Kendrick Lamar leads as the most recognized artist with nine nominations across all categories, followed by Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter and Leon Thomas

Olivia Dean, Katseye, Leon Thomas and Lola Young nominated in the Best New Artist category

UMPG songwriters contributed to all eight nominations in the Song of the Year category

SANTA MONICA, Calif. , Nov. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, today received Grammy nominations for its family of recording artists, songwriters, publishing company, record labels and distributed partners spanning every genre. UMG artists were recognized across all major award categories, led by this year's most nominated artist Kendrick Lamar (Interscope/UMPG), who received nine nominations

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