Justin Bieber, Tate McRae, Kaytranada and More: Full List of 2026 Canadian Grammy Nominees

Canadian artists are scoring major 2026 Grammy nominations.

Some of the country’s biggest talents, including Justin Bieber, Tate McRae and Kaytranada, are heading to music’s biggest night next February, per this morning’s (Nov. 7) announcement.

Bieber racks up four nominations for his chart-topping Swag project, including album of the year, pop vocal album, pop solo performance for “Daisies,” and best R&B performance for “Yukon.” If he wins, it marks the start of an exciting comeback year for Bieber, who is headlining Coachella next April.

One of Bieber’s collaborators on the project, Tobias Jesso Jr., is nominated for songwriter of the year. The Billboard Canada Non-Performing Songwriter 2024 nominee is praised for collaborations with Dijon, Bon Iver, Haim, Miley Cyrus and newcomer Olivia Dean.

McRae earns her first-ever Grammy nomination in the best dance pop recording category for the F1® The Movie hit “Just Keep Watching.” The track has made waves on the Canadian Hot 100, peaking at No. 16. With years of mainstream success, it’s hard to believe it’s her first nomination.

Montreal producer Kaytranada fared well in the nominations, picking up best dance/electronic recording for "Space Invader" and best remixed recording for Mariah Carey’s 2005 track “Don’t Forget Us.” After ending his boycott of the Grammys last year, Drake’s collaboration with PARTYNEXTDOOR, “Somebody Loves Me,” notches a spot for best melodic rap performance.

Canadian metal group Spiritbox received a nomination for best metal performance for the third straight year, this time with "Soft Spine." Canadian jazz singer Laila Biali’s Wintersongs is nominated for best traditional pop vocal album, while conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin has two nominations for his opera work and singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell scores a nomination for best historical album.

In the technical categories, Halifax native Cirkut receives the highest number of Canadian nods — a total of seven nominations, including two record and song of the year nominations for Lady Gaga's "Abracadabra" and the ROSÉ-Bruno Mars collab "APT.," album of the year, producer of the year and best dance pop recording. Last year, he was recognized in two categories for work on Charli XCX's Brat. Canadian engineer Serban Ghenea earns six nominations for working with some of today's biggest pop stars, including Sabrina Carpenter.

Check out the full list of nominations here and find a list of Canadian Grammy nominees below:

Record of the Year

“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, producers; Jack Antonoff, Bryce Bordone, Jozef Caldwell, Serban Ghenea, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Michael Riddleberger & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineer

“Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga
Cirkut, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Paul LaMalfa, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

“APT.,” ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
Rogét Chahayed, Cirkut, Omer Fedi & Bruno Mars, producers; Serban Ghenea, Charles Moniz & Julian Vasquez, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer

Album of the Year

SWAG, Justin Bieber
Eddie Benjamin, Justin Bieber, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon, Carter Lang & Dylan Wiggins, producers; Felix Byrne & Josh Gudwin, engineers/mixers; Eddie Benjamin, Justin Bieber, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon Duenas, Tobias Jesso Jr., Carter Lang, Jackson Lee Morgan & Dylan Wiggins, songwriters; Dale Becker, mastering engineer

Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter
Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter & John Ryan, producers; Zem Adu, Jack Antonoff, Bryce Bordone, Jozef Caldwell, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, David Hart, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Jack Manning, Joey Miller, Michael Riddleberger, John Ryan, Laura Sisk & Evan Smith, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter & John Ryan, songwriters; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineers

MAYHEM, Lady Gaga
Cirkut, Lady Gaga, Gesaffelstein & Andrew Watt, producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Paul LaMalfa, engineers/mixers; Henry Walter, Lady Gaga, Mike Lévy, Michael Polansky & Andrew Watt, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Cirkut

• “Abracadabra” (Lady Gaga)

• “AEOMG” (Coco Jones)

• “APT.” (ROSÉ, Bruno Mars)

• “Big Sleep” (The Weeknd Featuring Giorgio Moroder)

• “Disease” (Lady Gaga)

• “IT girl” (JADE)

• “A Little More” (Ed Sheeran)

• Mayhem (Lady Gaga)

• “Red Terror” (The Weeknd)

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Tobias Jesso Jr.

• “Another Baby!” (Dijon)

• “Baby!” (Dijon)

• “Daisies” (Justin Bieber)

• “From” (Bon Iver)

• “Go Baby” (Justin Bieber)

• “Golden Burning Sun” (Miley Cyrus)

• “Man I Need” (Olivia Dean)

• “Relationships” (HAIM)

• “Walking Away” (Justin Bieber)

Best Pop Solo Performance

“DAISIES,” Justin Bieber

Best Pop Vocal Album

SWAG, Justin Bieber

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

“SPACE INVADER,” KAYTRANADA
KAYTRANADA, producer; KAYTRANADA, mixer

Best Dance Pop Recording

“Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga
Cirkut, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Serban Ghenea, mixer

“Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie).” Tate McRae
Tyler Spry & Ryan Tedder, producers; Manny Marroquin, mixer

Best Remixed Recording

“Don’t Forget About Us,” KAYTRANADA, remixer (Mariah Carey & KAYTRANADA)

Best Metal Performance

“Soft Spine,” Spiritbox

Best R&B Performance

“YUKON,” Justin Bieber

Best Melodic Rap Performance

“SOMEBODY LOVES ME,” PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Wintersongs, Laila Biali

Best Orchestral Performance

“Still & Bonds,” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

“Tesori: Grounded,” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Ben Bliss, Emily D’Angelo, Greer Grimsley & Kyle Miller; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus; George Brant)

Best Historical Album

Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980)
Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell)