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Taylor Swift is one of the most influential, revolutionary and decorated music artists in the business.With countless accolades and a collection of fan-favorite albums in her portfolio,Swifties couldn’t wait to hear what Taylor was nominated for at the2026 Grammy Awards.But when the Recording Academy didn’t say her name during its November7,2025,nominations announcement,fans wondered whether she was nominated for anything.
Below, find out whether or not Taylor was nominated at the Grammys for her2025 album,The Life of a Showgirl.
When Are the2026 Grammy Awards?
The2026 Grammy Awards will take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California,on February1,2026.
How Can I Watch the2026 Grammys From Home?
The2026 Grammy Awards will be live on CBS and available to stream on Paramount+.
Was Taylor Swift Nominated forLife of a Showgirlat the2026 Grammys?
No,Taylor was not nominated for any2026 Grammy Awards.She released her new album,The Life of a Showgirl,on October3,2025,which missed the Recording Academy’s eligibility window.
Why Wasn’t Taylor Swift Nominated for a Grammy in2026?
In order to be nominated for a Grammy Award next year,an artist had to have released music between August31,2024,and August30,2025..Therefore,Taylor’s new album was not eligible for a nomination.The “Fate of Ophelia” artist was not snubbed by the Recording Academy.
Taylor has discussed how crushing it can feel for an artist not to receive an award.During a2015 interview with Grammy Pro,perE! News,the “Karma” hitmaker revealed how she handled losing the2014 Album of the Year award.
“I went home,and I cried a little bit,and I got In-N-Out Burger and ate a lot,”Taylor said,pointing out that she skipped the after-parties that year.
However,she acknowledged that artists “don’t make music so we can like win a lot of awards.”
“But you have to take your cues from somewhere if you’re going to continue to evolve,”the “Fearless” artist explained.“You have a few options when you don’t win an award.For one,you can decide like,’Ugh,they’re wrong.They all voted wrong.’Second,you can be like,’I’m gonna go up on the stage and take the mic from whoever did win it,’ or third,you can say,’Maybe they’re right.Maybe I did not make the record of my career.Maybe I need to fix the problem,’ which was that I have not been making sonically cohesive albums.”
How Many Grammys Has Taylor Swift Won?
Taylor has14 Grammy Awards under her belt,with more than50 nominations altogether.At the2024 Grammys,she made history by becoming the first artist to win the Album of the Year award four times upon the release ofMidnights.
Taylor will likely be nominated in at least one category at the2027 Grammys.
