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The nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards<\/a> were announced this morning, and among them was the announcement for Record of the Year. Billie Eilish<\/a>, Chappell Roan<\/a>, and Sabrina Carpenter<\/a> are all nominated for the second year running, as is Kendrick Lamar<\/a> for a collaboration with SZA<\/a>. Rounding out the category are Bad Bunny<\/a>, Doechii<\/a>, Lady Gaga<\/a>, Ros\u00e9<\/a>, and Bruno Mars<\/a>. See all of the 2026 Grammy nominations here<\/a>.<\/p>\n After \u201cNot Like Us<\/a>\u201d swept every category it was nominated in at the 2025 Grammys, including Record of the Year<\/a>, Lamar is eyeing back-to-back wins with his SZA duet \u201cLuther<\/a>.\u201d Mars and Ros\u00e9 are nominated for their own collaboration, \u201cApt.\u201d, from the Blackpink<\/a> member\u2019s solo debut Rosie<\/em><\/a>, while Lady Gaga, who worked with Mars on 2024\u2019s Song of the Year-nominated \u201cDie With a Smile<\/a>,\u201d is recognized for her Mayhem<\/em><\/a> single \u201cAbracadabra<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Eilish, meanwhile, extends a now-three-year streak of Record of the Year nominations, which began with \u201cWhat Was I Made For?<\/a>\u201d, her contribution to the soundtrack<\/a> for Greta Gerwig\u2019s Barbie<\/em> movie, and continued with the single \u201cBirds of a Feather<\/a>\u201d from her 2024 album Hit Me Hard and Soft<\/em><\/a>. Eilish\u2019s 2026 entry, \u201cWildflower\u201d also appears on Hit Me Hard and Soft<\/em>\u2014which came out out in March 2024, outside of this year\u2019s eligibility window\u2014but was re-released as a single in February.<\/p>\n The only difference between this year\u2019s Record and Song of the Year categories is the presence of Roan, whose single \u201cThe Subway<\/a>\u201d takes the place of \u201cGolden\u201d by the animated K-pop group Huntr\/x. Doechii is among the artists Roan beat out to take home the title of Best New Artist<\/a> last year. Her one-off single \u201cAnxiety\u201d features a prominent sample of 2013 Record of the Year winner Gotye<\/a>\u2019s \u201cSomebody That I Used to Know.\u201d<\/p>\n The nominees for Record of the Year<\/a> at the 2025 Grammys<\/a> included Kendrick Lamar (\u201cNot Like Us\u201d), the Beatles (\u201cNow and Then\u201d), Beyonc\u00e9 (\u201cTexas Hold \u2019Em\u201d), Chappell Roan (\u201cGood Luck, Babe!\u201d), Charli XCX (\u201c360\u201d), and others. Lamar won the award<\/a> for \u201cNot Like Us,\u201d which also netted the Compton rapper prizes for Song of the Year<\/a>, Best Rap Song<\/a>, Best Rap Performance<\/a>, and Best Music Video<\/a> at the ceremony.<\/p>\n The 2026 Grammy Awards will air live, on Sunday, February 1, 2026, from Los Angeles\u2019 Crypto.com Arena. Read up on all of Pitchfork\u2019s coverage of the 2026 Grammy Awards<\/a>, and revisit \u201cWho Should Be Nominated at the 2026 Grammy Awards<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Record of the Year<\/strong>
Bad Bunny – DTMF
Billie Eilish – Wildflower
Chappell Roan – The Subway
Doechii – Anxiety
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Luther
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Ros\u00e9 & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild<\/p>\n