Download a Printable GRAMMYs 2026 Ballot

This year’s GRAMMY Awards will take place on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. GRAMMY winners are determined by the Recording Academy’s Voting Members, made up of artists, songwriters, producers, engineers, and more. The 2026 GRAMMYs feature 95 different categories, including two new ones: Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover.

Ahead of Sunday’s telecast, we’re supplying you with a free printable GRAMMYs ballot so you can test your music knowledge and see how many winners out of 22 major categories you predict correctly!

Plus, now through February 1, tune in to SiriusXM’s The GRAMMY Channel for music and insight from Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Tyler, the Creator, Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas, and many more, plus songs from GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award honorees such as Cher, Whitney Houston, Paul Simon, Chaka Khan, and Carlos Sanata.

Printable GRAMMYs 2026 Ballot

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1. Record of the Year

According to the Recording Academy: Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), and/or Mixer(s), and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.

• “DtMF” – Bad Bunny
• “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
• “Anxiety” – Doechii
• “WILDFLOWER” – Billie Eilish
• “Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
• “luther” – Kendrick Lamar with SZA
• “The Subway” – Chappell Roan
• “APT.” – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars

2. Album of the Year

According to the Recording Academy: Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s), and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with 20% or more playing time of the album.

• ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’ – Bad Bunny
• ‘SWAG’ – Justin Bieber
• ‘Man’s Best Friend’ – Sabrina Carpenter
• ‘Let God Sort Em Out’ – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
• ‘MAYHEM’ – Lady Gaga
• ‘GNX’ – Kendrick Lamar
• ‘MUTT’ – Leon Thomas
• ‘CHROMAKOPIA’ – Tyler, The Creator

3. Song of the Year

According to the Recording Academy: A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

• “Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
• “Anxiety” – Doechii
• “APT.” – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
• “DtMF” – Bad Bunny
• “Golden” – HUNTR/X
• “luther” – Kendrick Lamar with SZA
• “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
• “WILDFLOWER” – Billie Eilish

4. Best New Artist

According to the Recording Academy: Recognizes an artist whose eligibility-year release(s) achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.

• Olivia Dean
• KATSEYE
• The Marías
• Addison Rae
• sombr
• Leon Thomas
• Alex Warren
• Lola Young

5. Pop Solo Performance

According to the Recording Academy: For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.

• “DAISIES” – Justin Bieber
• “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
• “Disease” – Lady Gaga
• “The Subway” – Chappell Roan
• “Messy” – Lola Young

6. Pop Duo/Group Performance

According to the Recording Academy: For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.

• “Defying Gravity” – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
• “Golden” – HUNTR/X
• “Gabriela” – KATSEYE
• “APT.” – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
• “30 For 30” – SZA ft. Kendrick Lamar

7. Pop Vocal Album

According to the Recording Academy: For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new pop vocal recordings.

• ‘SWAG’ – Justin Bieber
• ‘Man’s Best Friend’ – Sabrina Carpenter
• ‘Something Beautiful’ – Miley Cyrus
• ‘MAYHEM’ – Lady Gaga
• ‘I’ve Tried … But Therapy — Part 2’ – Teddy Swims

8. Dance Pop Recording

According to the Recording Academy: For solo, duo, group, or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.

• “Bluest Flame” – Selena Gomez & benny blanco
• “Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
• “Midnight Sun” – Zara Larsson
• “Just Keep Watching” – Tate McRae
• “Illegal” – PinkPantheress

9. Rock Performance

According to the Recording Academy: For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group, or collaborative rock recordings.

• “U Should … Doing That” – Amyl and The Sniffers
• “The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park
• “NEVER ENOUGH” – Turnstile
• “Mirtazapine” – Hayley Williams
• “Changes (Live From Villa Park)” – YUNGBLUD

10. Rock Song

According to the Recording Academy: A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock, and Metal songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.

• “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” – Nine Inch Nails
• “Caramel” – Sleep Token
• “Glum” – Hayley Williams
• “NEVER ENOUGH” – Turnstile
• “Zombie” – YUNGBLUD

11. Rock Album

According to the Recording Academy: For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new rock, hard rock, or metal recordings.

