <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a70072387\/why-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-missing-grammys-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a70072387\/why-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-missing-grammys-2026\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"won\u2019t be at the 2026 Grammys\" data-node-id=\"7.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">won\u2019t be at the 2026 Grammys<\/a> tonight. Grammys executive producer Ben Winston shut down rumors of her making a show appearance earlier this week in an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hitsdailydouble.com\/news\/grammys\/ben-winston-grammys-2026-01-22\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.hitsdailydouble.com\/news\/grammys\/ben-winston-grammys-2026-01-22\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Hits\" data-node-id=\"7.3\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"7.3.0\">Hits<\/em><\/a>. \u201cThe only reason people think Taylor might be performing or coming is because <em data-node-id=\"7.5\">Hits <\/em>decided to print it this week and put it in their <em data-node-id=\"7.7\">Hits <\/em>List, and it was picked up globally,\u201d he said. \u201cBut <em data-node-id=\"7.9\">Hits <\/em>just totally made that up. And now I am getting asked about it by you, as if it\u2019s a real thing, when it was made up in your office! That really is a full-circle rumor!\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"recirculation\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">At the 2025 show, she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a63645444\/taylor-swift-beyonce-reunion-video-grammys-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a63645444\/taylor-swift-beyonce-reunion-video-grammys-2025\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"was a presenter\" data-node-id=\"9.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">was a presenter<\/a>, ultimately giving Beyonc\u00e9 the Best Country Award. While she was nominated for <em data-node-id=\"9.3\">The Tortured Poets Department<\/em>, she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grammy.com\/artists\/taylor-swift\/15450\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.grammy.com\/artists\/taylor-swift\/15450\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"did not win\" data-node-id=\"9.5\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">did not win<\/a> any awards.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">For the moment, however, Swift has been enjoying a well-deserved break after releasing her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/movies-tv\/a69016287\/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour-docuseries-concert-film-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/movies-tv\/a69016287\/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour-docuseries-concert-film-details\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Disney+ documentary series\" data-node-id=\"10.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">Disney+ documentary series<\/a> <em data-node-id=\"10.3\">The End of an Era <\/em>in December. A source recently told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DT0pmhXEt00\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DT0pmhXEt00\/?img_index=1\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Entertainment Tonight\" data-node-id=\"10.5\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"10.5.0\">Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a>, \u201cTaylor\u2019s happy, grounded, and fully focused on her life with Travis [Kelce, her fianc\u00e9]. Right now, she\u2019s prioritizing everything positive and exciting happening in her life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">In December, a source told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/why-taylor-swift-finally-let-her-guard-down-for-unfiltered-life-excl\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/why-taylor-swift-finally-let-her-guard-down-for-unfiltered-life-excl\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Us Weekly\" data-node-id=\"11.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"11.1.0\">Us Weekly<\/em><\/a>, Swift \u201calways has ideas percolating\u201d for her music career but isn\u2019t imminently going on tour for <em data-node-id=\"11.5\">The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>. \u201cThere have been ideas floated, but right now she is enjoying her break.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The insider added that she and Kelce have been planning their wedding together: \u201cTaylor thinks it\u2019s cute [he\u2019s involved], and it\u2019s something they have been bonding over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">During an early October appearance on BBC Radio 1, Swift <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/music\/a68814549\/taylor-swift-the-life-of-a-showgirl-tour-news-date-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/music\/a68814549\/taylor-swift-the-life-of-a-showgirl-tour-news-date-details\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"confirmed\" data-node-id=\"13.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">confirmed<\/a> she isn\u2019t feeling any \u201citch\u201d to tour again. \u201cI am going to be really honest with you,\u201d she told host Greg James. \u201cI am so tired when I think about doing it again because I\u2019d want to do it really well again.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-1padzb3 e94w1mj1\"\/><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.elle.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE RUNDOWN Taylor Swift had one of the biggest album releases of the year with The Life of a Showgirl. Still, when Grammy nominations were announced in November for the 2026 ceremony, Swift wasn\u2019t anywhere on the list. So was the artist\u2019s latest album completely snubbed? Not at all\u2014it just isn\u2019t eligible for tonight\u2019s ceremony. 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