SESAC is thrilled to congratulate all affiliated artists, songwriters, and producers nominated for the 2026 GRAMMY® Awards, to be held on Sunday, February 1, 2026. The awards will broadcast on CBS, as well as streaming on Paramount+, live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA.
SESAC affiliates received nominations across a wide variety of categories, from Dance/Electronic and R&B to Jazz and Global Music.
For a full list of the nominees, visit grammy.com
SESAC nominees are as follows:
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Ariana Grande
“Defying Gravity” recorded by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Guy Lawrence
Howard Lawrence
“No Cap” recorded by Disclosure and Anderson .Paak
Best Rock Performance
Emily Armstrong
“The Emptiness Machine” recorded by Linkin Park
Best Rock Album
Emily Armstrong
From Zero recorded by Linkin Park
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Lalah Hathaway
“UPTOWN” recorded by Lalah Hathaway
Best R&B Song
Darius Dixson
“Folded” recorded by Kehlani
Best Progressive R&B Album
Kenyon Dixon
Come As You Are recorded by Terrace Martin and Kenyon Dixon
Best R&B Album
Swiff D
Why Not More? recorded by Coco Jones
Carrington Brown and Rico Love
Escape Room recorded by Teyana Taylor
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Kenyon Dixon
“WeMaj” recorded Terrace Martin and Kenyon Dixon ft. Rapsody
Best Alternative Jazz Album
Robert Glasper
Keys To The City Volume One recorded by Robert Glasper
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Margo Price
“Love Me Like You Used To Do” recorded by Margo Price and Tyler Childers
Best Country Song
Jenee Fleenor
“A Song To Sing” recorded by Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton
Best Traditional Country Album
Margo Price
Hard Headed Woman recorded by Margo Price
Best American Roots Performance
Randy Newman
“LONELY AVENUE” recorded by Jon Batiste ft. Randy Newman
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Shirley Caesar
“Come Jesus Come” recorded by Cece Winans ft. Shirley Caesar
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
PJ Morton
“Amazing” recorded by Darrel Walls and PJ Morton
Best Gospel Album
PJ Morton
Heart Of Mine recorded by Darrel Walls and PJ Morton
Best African Music Performance
Burna Boy
“Love” recorded by Burna Boy
Best Global Music Album
Burna Boy
No Sign of Weakness recorded by Burna Boy
Best Instrumental Composition
Zain Effendi
“Opening” recorded by Zain Effendi
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Lili Haydn
“Lullabies For The Brokenhearted” recorded by Lili Haydn and Paul Cantelon
Congratulations to all SESAC affiliates who contributed to GRAMMY-nominated projects:
Best R&B Performance
Darius Dixson
for his contribution to
“Folded” recorded by Kehlani
Best Traditional Country Album
Jeremy Ivey
for his contribution to
Hard Headed Woman recorded by Margo Price
Stephen Wilson Jr.
for his contribution to
American Romance recorded by Lukas Nelson
Best Contemporary Country Album
Alysa Vanderheym
for her contribution to
Patterns recorded by Kelsea Ballerini
Casey Brown, Joe Fox, Chris LaCorte, Josh Hoge, and Alysa Vanderheym
for their contribution to
Beautifully Broken recorded by Jelly Roll
Jenee Fleenor
for her contribution to
Postcards From Texas recorded by Miranda Lambert
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
8ae
for her contribution to
Reconstruction recorded by Lecrae
