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HUNTR/X, the fictional band from Netflix sensation KPop Demon Hunters, has made GRAMMY history after earning a very real nomination for Song of the Year!
The group, made up of EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, is nominated for "Golden", which was co-written by EJAE. Along with BLACKPINK's Rosé who is nominated for "APT", they are the first K-pop artists to score nods in the Song of the Year category, ever.
HUNTR/X is also up, up, up (see what I did there?) for Best Pop Group Performance, Best Song Written for Visual Media and Best Compilation Soundtrack. A David Guetta version of the song is also nominated for Best Remixed Recording.
Reacting to the news on social media, REI AMI wrote, "I am so so so honoured to walk this journey with you all."
Rosé landed three nominations in total and is also up for Record of the Year and Best pop Duo/Group performance for her collab with Bruno Mars.
Also making history this year is Bad Bunny who is now the first Spanish-language artist to earn nominations in the top three categories - Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. He's earned six nominations in total with Best Musica Urbana Album, Best Global Music Performance and Best Album Cover.
Meanwhile, it's Kendrick Lamar who tops the 2026 GRAMMYs list, He'll be going into the evening with 9 nominations, followed by Lady Gaga, Cirkut and Jack Antanoff who each have 7, and Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Leon Thomas and Serban Ghenea with 6.
Why isn't Taylor Swift nominated for a GRAMMY this year, you may be wondering? Well, according to the Recording Academy, the eligibility period includes recordings released between August 31, 2024 and August 30, 2025. Taylor's The Life of a Showgirl was released on October 3, 2025. So that's that.
Check out the list of nominees below:
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Record Of The Year
“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
Album Of The Year
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
Song Of The Year
“Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga “Anxiety” – Doechii “APT.” – Rosé, Bruno Mars “DtMF” – Bad Bunny “Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]” – HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI “luther” – Kendrick Lamar With SZA “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter “WILDFLOWER” – Billie Eilish
Best New Artist
Olivia Dean KATSEYE The Marias Addison Rae sombr Leon Thomas Alex Warren Lola Young
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Dan Auerbach Cirkut Dijon Blake Mills Sounwave
Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen Edgar Barrera Jessie Jo Dillon Tobias Jesso Jr. Laura Veltz
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Defying Gravity” – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande “Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]” – HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI “Gabriela” – KATSEYE “APT.” – ROSÉ, Bruno Mars “30 For 30” – SZA With Kendrick Lamar
Best Pop Vocal Album
SWAG – Justin Bieber Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter Something Beautiful – Miley Cyrus MAYHEM – Lady Gaga I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) – Teddy Swims
Best Dance Pop Recording
“Bluest Flame” – Selena Gomez & benny blanco “Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga “Midnight Sun” – Zara Larsson “Just Keep Watching (From “F1® The Movie”)” – Tate McRae “Illegal” – PinkPantheress
Best Rock Song
“As Alive As You Need Me To Be” – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails) “Caramel” – Vessel1 & Vessel2, songwriters (Sleep Token) “Glum” – Daniel James & Hayley Williams, songwriters (Hayley Williams) “NEVER ENOUGH” – Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory, Meg Mills & Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile) “Zombie” – Dominic Harrison & Matt Schwartz, songwriters (YUNGBLUD)
Best Alternative Music Album
SABLE, fABLE – Bon Iver Songs Of A Lost World – The Cure DON’T TAP THE GLASS – Tyler, The Creator moisturizer – Wet Leg Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party – Hayley Williams
Best R&B Performance
“YUKON” – Justin Bieber “It Depends” – Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller “Folded” – Kehlani “MUTT (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk)” – Leon Thomas “Heart Of A Woman” – Summer Walker
Best Rap Album
Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice GLORIOUS – GloRilla God Does Like Ugly – JID GNX – Kendrick Lamar CHROMAKOPIA – Tyler, The Creator
Best Country Solo Performance
“Nose On The Grindstone” – Tyler Childers “Good News” – Shaboozey “Bad As I Used To Be [From “F1® The Movie”]” – Chris Stapleton “I Never Lie” – Zach Top “Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson
Best Americana Album
BIG MONEY – Jon Batiste Bloom – Larkin Poe Last Leaf On The Tree – Willie Nelson So Long Little Miss Sunshine – Molly Tuttle Middle – Jesse Welles
Best Latin Pop Album
Cosa Nuestra – Rauw Alejandro BOGOTÁ (DELUXE) – Andrés Cepeda Tropicoqueta – KAROL G Cancionera – Natalia Lafourcade ¿Y ahora qué? – Alejandro Sanz
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
How To Train Your Dragon – John Powell, composer Severance: Season 2 – Theodore Shapiro, composer Sinners – Ludwig Göransson, composer Wicked – John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers, composer The GRAMMY Awards will take place in L.A. on February 1, 2026.
(Feature Image Credit: Netflix, KPop Demon Humters)
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