Overview
- Kendrick Lamar tops this year’s field with nine nominations, followed by Lady Gaga with seven, while Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter each have six.
- Bad Bunny is reported to be the first Spanish-language artist nominated across album, record and song.
- Brazilian stars Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia are nominated for Best Global Music Album for "Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo."
- Trevor Noah hosts the 68th Grammys in Los Angeles; in Brazil the show airs live on TNT and Max/HBO Max from about 9:15–9:30 p.m. Brasília time.
- Analysts point to membership shifts since 2019 and changing listening habits as factors making the major categories especially hard to call.