Dream Theater, Ghost, and Sleep Token also nabbed nominations
Well, it’s that time of year again. The 2026 GRAMMY® Award Nominees have been announced. This time around, Yungblud, Linkin Park, and Turnstile lead all rock and metal nominees with multiple nominations each. Amyl and The Sniffers and Sleep Token have each grabbed the first nominations their careers, but we’re no closer to figuring out exactly what genre Sleep Token fall into. Fresh off their massive sold-out Even in Acadia Tour, the band is nominated for both Best Metal Performance and Best Rock Song. Other notable nominees include Deftones, Dream Theater, Wet Leg, Spiritbox, Ghost, and more. Check out the full list below.
Record of the Year
- “DtMF” – Bad Bunny
- “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
- “Anxiety” – Doechii
- “Wildflower” – Billie Eilish
- “Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
- “luther” – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
- “The Subway” – Chappell Roan
- “APT.” – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
Album of the Year
- Debí Tirar Más Fotos – Bad Bunny
- Swag – Justin Bieber
- Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
- Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse (with Pusha T & Malice)
- MAYHEM – Lady Gaga
- GNX – Kendrick Lamar
- Mutt – Leon Thomas
- Chromakopia – Tyler, The Creator
Song of the Year
- “Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
- “Anxiety” – Doechii
- “APT.” – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
- “DtMF” – Bad Bunny
- “Golden” – EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI (HUNTR/X)
- “luther” – Kendrick Lamar with SZA
- “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
- “Wildflower” – Billie Eilish
Best New Artist
- Olivia Dean
- KATSEYE
- The Marias
- Addison Rae
- sombr
- Leon Thomas
- Alex Warren
- Lola Young
Best Rock Performance
- “U Should Not Be Doing That” – Amyl and The Sniffers
- “The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park
- “NEVER ENOUGH” – Turnstile
- “Miratazapine” – Hayley Williams
- “Changes (Live from Villa Park)” – Yungblud feat. Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bellow, Adam Wakeman, Sleep Token ii
Best Metal Performance
- “Night Terror” – Dream Theater
- “Lachryma” – Ghost
- “Emergence” – Sleep Token
- “Soft Spine” – Spiritbox
- “BIRDS” – Turnstile
Best Rock Song
- “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” – Nine Inch Nails (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters)
- “Caramel” – Sleep Token (Vessel1 & Vessel2, songwriters)
- “Glum” – Hayley Williams (songwriters Daniel James & Hayley Williams)
- “NEVER ENOUGH” – Turnstile (songwriters Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory, Meg Mills & Brendan Yates)
- “Zombie” – Yungblud (songwriters Dominic Harrison & Matt Schwartz)
Best Rock Album
- private music – Deftones
- I quit – HAIM
- From Zero – Linkin Park
- NEVER ENOUGH – Turnstile
- Idols – Yungblud
Best Alternative Music Performance
- “Everything Is Peaceful Love” – Bon Iver
- “Alone” – The Cure
- “SEEIN’ STARS” – Turnstile
- “Mangetout” – Wet Leg
- “Parachute” – Hayley Williams
Best Alternative Music Album
- SABLE, fABLE – Bon Iver
- Songs Of A Lost World – The Cure
- DON’T TAP THE GLASS – Tyler, The Creator
- Moisturizer – Wet Leg
- Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party – Hayley Williams