On February 1, in just under three months, the 68th Grammy Awards will be held, the most important and prestigious in global music. And this November 7, at eight in the morning (Western time in the United States, 11 in the East and five in the afternoon in mainland Spain) and through a broadcast on their main candidates, their main candidates have been known. Kendrick Lamar, with nine nominations, is the one with the most nominations. They are followed by Lady Gaga, with seven, and Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and Leon Thomas, with six.
The Grammys consist of 95 categories. In the main ones he stands out, with a lyrical capacity that makes him one of the best exponents of his generation. The artist, who this year already won the song of the year and record of the year awards with his Not like usand that, scratches no less than seven nominations thanks to his album GNX now its theme Lutherin collaboration with rapper sza.
The New Yorker and global star, with whom she has returned They also take an important piece of the cake, with seven nominations, among them the three most important: best album, song and recording of the year, thanks to their album and the opening song, the viral Abracadabra.
The Puerto Rican from the Super Bowl is the Latino with the most nominations. Thanks to , achieves no less than six, including song and recording of the year. He thus continues his fortunate trail of the Latin Grammys, which will be held next Thursday in Las Vegas: there, he dominates with Sabrina Carpenter and Leon Thomas also winning six each, including album of the year. The global phenomenon that is the former Disney star will compete with his Man’s Best Friend; For his part, Thomas, a 32-year-old singer and actor from Brooklyn who was also a child star on Broadway, will do so with Mutt.
Among the almost 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 best album of the year, Bad Bunny is nominated, and his ; Lady Gaga, with her Mayhem; Justin Bieber con Swag, Sabrina Carpenter and Man’s Best Friend; Clipse ass Let god sort em out; Kendrick Lamar, y GNX; Leon Thomas and his Mutt; and finally Tyler, the Creator y Chromakopia.
Regarding song of the year, they enter the competition Abracadabra,, the Chordal legapa; Anxietyby Doechii; Apt., by Bruno Mars and Rosé; Goldenfrom the movie KPop Demon Hunters; I SHOULD TAKE MORE PHOTOS, de Bad Bunny, Wildflowerde Billie Eilish, Manchildby Sabrina Carpenter; and Lutherby Kendrick Lamar and SZA.
In the recording of the year, they enter competition Abracadabra,, the Chordal legapa; Lutherby Kendrick Lamar and SZA; Anxietyby Doechii; Apt., by Bruno Mars and Rosé; I SHOULD TAKE MORE PHOTOS, de Bad Bunny; Manchildby Sabrina Carpenter; The Subway, by Chappell Roan; and Wildflowerof .
As for 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, do not suffer: it is not that the Academy has ignored her, but that – and that it is already the best-selling in history, selling more than four million copies in its first week – it is not eligible for the awards. Albums that are released from August 31 of one year (in this case, 2024) to August 30 of the next (2025, this year) are eligible for awards. Therefore, Swift will have to wait for her 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 being held in Seville in 2023 and in 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 the Academy’s CEO, Harvey Mason Jr. “Our members are not only experts but educators and content creators,” he said. “It’s music people honoring people from the music world.” Rauw Alejandro with our thingAndrés Cepeda and BogotaKarol G with TropicoquetaNatalia Lafourcade with Songbook and Alejandro Sanz with And now what? They are nominated for their albums as best Latin pop albums. In urban music, Bad Bunny comes in; Mixteixby J Balvin; Ferxxo Vol X: Sacredthey Feid; Get onby Nicki Nicole; Eub Deluxe, of Thunder and Symphonic (Live), by Yandel.
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 vote for these awards. In total, there are 3,800 more voters. The Academy has a total of 16,000 members, of which more than 13,000 can exercise their right to vote.
both Beyoncé, and Kendrick Lamar, who did a double with best song and best recording of the year for Not Like Us. This coming 2026, the gala will be held again at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, on February 1, in a ceremony that in the United States can be seen on the CBS network and in the rest of the world on Paramount+ and associated platforms.
