BMI Celebrates its 2026 GRAMMY Nominees

Posted in News on November 7, 2025

BMI is very excited to congratulate our many incomparably talented affiliates who have been nominated for the 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards. BMI’s songwriters, composers, and music creators across every genre have once again been selected for the most prestigious recognition in the music industry. It’s a tremendous validation of their work, and BMI could not be more honored to represent them.

Among BMI’s multiple nominees, Kendrick Lamar leads with nine nods, including Record and Song of The Year for “Luther” and Album of The Year for Gnx. Lady Gaga follows with seven nominations, including Album of The Year for MAYHEM, as well as Record and Song of The Year for “Abracadabra.” Sabrina Carpenter received six nods, including Record and Song of The Year for “Manchild,” and Album of The Year for Man’s Best Friend. Tied for five are Clipse, Andrew Watt, Doechii, Sounwave, SZA, Turnstile, and Tyler, the Creator.

Below are the BMI nominees. Congratulations and best of luck to all!

General Field

Record Of The Year
“DtMF”
Bad Bunny*
Scotty Dittrich, Hydra Hitz, La Paciencia & MAG, producers; Josh Gudwin & Roberto Rosado, engineers/mixers

“Manchild”
Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter, producer;  Michael Riddleberger, engineer/mixer

“Anxiety”
Doechii
Doechii, producer; Jayda Love, engineer/mixer

“Abracadabra”
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers

“luther”
Kendrick Lamar With SZA
M-Tech, roselilah [BUMA], Sounwave, producers; Hector Castro, engineer/mixer

“APT.”
ROSÉ*, Bruno Mars*
Rogét Chahayed & Omer Fedi, producers

Album Of The Year
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Bad Bunny*
Big Jay, La Paciencia, MAG & Tainy, producers; Josh Gudwin, & Roberto José Rosado Torres, engineers/mixers; Roberto José Rosado Torres, Marco Daniel Borrero, Jay Anthony Nuñez & Marcos Efrain Masis, songwriters

SWAG
Justin Bieber*
Eddie Benjamin, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon, Carter Lang & Dylan Wiggins, producers; Josh Gudwin, engineers/mixers; Eddie Benjamin, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon Duenas, Tobias Jesso Jr. [SOCAN], Carter Lang & Dylan Wiggins, songwriters

Man’s Best Friend
Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter & John Ryan, producers; John Ryan, engineer/mixer; Sabrina Carpenter & John Ryan, songwriters; Jeff Gunnell, Jack Manning, Michael Riddleberger & Evan Smith, engineers/mixers

Let God Sort Em Out
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
Manny Marroquin, engineer/mixer; Gene Elliott Thornton Jr. & Terrence Thornton, songwriters

MAYHEM
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga, Gesaffelstein [SACEM] & Andrew Watt, producers; Paul LaMalfa, engineer/mixer; Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, songwriters

GNX
Kendrick Lamar
Sounwave, producers; Kendrick Lamar, songwriters

CHROMAKOPIA
Tyler, The Creator
Tyler, The Creator, producer; Tyler Okonma, engineer/mixer; Tyler Okonma, songwriter

Song Of The Year
“Abracadabra”
Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, songwriters
(Lady Gaga)

“Anxiety”
Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)

“APT.”
Rogét Chahayed, Omer Fedi & Philip Lawrence, songwriters (ROSÉ, Bruno Mars)

“DtMF”
Scott Dittrich, songwriter (Bad Bunny)

“luther”
Roshwita Larisha Bacha [BUMA], Matthew Bernard, Ink, Sam Dew, Kendrick Lamar, Mark Anthony Spears &  Solána Rowe, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar With SZA)

“Manchild”
Sabrina Carpenter, songwriter (Sabrina Carpenter)

Best New Artist
The Marias (Jesse Perlman & Edward James)
Addison Rae
sombr

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Dijon
Blake Mills
Sounwave

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillion
Tobias Jesso Jr. [SOCAN]
Laura Veltz

