The big news story over the weekend was the announcement of the 2026 Grammy Award nominations (Nov. 7).

Kendrick Lamar leads the field with nine nominations for his dominant GNX album, including album of the year and record and song of the year for “Luther” (with SZA). Alongside Lamar, Clipse (Let God Sort Em Out) and Tyler, the Creator (Chromakopia) are both nominated for album of the year, marking the first time in Grammy history that three hip-hop albums are competing for the top prize in the same year. Notably, Doechii also represents hip-hop in the general field, earning song and record of the year nods for “Anxiety,” her first Hot 100 top 10 hit (No. 9).

R&B also had a formidable showing during Friday’s nominations announcement. Leon Thomas pulled off a whopping six nominations for

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