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Grammy Awards announce 2026 nominations with Kendrick Lamar leading. See the list of the nominees.

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Grammy Awards announce 2026 nominations with Kendrick Lamar leading. See the list of the nominees.

The 68th Grammy Awards nominations are out with Kendrick Lamar leading with nine nods.

Following Lamar, Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Canadian record producer and songwriter Cirkut received seven nominations. Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Leon Thomas and Serban Ghenea were all nominated in six categories.

Music released between Aug. 31, 2024, and Aug. 30, 2025, is eligible for Grammy nominations — meaning some notable recent winners, including Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, were not eligible for nominations.

This year’s awards include two new categories: best traditional country album and best album cover. The existing best country album category was renamed to best contemporary country album.

The award show will take place on Sunday, Feb. 1, in Los Angeles. It will air on CBS and Paramount+.

Here’s a look at the 2026 Grammy Awards nominees:

Album of the Year

“DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” — Bad Bunny
“SWAG” — Justin Bieber
“Man’s Best Friend” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Let God Sort Em Out” — Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
“MAYHEM” — Lady Gaga
“GNX” — Kendrick Lamar
“MUTT” — Leon Thomas
“CHROMAKOPIA” — Tyler, The Creator

Song of the Year

“Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
“Anxiety” – Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
“APT.” – Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park, Theron Thomas & Henry Walter, songwriters (ROSÉ, Bruno Mars)
“DtMF” – Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Hugo René Sención Sanabria, Tyler Thomas Spry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, songwriters (Bad Bunny)
“Golden” [From “KPop Demon Hunters”] – EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X:EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)
“luther” – Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar, Solána Rowe, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar With SZA)
“Manchild” – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
“WILDFLOWER” – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

Record of the Year

“DtMF” — Bad Bunny
“Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Anxiety” — Doechii
“WILDFLOWER” — Billie Eilish
“Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga
“luther” — Kendrick Lamar With SZA
“The Subway” — Chappell Roan
“APT.” — ROSÉ, Bruno Mars

Best New Artist

Olivia Dean
KATSEYE
The Marias
Addison Rae
sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young

Producer of the year, non-classical

Dan Auerbach
Cirkut
Dijon
Blake Mills
Sounwave

Songwriter of the year, non-classical

Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Tobias Jesso Jr.
Laura Veltz

Best album cover

“CHROMAKOPIA” — Shaun Llewellyn & Luis “Panch” Perez, art directors (Tyler, The Creator)
“The Crux” — William Wesley II, art director (Djo)
“Debí Tirar Más Fotos” — Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, art director (Bad Bunny)
“Glory” — Cody Critcheloe & Andrew J.S., art directors (Perfume Genius)
“moisturizer” — Hester Chambers, Ellis Durand, Henry Holmes, Matt de Jong, Jamie-James Medina, Joshua Mobaraki & Rhian Teasdale, art directors (Wet Leg)

Best pop solo performance

“DAISIES” — Justin Bieber
“Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Disease” — Lady Gaga
“The Subway” — Chappell Roan
“Messy” — Lola Young

Best pop duo/group performance

“Defying Gravity” — Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
“Golden” [From “KPop Demon Hunters”] — HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
“Gabriela” — KATSEYE
“APT.” — ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
“30 For 30” — SZA Featuring Kendrick Lamar

Best pop vocal album

“SWAG” — Justin Bieber
“Man’s Best Friend” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Something Beautiful” — Miley Cyrus
“MAYHEM” — Lady Gaga
“I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)” — Teddy Swims

Best rock performance

“U Should Not Be Doing That” — Amyl and The Sniffers
“The Emptiness Machine” — Linkin Park
“NEVER ENOUGH” — Turnstile
“Mirtazapine” — Hayley Williams
“Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning” — YUNGBLUD Featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II

Best metal performance

“Night Terror” — Dream Theater
“Lachryma” — Ghost
“Emergence” — Sleep Token
“Soft Spine” — Spiritbox
“BIRDS” — Turnstile

Best rock song

“As Alive As You Need Me To Be” — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
“Caramel” — Vessel1 & Vessel2, songwriters (Sleep Token)
“Glum” — Daniel James & Hayley Williams, songwriters (Hayley Williams)
“NEVER ENOUGH” — Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory, Meg Mills & Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile)
“Zombie” — Dominic Harrison & Matt Schwartz, songwriters (YUNGBLUD)

Best rock album

“private music” — Deftones
“I quit” — HAIM
“From Zero” — Linkin Park
“NEVER ENOUGH” — Turnstile
“Idols” — YUNGBLUD

Best R&B performance

“YUKON” — Justin Bieber
“It Depends” — Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller
“Folded” — Kehlani
“MUTT (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk)” — Leon Thomas
“Heart Of A Woman” — Summer Walker

