The Grammy Awards Are Rocking- (For A Change)

TC here and I have said many times, “Music Isn’t A Competition” , however, with so much attention being paid to heavy music in the 2026 Grammy Nominations – I have to give a nod to the rockers dominating the lists of nominees in many categories. There’s a whole lotta talent going on……

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 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, II (Sleep Token)

Best Rock Album

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

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

Blues Talent Is On Point Too

Best Traditional Blues Album

• Ain’t Done With The Blues — Buddy Guy
• Room On The Porch — Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
• One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey — Maria Muldaur
• Look Out Highway — Charlie Musselwhite
• Young Fashioned Ways — Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush

Best Contemporary Blues Album

• Breakthrough — Joe Bonamassa
• Paper Doll — Samantha Fish
• A Tribute To LJK — Eric Gales
• Preacher Kids — Robert Randolph
• Family — Southern Avenue

The 2026 GRAMMY Awards happen Sunday, February 1, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

The ceremony will be broadcast live on the CBS and stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

Congrats to all!