Pop & Dance/Electronic

Best Pop Solo Performance
“Manchild”
Sabrina Carpenter

“Disease”
Lady Gaga

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Golden” [From KPop Demon Hunters]
Audrey Nuna

“30 For 30”
SZA With Kendrick Lamar

Best Pop Vocal Album

Man’s Best Friend
Sabrina Carpenter

Something Beautiful
Miley Cyrus

MAYHEM
Lady Gaga

I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)
Teddy Swims

Best Dance/Electronic Recording
“No Cap”
Disclosure* & Anderson .Paak*
Guy Lawrence, mixer

“Victory Lap”
Fred again..*, Skepta*, & PlaqueBoyMax*
Tom Norris, mixer

“End Of Summer”
Tame Impala
Kevin Parker (APRA), producer; Kevin Parker (APRA), mixer

Best Dance Pop Recording

“Bluest Flame”
Selena Gomez* & benny blanco
benny blanco, Dylan Brady & Cashmere Cat, producers
benny blanco & Cashmere Cat, mixers

“Abracadabra”
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers

“Midnight Sun”
Zara Larsson (STIM)
Tom Norris, mixer

“Illegal”
PinkPantheress*
Aksel Arvid (TONO), producer

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Inhale / Exhale
RÜFÜS DU SOL (APRA)

Best Remixed Recording

“Abracadabra” (Gesaffelstein Remix)
Gesaffelstein (SACEM), remixer (Lady Gaga, Gesaffelstein)

“Galvanize”
Chris Lake, remixer (The Chemical Brothers & Chris
Lake)

Rock, Metal and Alternative

Best Rock Performance

“The Emptiness Machine”
Linkin Park

“NEVER ENOUGH”
Turnstile

“Changes” (Live From Villa Park: Back To The Beginning)
YUNGBLUD* Featuring Nuno Bettencourt

Best Metal Performance
“Night Terror”
Dream Theater (Jordan Rudes)

“BIRDS”
Turnstile

Best Rock Song
“As Alive As You Need Me To Be”
Trent Reznor* & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)

“Glum”
Daniel James, songwriter (Hayley Williams)

“NEVER ENOUGH”
Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory & Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile)

“Zombie”
Matt Schwartz (PRS), songwriters (YUNGBLUD)

Best Rock Album
From Zero
Linkin Park

NEVER ENOUGH
Turnstile

Best Alternative Music Performance

“SEEIN’ STARS”
Turnstile

Best Alternative Music Album
DON’T TAP THE GLASS
Tyler, The Creator

R&B, Rap & Spoken Word Poetry

Best R&B Performance
“It Depends”
Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller

Best Traditional R&B Performance

“Crybaby”
SZA

Best R&B Song
“Folded”
Darius Dixson &Khris Riddick-Tynes, songwriters (Kehlani)

“It Depends”
Nico Baran, Chris Brown, Ant Clemons, Ephrem Lopez Jr., Ryan Press & Bryson Tiller, songwriters (Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller)

“Overqualified”
James John Abrahart Jr, songwriter (Durand Bernarr)

“YES IT IS”
Jariuce Banks, Lazaro Andres Camejo, Mike Hector, Peter Lee Johnson, songwriters (Leon Thomas)

Best Progressive R&B Album

Adjust Brightness
Bilal

LOVE ON DIGITAL
Destin Conrad

Best R&B Album

BELOVED
GIVĒON

Escape Room
Teyana Taylor

Best Rap Performance

“Chains & Whips”
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar

“Anxiety”
Doechii

“tv off”
Kendrick Lamar

“Darling, I”
Tyler, The Creator Featuring Teezo Touchdown

Best Melodic Rap Performance

“Proud Of Me”
Fridayy

“Wholeheartedly”
JID Featuring Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack

“luther”
Kendrick Lamar With SZA

Best Rap Song
“Anxiety”
Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)

“The Birds Don’t Sing”
Gene Elliott Thornton Jr. & Terrence Thornton, songwriters (Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring John Legend & Voices Of Fire)