Best R&B song

“Folded” — Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Dawit Kamal Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani)
“Heart Of A Woman” — David Bishop & Summer Walker, songwriters (Summer Walker)
“It Depends” — Nico Baran, Chris Brown, Ant Clemons, Ephrem Lopez Jr., Ryan Press, Bryson Tiller, Elliott Trent & Dewain Whitmore Jr., songwriters (Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller)
“Overqualified” — James John Abrahart Jr & Durand Bernarr, songwriters (Durand Bernarr)
“YES IT IS” — Jariuce Banks, Lazaro Andres Camejo, Mike Hector, Peter Lee Johnson, Rodney Jones Jr., Ali Prawl & Leon Thomas, songwriters (Leon Thomas)

Best R&B album

“BELOVED” — GIVĒON
“Why Not More?” — Coco Jones
“The Crown” — Ledisi
“Escape Room” — Teyana Taylor
“MUTT” — Leon Thomas

Best rap performance

“Outside” — Cardi B
“Chains & Whips” — Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
“Anxiety” — Doechii
“tv off” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay
“Darling, I” — Tyler, The Creator Featuring Teezo Touchdown

Best rap song

“Anxiety” — Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
“The Birds Don’t Sing” — Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton, Pharrell Williams & Stevie Wonder, songwriters (Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring John Legend & Voices Of Fire)
“Sticky” — Aaron Bolton, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Dudley Alexander Duverne, Tyler Okonma, Janae Wherry, Gloria Woods & Rex Zamor, songwriters (Tyler, The Creator Featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne)
“TGIF” — Lucas Alegria, Dillon Brophy, Yakki Davis, Jess Jackson, Ronnie Jackson, Mario Mims, Jorge M. Taveras & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)
“tv off” — Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay)

Best rap album

“Let God Sort Em Out” — Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
“GLORIOUS” — GloRilla
“God Does Like Ugly” — JID
“GNX” — Kendrick Lamar
“CHROMAKOPIA” — Tyler, The Creator

Best country solo performance

“Nose On The Grindstone” — Tyler Childers
“Good News” — Shaboozey
“Bad As I Used To Be” [From “F1® The Movie”] — Chris Stapleton
“I Never Lie” — Zach Top
“Somewhere Over Laredo” — Lainey Wilson

Best country duo/group performance

“A Song To Sing” — Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton
“Trailblazer” — Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson
“Love Me Like You Used To Do” — Margo Price & Tyler Childers
“Amen” — Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
“Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame” — George Strait, Chris Stapleton

Best country song

“Bitin’ List” — Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)
“Good News” — Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman & Jacob Torrey, songwriters (Shaboozey)
“I Never Lie” — Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top, songwriters (Zach Top)
“Somewhere Over Laredo” — Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson, songwriters (Lainey Wilson)
“A Song To Sing” — Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton)

Best traditional country album

“Dollar A Day” — Charley Crockett
“American Romance” — Lukas Nelson
“Oh What A Beautiful World” — Willie Nelson
“Hard Headed Woman” — Margo Price
“Ain’t In It For My Health” — Zach Top

Best contemporary country album

“Patterns” — Kelsea Ballerini
“Snipe Hunter” — Tyler Childers
“Evangeline Vs. The Machine” — Eric Church
“Beautifully Broken” — Jelly Roll
“Postcards From Texas” — Miranda Lambert

For a complete list of all 95 categories, visit GRAMMY.com.

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Taylor Swift donates $1 million to Feeding America, group says

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Taylor Swift donates million to Feeding America, group says

Pop star Taylor Swift has donated $1 million to Feeding America just days before Christmas, the nonprofit said Tuesday.

Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot said the organization, which oversees a network of food banks, food pantries and local meal programs, was “incredibly grateful” for the gift.

“This holiday season, (Swift’s) continued support is a powerful reminder of what is possible when we unite to end hunger,” Babineaux-Fontenot said on Instagram. “When we join together alongside people facing hunger, we can make sure families have a full table this holiday season and beyond.”

Swift has not publicly commented on the donation. Swift’s team did not immediately respond to a request for comment from CBS News.

Roughly 14% of U.S. households reported being food insecure between January and October of 2025, Purdue University researchers recently found. Babineaux-Fontenot said during an appearance on CBS News’ “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” last month that Feeding America has been seeing more demand than it can keep up with.

“Unfortunately the lines are longer than the food that is available,” she said.

It’s not the first time Swift has made headlines for her donations. The singer-songwriter donated $100,000 to the family of a local radio host who was killed in the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade in February 2024. Swift also donated $1 million to Tennessee tornado relief in 2023.

The self-made billionaire also gifted large bonuses to the dozens of crew members who were part of her record-breaking Eras Tour.

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PIA privatisation reflects govt’s resolve to overhaul aviation sector: CAA DG

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PIA privatisation reflects govt’s resolve to overhaul aviation sector: CAA DG

A representational image of PIA plane. — APP/File

Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) Director General Nadir Shafi Dar on Tuesday said the successful privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was a clear testament to the government’s resolve to transform the country’s aviation sector.

