Justin Bieber, Tate McRae, Drake and more Canadian musicians are among the nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards.
Bieber earned four nods for his surprise comeback album Swag, including best pop vocal album and album of the year. This is Bieber’s fifth pop vocal album nod, putting him in a tie with Justin Timberlake for most nominations for a male in that category. His track Daisies is also up for best pop solo performance, and Yukon is up for best R&B performance.
WATCH | The official music video for Yukon:
Cirkut leads Canadian noms
Halifax producer Cirkut, a previous Grammy winner, nabbed seven nominations, the most of any Canadian artists this year. His nominations include producer of the year, non-classical, for tracks on Lady Gaga’s album Mayhem, Ed Sheeran’s Play and more.
He is also up for record of the year for both Lady Gaga’s Abracadabra and Bruno Mars and Rosé’s Apt, as well as album of the year for Mayhem and best dance pop recording for Abracadabra.
Tate McRae earns 1st nominations
Calgary pop star Tate McRae earned her first ever Grammy nomination for best dance pop recording for her track Just Keep Watching from the F1 soundtrack. The soundtrack is also nominated for best compilation soundtrack for visual media.
Previous nominees and winners earn nods
Vancouver’s Tobias Jesso Jr., who won the songwriter of the year Grammy in 2023, is nominated again for songwriter of the year, non-classical, for his work on Swag as well as tracks such as Olivia Dean’s Man I Need, Haim’s Relationships and more.
WATCH | The official music video for Abracadabra:
Victoria metal band Spiritbox is also up for best metal performance. The group was nominated in the same category in 2024 and 2025.
Audio engineer and mixer Serban Ghenea, who has won 23 Grammys, picked up six nominations including record of the year for his work on Sabrina Carpenter’s Manchild and Lady Gaga’s Abracadabra. The Montreal-based musician will also compete in the album of the year category for Man’s Best Friend as well as best dance pop recording for Abracadabra.
Drake returns, the Weeknd is shut out
Drake, who was last nominated at the 2024 Grammys, earned a nomination for best melodic rap performance with PartyNextDoor for their song Somebody Loves Me.
WATCH | The official audio for Somebody Loves Me:
The Weeknd, who sided with Kendrick Lamar in his rap beef with Drake, did not receive any nominations despite ending his years-long Grammy boycott.
His most recent album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, was released in January within the eligibility parameters. Cirkut was nominated for his production work on the album.
The full list of Canadians nominated is below:
Album of the year:
Justin Bieber, Swag (Bieber, Tobias Jesso Jr. for songwriting)
Lady Gaga, Mayhem (Cirkut for production)
Sabrina Carpenter, Man’s Best Friend (Serban Ghenea for mixing and engineering)
Record of the year:
Lady Gaga, Abracadabra (Cirkut for production, Serban Ghenea for mixing and engineering)
Rosé and Bruno Mars, Apt. (Cirkut for production)
Sabrina Carpenter, Manchild (Serban Ghenea for mixing and engineering)
Songwriter of the year:
Tobias Jesso Jr. (Justin Bieber, Daisies, Go Baby, Walking Away; Dijon, Another Baby, Baby; Bon Iver, From; Miley Cyrus, Golden Burning Sun; Olivia Dean, Man I Need; Haim, Relationships)
Producer of the year, non-classical:
Cirkut (Lady Gaga, Abracadabra, Mayhem and Disease, Coco Jones, AEOMG; Rosé and Bruno Mars Apt.; The Weeknd, Big Sleep and Red Terror; Ed Sheeran, A Little More)
Best pop vocal album:
Justin Bieber, Swag
Best traditional pop vocal album:
Laila Biali, Wintersongs
Best pop solo performance:
Justin Bieber, Daisies
Best R&B performance:
Justin Bieber, Yukon
Best melodic rap performance:
PartyNextDoor and Drake, Somebody Loves Me
Best metal performance:
Spiritbox, Soft Spine
Best dance pop recording:
Tate McRae, Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie)
Lady Gaga, Abracadabra (Cirkut for production, Serban Ghenea for mixing and engineering)
Best best dance/electronic recording:
Kaytranada, Space Invader
Best remixed recording:
Mariah Carey and Kaytranada, Don’t Forget About Us
Best orchestral performance:
Still & Bonds, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
Best opera recording:
Tesori: Grounded, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and George Brant (Yannick Nézet-Séguin for conducting, Emily D’Angelo for production)
Kouyoumdjian: Adoration, Silvana Quartet and the Choir Of Trinity Wall Street (Miriam Khalil for production)
Best compilation soundtrack for visual media:
Sinners, (Peter Dreimanis from July Talk performs on Pick Poor Robin Clean)
F1 the Album (Tate McRae, Just Keep Watching)
Best immersive audio album:
Justin Gray, Immersed (Drew Jurecka for production)
Best historical album:
Joni Mitchell, Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980)
Best country solo performance:
Tyler Childers, Nose on the Grindstone (Shawn Everett for mixing)
Best contemporary country album:
Tyler Childers, Snipe Hunter (Shawn Everett for mixing)
Best alternative music album:
Bon Iver, SABLE, fABLE (Shawn Everett for mixing)
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