“Sticky”
Aaron Bolton, Dudley Alexander Duverne, Gloria Woods, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Tyler Okonma & Rex Zamor, songwriters (Tyler, The Creator Featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne)

“TGIF”
Yakki Davis &  Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)

“tv off”
Kendrick Lamar, Sean Momberger &  Mark Anthony Spears, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay)

Best Rap Album

Let God Sort Em Out
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice

GLORIOUS
GloRilla

God Does Like Ugly
JID

GNX
Kendrick Lamar

CHROMAKOPIA
Tyler, The Creator

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

Pages
Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton

Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends At Treepeople
Carlos Niño

Jazz, Traditional Pop, Contemporary Instrumental & Musical Theater

Best Jazz Performance
“Noble Rise”
Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Mark Whitfield

“Windows - Live”
Chick Corea, Christian McBride

“Four”
Michael Mayo

“All Stars Lead To You - Live”
Nicole Zuraitis, Tom Scott, Idan Morim & Rachel Eckroth

Best Jazz Vocal Album

We Insist 2025!
Terri Lyne Carrington

Portrait
Samara Joy

Fly
Michael Mayo

Live at Vic’s Las Vegas
Nicole Zuraitis, Tom Scott,  Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Trilogy 3 (Live)
Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade

Southern Nights
Sullivan Fortner Featuring Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore

Spirit Fall
Chris Potter & Brian Blade

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Without Further Ado, Vol 1
Christian McBride Big Band

Lumen
Danilo Pérez

Basie Rocks!
Deborah Silver

Lights on a Satellite
Sun Ra Arkestra

Best Latin Jazz Album

La Fleur de Cayenne
Paquito D’Rivera

The Original Influencers: Dizzy, Chano & Chico Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Jon Faddis & Donald Harrison

Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard
Miguel Zenón Quartet

Best Alternative Jazz Album

Ride into the Sun
Brad Mehldau

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Who Believes In Angels?
Elton John & Brandi Carlile

Harlequin
Lady Gaga

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Brightside
ARKAI

BEATrio
Béla Fleck, & Antonio Sánchez

Just Us
Dave Koz

Shayan
Charu Suri

Best Musical Theater Album

Buena Vista Social Club
David Yazbek, producer (Original Broadway Cast)

Death Becomes Her
Noel Carey & Julia Mattison, producers; Noel Carey & Julia Mattison, composers/lyricists
(Original Broadway Cast)

Just In Time
(Bobby Darin, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)

Country and American Roots

Best Country Solo Performance

“Nose On The Grindstone”
Tyler Childers

“I Never Lie”
Zach Top

“Somewhere Over Laredo”
Lainey Wilson

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

“A Song To Sing”
Miranda Lambert

“Trailblazer”
Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson

“Love Me Like You Used To Do
Tyler Childers

“Amen”
Jelly Roll

Best Country Song

“Bitin’ List”
Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)

“Good News”
Jacob Torrey, songwriter (Shaboozey)

“I Never Lie”
Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top,
songwriters (Zach Top)

“Somewhere Over Laredo”
Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson, songwriters (Lainey Wilson)

“A Song To Sing”
Jesse Frasure & Miranda Lambert , songwriters (Miranda Lambert And
Chris Stapleton)

Best Traditional Country Album

Dollar A Day
Charley Crockett

American Romance
Lukas Nelson

Oh What A Beautiful World
Willie Nelson

Ain’t In It For My Health
Zach Top

Best Contemporary Country Album

Snipe Hunter
Tyler Childers

Evangeline Vs. The Machine
Eric Church

Beautifully Broken
Jelly Roll

Postcards From Texas
Miranda Lambert

Best American Roots Performance

“Ancient Light”
I’m With Her (Sara Jarosz)

“Crimson And Clay”
Jason Isbell

“Richmond On The James”
Alison Krauss

“Beautiful Strangers”
Mavis Staples

Best Americana Performance

“Poison In My Well”
Maggie Rose

“Godspeed”
Mavis Staples

“That’s Gonna Leave A Mark”
Molly Tuttle

“Horses”
Jesse Welles

Best American Roots Song

“Ancient Light”
Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins,
songwriters (I’m With Her)