In a statement, Dar credited Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Secretary Defence Lt Gen Muhammad Ali for extending critical support that enabled the PCAA to carry out key reforms, leading to the removal of aviation restrictions imposed by the European Commission and the United Kingdom.

He said the lifting of these restrictions played a pivotal role in the success of the privatisation process, significantly enhancing investor confidence and pushing PIA’s bid value from Rs10 billion in 2024 to Rs135 billion in the latest auction.

Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) Director General Nadir Shafi Dar. — Geo News

The DG CAA noted that the successful bidding of PIA would help spur the growth of Pakistani airlines and pave the way for opening new global destinations with direct connectivity from Pakistan.

He further said that the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has expressed full confidence in the oversight and regulatory capabilities of the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, terming it a key endorsement of the reforms undertaken in recent years.

The Arif Habib Corporation Limited–led consortium acquired a majority stake in PIA with the highest bid of Rs135 billion in an auction held for the privatisation process of the national flag carrier.

During the open auction round, Arif Habib raised its bid from Rs115 billion to Rs135 billion after the Lucky Cement Limited–led consortium increased its earlier bid of Rs101.5 billion to Rs134 billion in the second round of the open-bidding.

Arif Habib, the chief of Arif Habib Group, described the development as the “triumph of Pakistan”.

He maintained that the PIA privatisation would help boost investment in the country, adding that it would also attract foreign investment in Pakistan.

The businessman lauded the government for successfully conducting the bidding process, saying the Privatisation Commission completed the entire process in a transparent manner. “We will work hard to make this airline great again,” he added.

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Aubrey O’Day opens up about disturbing Sean “Diddy” Combs allegations, and her hopes of “speaking for the underdogs”

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Aubrey O’Day opens up about disturbing Sean “Diddy” Combs allegations, and her hopes of “speaking for the underdogs”

Warning: This content discusses allegations of sexual assault, which some may find distressing.

Danity Kane’s Aubrey O’Day is opening up about a witness affidavit that alleged she was sexually assaulted by Sean “Diddy” Combs.

O’Day sat down with CBS News for her first network interview since Netflix’s new documentary, “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” was released. A clip from the documentary shows O’Day reading from an affidavit that describes an alleged sexual assault involving her, Combs, and another man while she was “looking very inebriated.” She says she has no memory of the alleged incident, but it has left her with questions.

O’Day left with questions after shocking affidavit

“Does this mean I was raped? Is that what this means? I don’t even know if I was raped. And I don’t want to know,” said O’Day in the documentary, which has received a reported 40 million views globally in its first two weeks.

In a statement to CBS News, a spokesman for Combs said that the music mogul “categorically denies the allegations in the Netflix documentary,” saying that “he has never sexually assaulted anyone.” Combs plans to address these matters “in the appropriate legal forum” rather than “speculation from anonymous affidavits,” the statement continued. Combs is currently serving a 50-month sentence in a New Jersey federal prison after being convicted on prostitution-related charges.

O’Day once worked closely with Combs, who helped found Danity Kane on his reality show “Making the Band” in 2005 before he ultimately disbanded the group in 2009. Speaking about Combs in the documentary brought up a lot of painful moments for O’Day, who said she’s still processing the information.

She wanted to make sure the person who wrote the affidavit is “100 percent certain” it was her and that they didn’t confuse her with another bandmate or doppelgänger.

“The story that they have told has been consistent for two years in every area that they’ve been in,” O’Day said. To this day, O’Day still doesn’t know what happened.

O’Day has previously emphasized the role of forgiveness in her journey through the entertainment industry, saying that it starts with forgiving yourself.

“I forgive myself. That was the hard one,” she said. “The feelings that I’ve had throughout all of this really come down to, like, forgiving myself for misplacing abuse, or attention, or acknowledgment as love. Those weren’t one in the same. And so I had to forgive myself first.”

Living her purpose

When it comes to forgiving Combs, O’Day said it doesn’t really matter.

“Do I forgive him? I don’t think that matters to the bigger picture. I think that he needs to do the work to forgive himself,” O’Day said.

Right now, O’Day said her focus is going to remain on the survivors and pushing for systematic change.

“I want to be helping people, and speaking for the underdogs, and speaking for the voices that aren’t being heard. And I didn’t necessarily get to spend the majority of my life yet being able to live in my purpose,” she said.

Combs is expected to be released from prison in May 2028, according to online prison records. While some rumors have swirled about the possibility of a presidential pardon, a senior White House official called the reports “speculation” and told CBS News any decisions on pardons would come directly from President Trump.

Marc Agnifilo, the lead attorney for Combs, told “CBS Mornings” in August that he hasn’t had any conversations about a possible pardon: “I have not spoken to the president. I have not spoken to anybody who speaks to the president about Sean Combs. I have not.”

O’Day doesn’t believe Mr. Trump would pardon Combs.

“I think the only reason, in my opinion, that the president would pardon ‘Diddy’ is if it worked well for him in midterms, in regards to gathering a certain voting base,” she said. “The moves are always strategic, and the moves right now are about midterms.”