Here’s Every Rock and Metal Band Nominated for the 2026 Grammy’s

by The Metalverse

Updated November 08, 2025

The Grammys are one of the biggest cultural events in music, and today, the Recording Academy released the full list of Grammy nominees. Find the full list of rock and metal nominations below.

Turstile took the lead with 3 Grammy Nominations, followed by Yungblud and Hayley Williams with 2 each. Sleep Token is also up for their first Grammy nomination in their career.

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Rock and Metal Grammy Nominees

Best Rock Song

As Alive As You Need Me to Be - Nine Inch Nails
Caramel - Sleep Token
Glum - Hayley Williams
Never Enough - Turnstile
Zombie - Yungblud

Best Rock Album

Private Music - Deftones
I Quit - Haim
From Zero - Linkin Park
Never Enough - Turnstile
Idols - Yungblud

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) - Yungblud featuring Nino Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, and II (of Sleep Token)

Best Metal Performance

Night Terror - Dream Theater
Lachryma - Ghost
Emergence - Sleep Token
Soft Spine - Spiritbox
Birds - Turnstile

Best Alternative Music Album

Sable, Fable - Bon Iver
Songs of a Lost World - The Cure
Don't Tap the Glass - Tyler, the Creator
Moisturizer - Wet Leg
Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party - Hayley Williams

Best Alternative Music Performance

Everything Is Peaceful Love - Bon Iver
Alone - The Cure
Seein' Stars - Turnstile
Mangetout - Wet Leg
Parachute - Hayley Williams