Grammy nominations for 2026 were dished out recently. Here are the SoCal Sound artists who were given a nod or four...
Hayley Williams (from Paramore) has four Grammy nominations (Best Alt Music Album “Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party”/Best Rock Song “Glum”/Best Alt Music Perf “Parachute”/Best Rock Perf “Mirtazapine”).
(photo credit Hannah Gray Hall)
Also up for four, Jesse Welles (Best Folk Album “Under the Powerlines”/Best Americana Album “Middle”/Best American Roots Song “Middle”/Best Americana Perf “Horses”). Jesse is our November Artist in Residence! He's guest DJing every Saturday of the month on the SoCal Sound. Hear his shows here.
Wet leg have two nominations (Best Alt Music Album/Best Alt Music Perf “mangetout”).
(photo credit Matt Blake)
Here's a complete list of SoCal Sound nominated artists:
Alison Krauss & Union Station – 2 (Best Bluegrass Album “Arcadia”/Best American Roots Perf “Richmond On The James”)
Aterciopelados – 1 (Best Latin Rock or Alt Album “Gene Rebeldes”)
Billy Strings – 1 (Best Bluegrass Album “Highway Prayers”)
Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana, ASTROPICAL – 1 (Best Latin Rock or Alt Album “ASROPTICAL”)
Bon Iver – 2 (Best Alt Music Album “SABLE, fABLE”/Best Alt Music Perf “Everything Is Peaceful Love”). Me chatting with Justin Vernon from Bon Iver:
Charley Crockett – 1 (Best Traditional Country Album “Doller A Day”)
Djo – 1 (Best Album Cover "The Crux")
Elton John & Brandi Carlile – 2 Best Song Written For Visual Media “Never Too Late”/Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album “Who Believes in Angels”)
HAIM – 1 (Best Rock Album "i Quit")
Haley Williams – 4 (Best Alt Music Album “Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party”/Best Rock Song “Glum”/Best Alt Music Perf “Parachute”/Best Rock Perf “Mirtazapine”)
Jason Isbell – 3 (Best Folk Album “Foxes In The Snow”/Best American Roots Perf “Crimson And Clay”/Best American Roots Song “Foxes In the Snow”)
Jesse Welles – 4 (Best Fold Album “Under the Powerlines”/Best Americana Album “Middle”/Best American Roots Song “Middle”/Best Americana Perf “Horses”)
John Batiste/Randy Newman – 3 (Best Americana Album “Big Money”/Best American Roots Perf “Lonely Avenue” with Randy Newman/Best American Roots Song “Big Money”)
John Williams – 1 (Best Music Film “Music By John Williams”)
Joni Mitchell – 1 (Best Historical Album “Joni Mitchell Archives….”)
Larkin Poe – 1 (Best Americana Album “Bloom”)
Laufey – 1 (Best Traditionial Pop Vocal Album “A Matter of Time”)
Lola Young – 2 (Best New Artist/Best Solo Perf “Messy”)
Lucas Nelson – 1 (Best Traditional Country Album “Amerian Romance”)
Margo Price – 2 (Best Traditional Country Album “Hard Headed Woman”/Best Country Duo/Group Perf “Love Me Like You Used to Do” with Tyler Childers”)
Mavis Staples – 1 (Best American Perf “Godspeed” Frank Ocean cover)
Molly Tuttle – 1 (Best Americana Album “So Log Little Miss Sunshine”)
Natalia Lafourcade - 1 (Best Latin Pop Album “Cancionera”). Natalia Lafourcade & Silvana Estrada Interview with Byron Gonzalez here.
OK Go – 1 (Best Music Video “Love”). Here is their recent SoCal Sound session with Mookie:
Patty Griffin – 1 (Best Folk Album “Crown of Roses”)
Perfume Genius – 1 (Best Album Cover “Glory”)
Pharrell Williams – 4 (Best Music Film “Piece By Piece”/Best Rap Perf “Chains & Whips”/Best Rap Song “The Birds Don’t Sing”/Album of the Year “Let God Sort Em Out”)
Raye – 1 (Best Music Film “Raye”)
The Cure – 2 (Best Alt Music Album “Songs Of A Lost World”/Best Alt Music Performance “Alone”)
The Marias – 1 (Best New Artist). A SoCal Sound session with the Marias here.
Tyler Childers – 4 (Best Country Solo Perf “Nose On The Grindstone”/Best Country Duo/Group Perf“Love Me Like You Used to Do” with Margo Price /Best Country Song “Bitin’ List”/Best Contemporary Album “Snipe Hunter”)
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – 1 Best Rock Song “As Alive As You Need Me To Be”)
Wet Leg – 2 (Best Alt Music Album/Best Alt Music Perf “mangetout”). Wet Leg chatting with Nic Harcourt:
Willie Nelson – 2 “Best Americana Album “Last Leaf on the Tree”/Best Traditional Country Album “Oh What a Beautiful World”)
Outside of our format, nominees for the top Grammys including Best Album/Song/Record, etc. are Bad Bunny, Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Clipse, Pusha T, and Mallice, Lady Gaga, and Kendrick Lamar.
The Grammys are Feb. 1 at Crypto.com arena.
Until next time, my pretties...
- julie xox
