The nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards have been introduced this morning, and amongst them was the announcement for Document of the 12 months. Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Sabrina Carpenter are all nominated for the second yr working, as is Kendrick Lamar for a collaboration with SZA. Rounding out the class are Bad Bunny, Doechii, Lady Gaga, Rosé, and Bruno Mars. See all the 2026 Grammy nominations here.
After “Not Like Us” swept each class it was nominated in on the 2025 Grammys, together with Record of the Year, Lamar is eyeing back-to-back wins along with his SZA duet “Luther.” Mars and Rosé are nominated for their very own collaboration, “Apt.”, from the Blackpink member’s solo debut Rosie, whereas Woman Gaga, who labored with Mars on 2024’s Music of the 12 months-nominated “Die With a Smile,” is acknowledged for her Mayhem single “Abracadabra.”
Eilish, in the meantime, extends a now-three-year streak of Document of the 12 months nominations, which started with “What Was I Made For?”, her contribution to the soundtrack for Greta Gerwig’s Barbie film, and continued with the one “Birds of a Feather” from her 2024 album Hit Me Hard and Soft. Eilish’s 2026 entry, “Wildflower” additionally seems on Hit Me Onerous and Comfortable—which got here out out in March 2024, exterior of this yr’s eligibility window—however was re-released as a single in February.
The one distinction between this yr’s Document and Music of the 12 months classes is the presence of Roan, whose single “The Subway” takes the place of “Golden” by the animated Ok-pop group Huntr/x. Doechii is among the many artists Roan beat out to take house the title of Best New Artist final yr. Her one-off single “Nervousness” includes a distinguished pattern of 2013 Document of the 12 months winner Gotye’s “Anyone That I Used to Know.”
The nominees for Record of the Year on the 2025 Grammys included Kendrick Lamar (“Not Like Us”), the Beatles (“Now and Then”), Beyoncé (“Texas Maintain ’Em”), Chappell Roan (“Good Luck, Babe!”), Charli XCX (“360”), and others. Lamar won the award for “Not Like Us,” which additionally netted the Compton rapper prizes for Song of the Year, Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance, and Best Music Video on the ceremony.
The 2026 Grammy Awards will air dwell, on Sunday, February 1, 2026, from Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Enviornment. Read up on all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2026 Grammy Awards, and revisit “Who Should Be Nominated at the 2026 Grammy Awards.”
Document of the 12 months
Unhealthy Bunny – DTMF
Billie Eilish – Wildflower
Chappell Roan – The Subway
Doechii – Nervousness
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Luther
Woman Gaga – Abracadabra
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