“Foxes In The Snow”
Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)

“Middle”
Jesse Welles, songwriter (Jesse Welles)

Best Americana Album

Bloom
Larkin Poe (Megan Lovell & Rebecca Lovell)

Last Leaf On The Tree
Willie Nelson

So Long Little Miss Sunshine
Molly Tuttle

Middle
Jesse Welles

Best Bluegrass Album

Arcadia
Alison Krauss & Union Station

Outrun
The Steeldrivers

Highway Prayers
Billy Strings

Best Traditional Blues Album

Ain’t Done With The Blues
Buddy Guy

Room On The Porch
Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’

Look Out Highway
Charlie Musselwhite

Young Fashioned Ways
Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Paper Doll
Samantha Fish

A Tribute To LJK
Eric Gales

Preacher Kids
Robert Randolph

Family
Southern Avenue

Best Folk Album

What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow
Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson

Wild And Clear And Blue
I’m With Her ((Sara Jarosz)

Foxes In The Snow
Jason Isbell

Under The Powerlines (April 24-September 24)
Jesse Welles

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Live At Vaughan’s
Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet

For Fat Man
Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Church Of New Orleans
Kyle Roussel

Second Line Sunday
New Breed Brass Band

A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco
(Various Artists)

Gospel and Contemporary Christian

Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Do It Again”
Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter

“Church”
John Legend; Anthony S. Brown, Brunes Charles, Annatoria Chitapa (PRS), Kenneth
Leonard, Jr. & Jonas Myrin, songwriters

“Still (Live)”
Jonathan McReynolds, Jonathan McReynolds, David Lamar Outing III & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters

“Amen”
Adia Andrews, Michael McClure Jr., David Lamar Outing II & Terrell Anthony Pettus, songwriters

“Come Jesus Come”
Cece Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“I Know A Name”
Chris Brown; Hank Bentley & Steven Furtick, songwriters

“YOUR WAY’S BETTER”
Forrest Frank, songwriter

“Hard Fought Hallelujah”
Jelly Roll; Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings & Jason Bradley
Deford, songwriters

“Amazing”
Darrel Walls, songwriter

Best Gospel Album

Sunny Days
Yolanda Adams

Live Breathe Fight
Tamela Mann

Heart Of Mine
Darrel Walls

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

CHILD OF GOD II
Forrest Frank

Coritos Vol. 1
Israel & New Breed

Let The Church Sing
Tauren Wells

Best Roots Gospel Album
Then Came The Morning
Gaither Vocal Band

Praise & Worship: More Than A Hollow Hallelujah
The Isaacs

Good Answers
Karen Peck & New River

Back To My Roots
Candi Staton

Latin, Global African, Reggae, and New Age, Ambient or Chant

Best Latin Pop Album
Cosa Nuestra
Rauw Alejandro

Tropicoqueta
KAROL G

Best Música Urbana Album
Mixteip
J Balvin

EUB DELUXE
Trueno

SINFÓNICO (En Vivo)
Yandel

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
ASTROPICAL
Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana, ASTROPICAL

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
MALA MÍA
Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera

Y Lo Que Viene
Grupo Frontera

Best Tropical Latin Album

Raíces
Gloria Estefan

Bingo
Alain Pérez

Best Global Music Performance

“Daybreak”
Alam Khan

Best African Music Performance

“With You”
Davido Featuring Omah Lay

Best Global Music Album

Chapter III: We Return To Light
Alam Khan

Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo
Caetano Veloso

Best Reggae Album

Treasure Self Love
Lila Iké

Heart & Soul
Vybz Kartel

BLXXD & FYAH
Keznamdi

From Within
Mortimer

No Place Like Home
Jesse Royal

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
Nomadica
Carla Patullo Featuring The Scorchio Quartet & Tonality

The Colors In My Mind
Chris Redding

Children’s, Comedy, Audio Book Narration and Storytelling, Visual Media and Video/Film

