Breakout artist Leon Thomas, Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, and audio engineer Serban Ghenea all earned six nominations, with Netflix’s “Golden” competing for best song.
The 68th Grammy Awards are here, and the biggest stars in music are walking the red carpet. This year’s ceremony, which takes place on Feb. 1 at 5 p.m. PT, is held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Rap superstar Kedrick Lamar, who took home five awards at last year’s show, leads all artists with nine nominations. His late 2024 release, “GNX,” will compete for album of the years agaist Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” Justin Bieber’s “Swag,” Sabrina Carpenter’s “Man’s Best Friend,” Clipse’s “Let God Sort Em Out,” Lady Gaga’s “Meyhem,” Leon Thomas’ “Mutt” and Tyler, the Creator’s “Chromakopia.”
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Lady Gaga was close behind with seven nominations, beating her 2010 record of six and putting her in a tie for the second-most nominations with producers Jack Antonoff and Cirkut. She scored noms for album of the year, record of the year, song of the year, best pop solo performance, best pop vocal album, best dance pop recording and best traditional pop vocal album.
Third place was a four-way tie between breakout Leon Thomas, Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny and audio engineer and mixer Serban Ghenea, who all earned six noms.
One of the year’s biggest songs came from an unexpected source: Netflix. “Golden,” from the streamer’s animated smash hit “KPop Demon Hunters,” is competing for best song with Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra,” Doechii’s “Anxiety,” Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.,” Bad Bunny’s “DtMF,” Lamar and SZA’s “Luther,” Carpenter’s “Manchild” and Billie Eilish’s “Wildflower.”
Tracks competing for record of the year are Bad Bunny’s “DtMF,” Carpenter’s “Manchild,” Doechii’s “Axiety,” Eilish’s “Wildflower,” Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra,” Lamar and SZA’s “Luther,” Chappell Roan’s “The Subway” and Rosé and Mars’ “APT.”
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