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 Year
Bad 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 Year
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice – Let God Sort Em Out
Justin Bieber – SWAG
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Lady Gaga – MAYHEM
Leon Thomas – Mutt
Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
Tyler, the Creator – CHROMAKOPIA
Song of the Year
Bad 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 Artist
Addison Rae
Alex Warren
Katseye
Leon Thomas
Lola Young
The Marías
Olivia Dean (WINNER)
Sombr
Producer of the Year, Non–Classical
Blake Mills
Cirkut (WINNER)
Dan Auerbach
Dijon
Sounwave
Best Pop Solo Performance
Chappell Roan – “The Subway”
Justin Bieber – “Daisies”
Lady Gaga – “Disease”
Lola Young – “Messy”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Best Dance/Electronic Album
FKA twigs – EUSEXUA (WINNER)
Fred Again.. – Ten Days
PinkPantheress – Fancy That
Rüfüs Du Sol – Inhale / Exhale
Skrillex – F*ck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol but Ur Not!! <3
Best Rock Performance
Amyl 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 Performance
Dream Theater – “Night Terror”
Ghost – “Lachryma”
Sleep Token – “Emergence”
Spiritbox – “Soft Spine”
Turnstile – “BIRDS” (WINNER)
Best Rock Song
Hayley Williams – “Glum”
Nine Inch Nails – “As Alive as You Need Me to Be” (WINNER)
Sleep Token – “Caramel”
Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH”
YUNGBLUD – “Zombie”
Best Rock Album
Deftones – private music
Haim – I Quit
Linkin Park – FROM ZERO
Turnstile – NEVER ENOUGH (WINNER)
YUNGBLUD – Idols
Best Alternative Music Performance
Bon Iver – “Everything Is Peaceful Love”
The Cure – “Alone” (WINNER)
Hayley Williams – “Parachute”
Turnstile – “SEEIN’ STARS”
Wet Leg – “Mangetout”
Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver – SABLE, fABLE
The Cure – Songs of a Lost World (WINNER)
Hayley Williams – Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Tyler, the Creator – Don’t Tap the Glass
Wet Leg – moisturizer
Best Rap Performance
Cardi 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 Performance
Fridayy & 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 Song
Clipse, 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 Album
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice – Let God Sort Em Out
Glorilla – Glorious
JID – God Does Like Ugly
Kendrick Lamar – GNX (WINNER)
Tyler, the Creator – CHROMAKOPIA
Best Music Video
Clipse – “So Be It”
Doechii – “Anxiety” (WINNER)
OK Go – “Love”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Sade – “Young Lion”
Best Music Film
Devo – Devo
Diane Warren – Relentless
John Williams – Music by John Williams (WINNER)
Pharrell Williams – Piece by Piece
Raye – Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Best Album Cover
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Djo – The Crux
Perfume Genius – Glory
Tyler, the Creator – CHROMAKOPIA (WINNER)
Wet Leg – moisturizer
