Lady Gaga is no stranger to the GRAMMY Stage. With 14 wins and now 45 nominations across her career, this year is no different. Her triumphant release of Mayhem has earned her seven nominations, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Best Dance Pop Recording.
This is the first time Lady Gaga has been nominated for Album, Record, and Song of the Year within the same year since 2010. In addition to Mayhem, Gaga is nominated for her jazz album Harlequin for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
Gaga isn’t the only woman artist in the spotlight. Sabrina Carpenter received six nominations, including Album, Record, and Song of the Year. Her additional nods include Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Best Music Video for Manchild. This marks Carpenter’s second consecutive year earning six nominations, spanning 2025 and 2026.
Across the big four categories, women are continuing to dominate. However, Album of the Year saw a notable drop in female representation from six to eight nominees in 2025 to just two of eight this year, a 60% decline.
Here’s the breakdown for the big four awards this year:
Record of The Year:
- Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter
- Anxiety – Doechii
- WILDFLOWER – Billie Eilish
- Abracadabra – Lady Gaga
- The Subway – Chappell Roan
- APT. – ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
- luther – Kendrick Lamar With SZA
Album of The Year:
- Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
- Mayhem – Lady Gaga
Song of the Year:
- Abracadabra – Lady Gaga (Henry Walter, Lady Gaga, Andrew Watt)
- Anxiety – Jaylah Hickmon (Doechii)
- Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter (Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter)
- WILDFLOWER – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell
- luther – Kendrick Lamar With SZA
Best New Artist:
- Olivia Dean
- Katseye
- The María’s
- Addison Rae
- Lola Young
Other notable nominations across all 95 categories include Hayley Williams, HAIM, Laufey, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Tate McCrae, and PinkPantherss to name a few.
In the Songwriting/Production categories, Amy Allen, Jessie Jo Dillon, and Laura Veltz are all nominated for Songwriter of the Year Non-Classical.
However, the Producer of the Year (non-classical) category lacked representation of women producers, with no women ever winning the award. This remains a gap that underscores the need for greater gender representation behind the scenes.
