Taylor Swift can't check off more Grammy nominations from her wish list quite yet.

After the 2026 Grammy nominations were announced Nov. 7, music fans may have wondered why the singer's latest album The Life of a Showgirl was completely missing from the list of nods—but don't fret, Taylor's absence from the list of nominees wasn't a snub .

Turns out, she simply wasn't eligible this go 'round.

As the rule states, projects must be released within the window of eligibility in order to qualify for a nomination for any given year's Grammy Awards. This year's period went from Aug. 31, 2024, through Aug. 30, 2025.

Taylor dropped The Life of a Showgirl on Oct. 3, 2025, more than a month after the window to qualify closed. Despite announcing the album on Aug. 13, she also chos

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