US rapper Kendrick Lamar and pop star Lady Gaga are among those leading the nominations for next year’s Grammy Awards .

The annual awards show, recognising artists from across the music industry, will take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday February 1 2026.

Lamar, 38, who already has 22 Grammys to his name, is up for nine prizes – record of the year, album of the year, song of the year, pop/duo group performance, melodic rap performance, rap album and rap song.

Rapper Kendrick Lamar (Alan D West/PA) PA Archive

He has also been nominated twice in the rap performance category for TV off featuring Lefty Gunplay and Chains And Whips with Clipse, Pusha T, Malice and Pharrell Williams.

The nominations sweep comes after a federal judge tossed out a defamation laws

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