The nominees are in for the 2026 ‘GRAMMY Awards‘. Next year’s annual celebration of the music industry will take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA on February 01st. This morning (November 07th) saw a livestreamed event held to reveal those up for the awards.
Those in contention for this year’s ‘Best Metal Performance’ include alternative metal breakout stars Sleep Token, previous GRAMMY Award winning prog metal virtuosos Dream Theater, melodic hardcore stars Turnstile, Swedish occult rock titans Ghost and Canadian alternative metal outfit Spiritbox. Sharon Osbourne and her children Jack and Kelly announced the nominees for both this year’s ‘Best Metal Performance’ and ‘Best Rock Album’ categories.
Best Metal Performance:
Dream Theater – “Night Terror“
Ghost – “Lachryma“
Sleep Token – “Emergence“
Spiritbox – “Soft Spine“
Turnstile – “Birds“
Best Rock Album:
Deftones – “private music“
HAIM – “I Quit“
Linkin Park – “From Zero“
Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH“
YUNGBLUD – “Idols“
Best Rock Performance:
Amyl And The Sniffers – “U Should Not Be Doing That“
Linkin Park – “The Emptiness Machine“
Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH“
Hayley Williams – “Mirtazapine“
YUNGBLUD – “Changes” (live from Villa Park, Back To The Beginning) (Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne cover) (feat. Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman and II)
Best Rock Song:
Nine Inch Nails – “As Alive As You Need Me To Be“
Sleep Token – “Caramel“
Haley Williams – “Glum“
Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH“
YUNGBLUD – “Zombie“
Best Alternative Music Performance:
Bon Iver – “Everything Is Peaceful Love“
The Cure – “Alone“
Turnstile – “SEEIN’ STARS“
Wet Leg – “mangetout“
Hayley Williams – “Parachute“
Best Alternative Music Album:
Bon Iver – “SABLE, fABLE“
The Cure – “Songs Of A Lost World“
Tyler, The Creator – “Don’t Tap The Glass“
Wet Leg – “moisturizer“
Hayley Williams – “Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party“
Best Song Written For Visual Media:
Nine Inch Nails – “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” (‘Tron: Ares‘)
HUNTR/X – “Golden” (‘KPop Demon Hunters)
Elton John/Brandi Carlile – “Never Too Late” (‘Elton John: Never Too Late‘)
Jayme Lawson – “Pale, Pale Moon” (‘Sinners‘
Rod Wave – “Sinners“
The full list of this year’s nominees can be found over at grammy.com.
