Here Are the Grammy Nominees in the ‘Big Six’ General Field Categories

When the 68th annual Grammy nominations were announced on Friday (Nov. 7), four artists – Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and Lady Gaga – found themselves nominated in the three highest-profile categories – album, record and song of the year. It’s the third time that Lamar has received nominations in all three of these categories in the same year, the second year in a row that Carpenter has managed that sweep; the first time Gaga has done it since 2010 and the first time Bunny has ever done it.

Bad Bunny is the first Latin artist to receive Grammy nods in all three of these categories in the same year. He is nominated in the album category for the second time with Debí Tirar Más Fotos, after first being nominated three years ago with Un Verano Sin Ti. These are the only all-Spanish-language albums to be nominated in the category. He is also nominated for record and song of the year with “DtMF.” The latter is the second all-Spanish-language song to be nominated for both record and song of the year, following Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” (featuring Justin Bieber).

Seven of the nominees for record of the year are also nominated for song of the year. The only difference between the two sets of nominees is that Chappell Roan’s “The Subway” is up for record and not song, while “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters is up for song and not record. It’s the first time there was just one difference in the two lists since the 2015 ceremony, when Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” (featuring Charli xcx) was up for record but not song, while Hozier’s “Take Me to Church” was up for song but not record.

Record of the year honors a specific recording of a song and goes to the artist, producer, engineer/mixer and mastering engineer. Song of the year honors the song itself and goes to the songwriter.

All 95 Grammy categories are important to the people in those fields of endeavor, but there are six categories that are closely-watched by just about everybody – the six categories in the General Field – album, record and song of the year, which date back to the first Grammy ceremony in 1959; best new artist, which was added for the second Grammy ceremony in 1960; producer of the year, non-classical, which was added in 1975; and songwriter of the year, non-classical, which was added in 2023.

Here’s a complete list of the nominees in the six General Field categories, with notes on each category.