At Grammys, Bad Bunny could make history as Kendrick Lamar leads nominations

At the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Kendrick Lamar is the top nominee and Bad Bunny is competing for album, record and song of the year; if his album "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" wins album of the year it would be the first to do so with vocals entirely in Spanish.

Lamar faces Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Tyler, the Creator, Chappell Roan, Rosé and Bruno Mars in the night’s top categories; Lady Gaga has seven nominations, mostly for her album "Mayhem." Performers scheduled include Lady Gaga, Bieber, Carpenter, Rosé, the rap duo Clipse with Pharrell Williams, and a segment featuring all eight nominees for best new artist.

The article notes Bad Bunny dominates streaming with a style that mixes Puerto Rican rhythms and slang with reggaeton and trap, and that the Grammys arrive one week before his Super Bowl halftime show. His Super Bowl announcement set off political controversy: he has been denigrated by President Trump and right-wing media figures and hailed by supporters as a symbol of Latin identity, and he had said he avoided U.S.

tour dates over fears that immigration agents could put fans at risk; after the announcement Kristi Noem said ICE would "be all over" the big game.

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