"The nominees for the 2026 Grammy Award for Album of the Year have been announced. Justin Bieber's , Lady Gaga's , and Kendrick Lamar's all have a chance to clinch their artists' first wins in the category after multiple prior nominations. Rounding out the pack are Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos, Clipse's Let God Sort Em Out, Leon Thomas' Mutt, Sabrina Carpenter Man's Best Friend, and Tyler, the Creator Chromakopia."
"Lady Gaga has now been nominated five times for Album of the Year; she was previously up for the award for 2008's The Fame, 2009's The Fame Monster, 2011's Born This Way, and 2022's Love for Sale (with Tony Bennett). Meanwhile, it is Lamar's fifth solo Album of the Year nod (his contributions to Beyoncé's and 2018's Black Panther: The Album were also previously nominated in the category). It would be both artists' first time claiming the top prize."
Nominees for the 2026 Grammy Award for Album of the Year include Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny (Debí Tirar Más Fotos), Clipse (Let God Sort Em Out), Leon Thomas (Mutt), Sabrina Carpenter (Man's Best Friend), and Tyler, the Creator (Chromakopia). Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar each hold five Album of the Year nominations and remain without a win in the category. 2026 marks the first year since 2019 without a previous Album of the Year winner among nominees. Bieber, Carpenter, and Bad Bunny have prior nominations; Tyler's earlier nod dates to 2012. Clipse and Leon Thomas are newcomers, and Pusha T previously earned a 2022 featured-artist nomination.
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