On February 1st, in just under three months, the 68th edition of the Grammy Awards, the most important and prestigious in world music, will be held. And this November 7, at eight in the morning (Western time in the United States, 11 in the Eastern and 5 in the afternoon in mainland Spain) and through a broadcast on its networks and online their main candidates are known. Kendrick Lamar, with nine nominations, is the one with the most nominations. Followed by Lady Gaga, with seven, and Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and Leon Thomas, with six.
The Grammys are made up of 95 categories. Among the main ones, the Californian rapper Kendrick Lamar stands out, gifted with a lyrical ability that makes him one of the best exponents of his generation. The artist, who this year has already won the awards for song of the year and album of the year Not like usand this triumphed in show of the Super Bowl halftime show, earns seven nominations for his album GNX now it’s the topic Lutherin collaboration with rapper sza.
The New York and world star Lady Gaga and her album Chaoswith which he returned to the stage with a huge world tour, They too occupy an important slice of the pie, with seven nominations, including the three most important: best album, song and recording of the year, thanks to their album and the opening song, the viral Abracadabra.
Puerto Rican Bad Bunny, who will host this year’s Super Bowl halftime performance, is the Latino with the most nominations. Thanks to your album I SHOULD TAKE MORE PHOTOS, it gets no fewer than six, including song and recording of the year. Thus he continues his successful streak at the Latin Grammys, which will be held next Thursday in Las Vegas: he dominates there with no less than a dozen nominations. Sabrina Carpenter and Leon Thomas also took six each, including Album of the Year. The former Disney star’s global phenomenon will rival his own Man’s best friend; Thomas, a 32-year-old singer and actor, much less viral than her, will make it Mutt.
Of the nearly one hundred award categories, the four main ones are album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best new artist. As for the best album of the year, Bad Bunny is nominated, and his I SHOULD TAKE MORE PHOTOS, Lady Gaga, with her Chaos; Justin Bieber with swag, Sabrina Carpentiere and Man’s best friend; clip with Let God sort them out; Kendrick Lamar and GNX; Leon Thomas and his men mutt; and finally Tyler, the Creator and Chromacopy.
As for the song of the year, they participate in the competition Abracadabraby Lady Gaga; Anxietyof Doechii; Suited., by Bruno Mars and Rosé; Goldenfrom the movie KPop Demon Hunters; I SHOULD TAKE MORE PHOTOS, by Bad Bunny, Wildflowerby Billie Eilish Male childby Sabrina Carpenter; AND Lutherby Kendrick Lamar and SZA.
In the registration of the year they participate in the competition Abracadabraby Lady Gaga; Lutherby Kendrick Lamar and SZA; Anxietyof Doechii; Suited., by Bruno Mars and Rosé; I SHOULD TAKE MORE PHOTOS, by Bad Bunny; Male childby Sabrina Carpenter; The Underground, by Chappell Roan; AND Wildflowerby Billie Eilish.
As for the new artists, a category in which Chappell Roan was the winner in the last edition, the names of Olivia Dean, The Marias, Katseye, Addison Rae, sombr, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren and Lola Young appear.
For those who miss the great global artist and best-seller of the moment, Taylor Swift, don’t suffer: it’s not that the Academy has ignored her, but that her album The life of a showgirlreleased on October 3 – and it is already the best-seller in history, selling more than four million copies in the first week – is not entitled to awards. Albums released from August 31 of one year (in this case, 2024) to August 30 of the following year (2025, this year) are eligible to receive awards. Therefore, Swift will have to wait for his gramophones next year.
Although the Recording Academy also has its own Latin awards, the Latin Grammys – which will be held next Thursday the 13th in Las Vegas, after having been held in Seville in 2023 and Miami in 2024 – there are specific categories at the Grammys for Latin artists. This is the case of the best Latin pop album. “People around the world recognize our golden gramophone as a symbol of industry quality,” explained Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. “Our members are not just experts but educators and content creators,” he said. “It’s the musicians who honor the people of the music world.” Rauw Alejandro, Andrés Cepeda, Karol G, Natalia Lafourcade and Alejandro Sanz are nominated for their albums as Best Latin Pop Albums.
In fact, this year the Academy has incorporated many new voters, including those from the Latin Recording Academy, who will be able to cast their votes for these awards. In total there are 3,800 more voters. The Academy has a total of 16,000 members, of which over 13,000 can exercise the right to vote.
In February 2025, thanks to her, both Beyoncés emerged as the top winners Cowboy Carterlike Kendrick Lamar, who did a double with best song and best recording of the year Not like us. In 2026, the gala will be held again at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California on February 1, in a ceremony that can be viewed in the United States on the CBS network and globally on Paramount+ and associated platforms.
(News in development. There will be an expansion)