• ‘private music’ – Deftones
• ‘I quit’ – HAIM
• ‘From Zero’ – Linkin Park
• ‘NEVER ENOUGH’ – Turnstile
• ‘Idols’ – YUNGBLUD

12. R&B Song

According to the Recording Academy: A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.

• “Folded” – Kehlani
• “Heart Of A Woman” – Summer Walker
• “It Depends” – Chris Brown ft. Bryson Tiller
• “Overqualified” – Durand Bernarr
• “YES IT IS” – Leon Thomas

13. R&B Album

According to the Recording Academy: For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new R&B recordings.

• ‘BELOVED’ – GIVĒON
• ‘Why Not More’ – Coco Jones
• ‘The Crown’ – Ledisi
• ‘Escape Room’ – Teyana Taylor
• ‘MUTT’ – Leon Thomas

14. Rap Song

According to the Recording Academy: A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.

• “Anxiety” – Doechii
• “The Birds Don’t Sing” – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
• “Sticky” – Tyler, The Creator
• “TGIF” – GloRilla
• “tv off” – Kendrick Lamar ft. Lefty Gunplay

15. Rap Album

According to the Recording Academy: For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new rap recordings.

• ‘Let God Sort Em Out’ – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
• ‘GLORIOUS’ – GloRilla
• ‘God Does Like Ugly’ – JID
• ‘GNX’ – Kendrick Lamar
• ‘CHROMAKOPIA’ – Tyler, The Creator

16. Country Song

According to the Recording Academy: A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.

• “Bitin’ List” – Tyler Childers
• “Good News” – Shaboozey
• “I Never Lie” – Zach Top
• “Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson
• “A … To Sing” – Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton

17. Traditional Country Album

According to the Recording Academy: For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new traditional country recordings.

• ‘Dollar A Day’ – Charley Crockett
• ‘American Romance’ – Lukas Nelson
• ‘Oh What A Beautiful World’ – Willie Nelson
• ‘Hard Headed Woman’ – Margo Price
• ‘Ain’t in It for My Health’ – Zach Top

18. Contemporary Country Album

According to the Recording Academy: For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new contemporary country recordings.

• ‘Patterns’ – Kelsea Ballerini
• ‘Snipe Hunter’ – Tyler Childers
• ‘Evangeline vs. The Machine’ – Eric Church
• ‘Beautifully Broken’ – Jelly Roll
• ‘Postcards from Texas’ – Miranda Lambert

19. Latin Pop Album

According to the Recording Academy: For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Latin pop recordings.

• ‘Cosa Nuestra’ – Rauw Alejandro
• ‘BOGOTÁ DELUXE’ – Andrés Cepeda
• ‘Tropicoqueta’ – KAROL G
• ‘Cancionera’ – Natalia Lafourcade
• ‘Y ahora qué’ – Alejandro Sanz

20. Comedy Album

According to the Recording Academy: For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new recordings.

• ‘Drop Dead Years’ – Bill Burr
• ‘PostMortem’ – Sarah Silverman
• ‘Single Lady’ – Ali Wong
• ‘What Had Happened Was…’ – Jamie Foxx
• ‘Your Friend, Nate Bargatze’ – Nate Bargatze

21. Music Video

According to the Recording Academy: Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.

• “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
• “So Be It” – Clipse
• “Anxiety” – Doechii
• “Love” – OK Go
• “Young Lion” – Sade

22. Soundtrack for Visual Media

According to the Recording Academy: Award to the principal artist(s) and/or “in studio” producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album. In the absence of both, award to the one or two individuals proactively responsible for the concept and musical direction of the album and for the selection of artists, songs, and producers, as applicable. Award also goes to appropriately credited music supervisor(s).

• ‘A Complete Unknown’
• ‘F1® The Album’
• ‘KPop Demon Hunters’
• ‘Sinners’
• ‘Wicked’