Best Children’s Music Album

Ageless: 100 Years Young
Joanie Leeds & Joya

Harmony
FYÜTCH & Aura V

Herstory
Flor Bromley

Best Comedy Album
Drop Dead Years
Bill Burr

What Had Happened Was…
Jamie Foxx

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story
Kathy Garver

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
F1® The Album
(Various Artists)

KPop Demon Hunters
(Various Artists)

Sinners
(Various Artists)

Wicked
(Various Artists)

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

Severance: Season 2
Theodore Shapiro, composer

Sinners
Ludwig Göransson, composer

Best Song Written For Visual Media
“As Alive As You Need Me To Be” [From TRON: Ares]
Atticus Ross, songwriter (Nine Inch Nails)

“Golden” [From KPop Demon Hunters]
(Audrey Nuna)

“I Lied to You” [From Sinners]
Ludwig Göransson, songwriter
(Miles Caton)

“Never Too Late” [From Elton John: Never Too Late]
Brandi Carlile, Elton John & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Elton John, Brandi Carlile)

“Pale, Pale Moon” [From Sinners]
Ludwig Göransson & Brittany Howard, songwriters
(Jayme Lawson)

“Sinners” [From Sinners]
Leonard Denisenko (LATGA), Rodarius Green, Travis Harrington,  Kyris Mingo & Darius Povilinus (LATGA), songwriters (Rod Wave)

Best Music Video

“Young Lion”
Sade (PRS)
Sade (PRS), video producer

“Manchild”
Sabrina Carpenter

“So Be It”
Clipse

“Anxiety”
Doechii

“Love”
OK Go

Best Music Film
Devo
Devo

Live At The Royal Albert Hall
RAYE

Music By John Williams
John Williams

Package, Notes and Historical

Best Recording Package
And The Adjacent Possible
Damian Kulash, art director (OK Go)

Best Album Cover
Glory
Cody Critcheloe , art director (Perfume Genius)

moisturizer
Hester Chambers (PRS), Ellis Durand (PRS), Jamie-James Medina, Joshua Mobaraki (PRS) & Rhian
Teasdale (PRS), art directors (Wet Leg)

Best Historical Album
The Making Of Five Leaves Left
John Wood, mastering engineer (Nick Drake)

You Can’t Hip A Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting
Demos
Will Bratton, compilation producer (Doc Pomus)

Production, Engineering, Composition & Arrangement

Best Engineered Album, Classical
Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony
No. 2
Gintas Norvila, engineer (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland
Orchestra)

Best Instrumental Composition
“Why You Here / Before The Sun Went Down”
Ludwig Göransson, composer (Ludwig Göransson)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
“Big Fish”
Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, , arrangers (Nate Smith
Featuring säje)

“How Did She Look?”
Nelson Riddle, arranger (Seth MacFarlane)

“Something In The Water (Acoustic-Ish)
Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence, arranger (Lawrence)

Classical

Best Opera Recording
Heggie: Intelligence
Jake Heggie, composer
(Houston Grand Opera; Gene Scheer)

O’Halloran: Trade & Mary Motorhead
Alex Dowling & Emma O’Halloran, producers; Emma O’Halloran, composer
(Irish National Opera Orchestra; Mark O’Halloran)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Lullabies For The Brokenhearted
Paul Cantelon

Best Classical Instrumental Solo
“Coleridge-Taylor: 3 Selections From ‘24 Negro
Melodies’”
Curtis Stewart (National
Philharmonic)

“Hope Orchestrated”
Raniero Palm, conductor (Venezuela Strings Recording
Ensemble)

Best Classical Compendium
Cerrone: Don’t Look Down
Christopher Cerrone, producer

Seven Seasons
Isolde Fair &  Starr Parodi; Nicholas Dodd, conductor; Jeff Fair & Starr Parodi, producers

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Cerrone: Don’t Look Down
Christopher Cerrone, composer (Conor Hanick &
Sandbox Percussion)

Ortiz: Dzonot
Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Alisa Weilerstein, Gustavo
Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

The 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, will air on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. ET on CBS and be available to stream on Paramount+.

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