Kendrick Lamar led the 2026 Grammy Award nominations with nine. Abracadabra! The nominees for the 68th Grammy Awards are in. After sweeping last year's Grammys with his explosive diss track, Kendrick Lamar led the 2026 pack with nine nominations. Trailing just behind the Not Like Us hitmaker was Mother Monster herself, Lady Gaga, with seven nominations, the same number earned by producers Cirkut and Jack Antonoff.