The 2026 Grammy Awards are happening today (Feb. 1), hosted by Trevor Noah at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Here at AP, we’ve got our eyes locked on the rock, alternative, and metal categories, which are packed with deserving names. AP’s 2025 Artist of the Year Hayley Williams is up for four awards: Best Rock Song, Best Rock Performance, Best Alternative Music Performance, and Best Alternative Music Album. Turnstile received five nods for NEVER ENOUGH, scattered across the rock and alternative columns, whereas Deftones are nominated for Best Rock Album, on the strength of 2025’s private music. Our former cover stars the Marías are in the running for Best New Artist, having recently blown up for their Submarine cut “No One Noticed.” Later on, there’ll be a tribute performance for Ozzy Osbourne, who passed away just weeks after playing a farewell show last summer. Keep checking back to see who won in their respective categories, updated live as the evening rolls on.
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Record of the YearBad Bunny – “DTMF”Billie Eilish – “WILDFLOWER”Chappell Roan – “The Subway”Doechii – “Anxiety”Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “Luther”Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Album of the YearBad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más FotosClipse, Pusha T & Malice – Let God Sort Em OutJustin Bieber – SWAGKendrick Lamar – GNXLady Gaga – MAYHEMLeon Thomas – MuttSabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best FriendTyler, the Creator – CHROMAKOPIA
Song of the YearBad Bunny – “DTMF”Billie Eilish – “WILDFLOWER”Doechii – “Anxiety”Huntr/x – “Golden”Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “Luther”Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”Rosé & Bruno Mars – “Apt.”Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Best New ArtistAddison RaeAlex WarrenKatseyeLeon ThomasLola YoungThe MaríasOlivia DeanSombr
Producer of the Year, Non–ClassicalBlake MillsCirkut (WINNER)Dan AuerbachDijonSounwave
Best Pop Solo PerformanceChappell Roan – “The Subway”Justin Bieber – “Daisies”Lady Gaga – “Disease”Lola Young – “Messy”Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Best Dance/Electronic AlbumFKA twigs – EUSEXUA (WINNER)Fred Again.. – Ten DaysPinkPantheress – Fancy ThatRüfüs Du Sol – Inhale / ExhaleSkrillex – F*ck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol but Ur Not!! <3
Best Rock PerformanceAmyl and the Sniffers – “U Should Not Be Doing That”Hayley Williams – “Mirtazapine”Linkin Park – “The Emptiness Machine”Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH:YUNGBLUD, Nuno Bettencourt & Frank Bello – “Changes” (feat. Adam Wakeman & II) (Live From Villa Park / Back to the Beginning) (WINNER)
Best Metal PerformanceDream Theater – “Night Terror”Ghost – “Lachryma”Sleep Token – “Emergence”Spiritbox – “Soft Spine”Turnstile – “BIRDS” (WINNER)
Best Rock SongHayley Williams – “Glum”Nine Inch Nails – “As Alive as You Need Me to Be” (WINNER)Sleep Token – “Caramel”Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH”YUNGBLUD – “Zombie”
Best Rock AlbumDeftones – private musicHaim – I QuitLinkin Park – FROM ZEROTurnstile – NEVER ENOUGH (WINNER)YUNGBLUD – Idols
Best Alternative Music PerformanceBon Iver – “Everything Is Peaceful Love”The Cure – “Alone” (WINNER)Hayley Williams – “Parachute”Turnstile – “SEEIN’ STARS”Wet Leg – “Mangetout”
Best Alternative Music AlbumBon Iver – SABLE, fABLEThe Cure – Songs of a Lost World (WINNER)Hayley Williams – Ego Death at a Bachelorette PartyTyler, the Creator – Don’t Tap the GlassWet Leg – moisturizer
Best Rap PerformanceCardi B – “Outside”Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T & Malice – “Chains & Whips” (WINNER)Doechii – “Anxiety”Kendrick Lamar – “tv off” (feat. Lefty Gunplay)Tyler, the Creator – “Darling, I” (feat. Teezo Touchdown)
Best Melodic Rap PerformanceFridayy & Meek Mill – “Proud of Me”JID, Ty Dolla $ign & 6lack – “Wholeheartedly”Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “Luther” (WINNER)PartyNextDoor & Drake – “Somebody Loves Me”Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon – “WeMaj” (feat. Rapsody)
Best Rap SongClipse, John Legend, Voices of Fire, Pusha T & Malice – “The Birds Don’t Sing”Doechii – “Anxiety”Glorilla – “TGIF”Kendrick Lamar – “tv off” (feat. Lefty Gunplay) (WINNER)Tyler, the Creator – “Sticky” (feat. Glorilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne)
Best Rap AlbumClipse, Pusha T & Malice – Let God Sort Em OutGlorilla – GloriousJID – God Does Like UglyKendrick Lamar – GNX (WINNER)Tyler, the Creator – CHROMAKOPIA
Best Music VideoClipse – “So Be It”Doechii – “Anxiety” (WINNER)OK Go – “Love”Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”Sade – “Young Lion”
Best Music FilmDevo – DevoDiane Warren – RelentlessJohn Williams – Music by John Williams (WINNER)Pharrell Williams – Piece by PieceRaye – Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Best Album CoverBad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más FotosDjo – The CruxPerfume Genius – GloryTyler, the Creator – CHROMAKOPIA (WINNER)Wet Leg – moisturizer
