Deftones, Linkin Park, Sleep Token, Turnstile, Ghost, & More Among 2026 GRAMMY Award Nominees

The Recording Academy has unveiled the nominees for the 2026 GRAMMY Awards, set to take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA on February 1st. The nominations were revealed during a livestream event held this morning (November 7th).

This year’s ‘Best Metal Performance’ category showcases a powerful mix of established icons and new-generation leaders, featuring Sleep Token, Dream Theater, Turnstile, Ghost, and Spiritbox. The nominees for both ‘Best Metal Performance’ and ‘Best Rock Album’ were announced by Sharon Osbourne alongside her children Jack and Kelly Osbourne.

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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) (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”
Hayley 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”

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Additional rock and metal categories will be updated as they are announced ahead of the 2026 GRAMMY Awards ceremony.

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