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2026 Grammy Nominations: Rap Albums Make Historic Return

9/17/2025

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The 2026 Grammy nominations will be announced on Nov. 7, with Kendrick Lamar’s GNX, Tyler, The Creator’s Chromakopia, and Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out as potential rap nominees.
This is the first time since 2019 that three rap albums could be nominated in one year.
If nominated, Lamar will have five album of the year nods, surpassing Kanye West.
Tyler, The Creator has won best rap album twice but has yet to be nominated for album of the year.
The eligibility period for the 68th Grammy Awards is from Aug. 31, 2024, to Aug. 30, 2025.

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The 2026 Grammy nominations will be announced on Nov. 7, with Kendrick Lamar’s GNX, Tyler, The Creator’s Chromakopia, and Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out as potential rap nominees.
This is the first time since 2019 that three rap albums could be nominated in one year.
If nominated, Lamar will have five album of the year nods, surpassing Kanye West.
Tyler, The Creator has won best rap album twice but has yet to be nominated for album of the year.
The eligibility period for the 68th Grammy Awards is from Aug. 31, 2024, to Aug. 30, 2025.