| Artist(s) | Category | Title & YouTube Link |
| Addison Rae |
Best New Artist |
n/a |
| Ledisi |
Best Traditional R&B Performance |
Love You Too |
| Ledisi * |
Best R&B Album |
The Crown |
| Aaron Bolton, Dudley Alexander Duverne, Gloria Woods, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Janae Wherry, Tyler Okonma & Rex Zamor, songwriters (Tyler, The Creator featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne) |
Best Rap Song |
Sticky |
| Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade [w] |
Best Jazz Performance |
Windows (Live) |
| Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade |
Best Jazz Instrumental Album |
Trilogy 3 (Live) |
| Sullivan Fortner featuring Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore [w] |
Best Jazz Instrumental Album |
Southern Nights |
| Branford Marsalis Quartet |
Best Jazz Instrumental Album |
Belonging |
| John Patitucci featuring Chris Potter & Brian Blade |
Best Jazz Instrumental Album |
Spirit Fall |
| Lainey Wilson |
Best Country Solo Performance |
Somewhere Over Laredo |
| Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert & Lainey Wilson |
Best Country Duo/Group Performance |
Trailblazer |
| Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson, songwriters |
Best Country Song |
Somewhere Over Laredo |
| Jon Batiste featuring Randy Newman |
Best American Roots Performance |
Lonely Avenue |
| Jon Batiste, Mike Elizondo & Steve McEwan, songwriters |
Best American Roots Song |
Big Money |
| Jon Batiste [w] |
Best Americana Album |
Big Money |
| Buddy Guy [w] |
Best Traditional Blues Album |
Ain't Done With The Blues |
| Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush |
Best Traditional Blues Album |
Young Fashioned Ways |
| Maria Muldaur * |
Best Traditional Blues Album |
One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey |
| Samantha Fish * |
Best Contemporary Blues Album |
Paper Doll |
| Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet |
Best Regional Roots Music Album |
Live at Vaughan's (see credits) |
| Preservation Brass & Preservation Hall Jazz Band |
Best Regional Roots Music Album |
For Fat Man (see credits) |
| Kyle Roussel |
Best Regional Roots Music Album |
Church of New Orleans (see credits) |
| Trombone Shorty and New Breed Brass Band |
Best Regional Roots Music Album |
Second Line Sunday (see credits) |
| Various Artists (Joel Savoy & Steve Berlin, producers) [w] |
Best Regional Roots Music Album |
A Tribute to the King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier (see credits) |
| PJ Morton & Darrel Walls |
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance / Song |
Amazing |
| PJ Morton & Darrel Walls [w] |
Best Gospel Album |
Heart of Mine |
Various Artists * [w]
(Grammy goes to album producers) |
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media |
Sinners |
| Greer Grimsley, et al |
Best Opera Recording |
Tesori: Grounded |
| Alyson Humphrey Smith |
Music Educator Award |
A.C. Steere Elementary School (Shreveport, LA) |
| Notes: Recording eligibility period was August 31, 2024 – August 30, 2025. Nominees were announced on November 7, 2025. - Trombone Shorty was a presenter and performer at the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony, which streamed live before the awards show (Trombone Shorty took part in a multi-artist performance of Earth, Wind & Fire's "Shining Star"). - Watch Trombone Shorty and New Breed Brass Band perform on the 2026 Pre-Grammys Red Carpet. - Lainey Wilson and Jeff Goldblum presented the award for Best Contemporary Country Album. - First time nominee Addison Rae performed her song "Fame Is a Gun". Watch a Red Carpet interview with Addison Rae. - Jon Batiste and Lucky Daye joined Ms. Lauryn Hill for a medley of D'Angelo and Roberta Flack songs in the 'In Memoriam' segment. - Watch a Red Carpet interview with Jon Batiste. Watch another interview with Jon Batiste. - Guitarist June Yamagishi (of Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet) was included in GQ's "The 15 Best-Dressed Men at the Grammys 2026" list. - Trombone Shorty makes a guest appearance on Ledisi's "The Crown" album. - The Mavis Staples song "Godspeed" won the Grammy fot Best Americana Performance. It was written by former NOLA resident Frank Ocean. - Backing musicians on Maria Muldaur's "One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey" album include David Torkanowsky and Tuba Skinny (Craig Flory, Greg Sherman, Max Bien-Kahn, Shaye Cohn, Barnabus Jones, Todd Burdick, and Robin Rapuzzi). - "Paper Doll", by New Orleans-based blues rock artist Samantha Fish, includes songwriting collaborations with both Jim McCormick and Anders Osborne. The executive producer was Rueben Williams. - The "Sinners" compilation soundtrack includes tracks by Bobby Rush and Buddy Guy. Musicians include Bobby Rush, Buddy Guy, Jeffrey Broussard, Carl LeBlanc, Leyla McCalla, Sabine McCalla, Victor Campbell and Alvin Youngblood Hart. Beth Patterson is a background vocalist on the track "The Rocky Road to Dublin". |
