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How Kendrick Lamar & More Are Already Making Grammys 2026 History
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Though nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards were announced by the Recording Academy in November, several artists have already won big ahead of the award ceremony.
Take Kendrick Lamar, for example. With his nomination for Album of the Year for GNX, he is now the first rapper to receive five nominations in this category as a lead artist. What’s more is he is also the first solo artist ever to be nominated for this award with five consecutive studio albums.
Kendrick, who topped the list of nominees with nine nods total, also made Grammy history in a different way as for the first time, three albums were nominated for both Best Rap Album and Album of the Year. And joining GNX in that feat were Clipse, Pusha T & Malice's Let God Sort Em Out and Tyler, The Creator's CHROMAKOPIA.
In addition, with ROSÉ and Bruno Mars' nods for Record of the Year and Song of the Year for their track "APT.," the Blackpink singer just became the first K-pop artist to receive a nomination as a main performer for one of the top four Grammy awards—which also includes Album of the Year and Best New Artist.
Along with its nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, "APT." is now the most nominated song by any Korean or K-pop artist in Grammy history.
Speaking of K-pop, also nominated for Song of the Year: The track "Golden" from the Netflix animated fantasy film KPop Demon Hunters, which marks the first time a track from a virtual group has been nominated in the category since Gorillaz in 2006.
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And the 2026 Grammys ceremony itself will make history. Two new categories have been added—Best Traditional Country Album, whose nominees include Willie Nelson and Luke Nelson—as well as Best Album Cover as well as Best Album Cover (Tyler, the Creator and Bad Bunny are among those competing for the latter.)
The ceremony will air live on CBS on Sunday, Feb. 1, from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
But while fans wait to see who takes home the golden gramophone, keep reading to see how celebs reacted to this year's nominations.
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Chappell Roan
The "Hot to Go" singer was nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance and Record of the Year for "The Subway" and kept her reaction short and sweet, writing on her Nov. 7 Instagram Story, "Thank you @recordingacademy."
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Leon Thomas
"Thank you God, my team, every collaborator, every producer, family, friends and most especially my fans I couldn’t have done it without you," Leon Thomas wrote in a Nov. 7 Instagram post. "I got a show tonight and i’m gonna continue working harder on this next album."
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Timothée Chalamet
After receiving a nod in Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for his work on the A Complete Unknown soundtrack, Timothée reshared the news to his Instagram Story Nov. 7 adding, "Dream Big."
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Sombr
"I am a Grammy nominated artist," Sombr (real name Shane Michael Boose) in a Nov. 6 Instagram post. "I am in shock!! Thank you @recordingacademy and everyone who voted for me. I am so proud to be recognized among so many amazing artists that I love and respect."
The 20-year-old went on to reflect on how the last year changed his life.
"Ever since I was a small kid, I have lived and breathed music. It has changed my life in so many ways," he continued. "This time last year, I was 19, depressed and not knowing where to turn. I wrote all of these songs on my own in my bedroom. Looking back, I am so thankful to everyone who encouraged me to keep going."
To top off his gratitude, the "Back to Friends" singer expressed love for his fanbase.
"You’re the reason I get up in the morning and keep doing this even when I’m at my lowest," he shared. "Seeing how the music impacts you means everything to me. I love you so much. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
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Audrey Nuna, EJAE and Rei Ami
The K-Pop Demon Hunters singers couldn't contain their joy upon "Golden" receiving a nomination for Song of the Year.
"I’m not able to digest this time," Ejae told Variety in a statement. "I’m still in shock."
Rei Ami added, "This feels out of this world.”
Meanwhile, Audrey Nuna was floored by the representation that came with their nomination.
You’re going to see three Korean faces," she explained. "To think about the kids who are going to see that, and hopefully for that to shape their understanding of what they can do in this world, is the stuff that is giving me chills up my spine."
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Kelsea Ballerini
"Oh my goodness," Kelsea wrote in a Nov. 6 Instagram Story, upon her album receiving a nod in the Best Contemporary Country Album category. "Patterns is nominated for a Grammy!"
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Addison Rae
Upon hearing her nomination news, Addison Rae proved a picture is worth a thousand words and posted four selfies of her reacting to her Best New Artist nod.
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Rosé
The BlackPink member shared her unfiltered reaction to scoring a Song of the Year and Record of the Year nomination for "APT." alongside Bruno Mars. In a video shared to her Instagram Story, the K-pop star shared her anxiety asking her team, "Are we not gonna get it?" before her song was finally announced, to which she shrieked with joy.
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Alex Warren
Upon earning his first ever Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, the "Ordinary" singer shared a video of his live reaction, which saw him amazed and then grow teary eyed alongside wife Kouvr Annon as his friends blasted confetti. "Mom and Dad I know you’re watching down," he wrote in the caption. "I miss you."
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Pusha T
After receiving a nomination for Best Rap Album and Album of the Year for alongside brother Malice for their group Clipse’s album Let God Sort Em Out, he shared his reaction on his Instagram Story, reposting several prayer hand emojis.
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