The rapper is up for nine trophies at February's ceremony: record, song and album of the year. Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Canadian record producer/songwriter Cirkut follow Lamar with seven nominations each.

As it turns out, there aren’t many like Kendrick Lamar. See the nominees who will compete at the 2026 Grammy Awards.

Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar lead the nominees, while K-Pop breaks into the song of the year category.