Taylor Swift 2026 Grammy Awards Snub Why Pop Star Receives Zero

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Dec 4, 2025, 5:27 PM

taylor swift 2026 grammy awards snub why pop star receives zero

Taylor Swift talks about releasing her album “The Life of a Showgirl,” Travis Kelce trying to distract her from his surprise proposal and why she’s not performing at the Super Bowl. Taylor Swift can't check off more Grammy nominations from her wish list quite yet. Stream NBC4 newscasts for free right here, right now. After the 2026 Grammy nominations were announced Nov. 7, music fans may have wondered why the singer's latest album "The Life of a Showgirl" was completely missing from the list of nods — but don't fret, Swift's absence from the list of... Turns out, she simply wasn't eligible this go 'round.

All isn't too well for Taylor Swift at the upcoming 2026 Grammy Awards since she didn't get any nominations. The 35-year-old singer's name did not make it to the Grammy nomination list despite the generally positive reception of her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl. However, there is a legitimate reason for the purported snub. The I Know You Were Trouble singer did not qualify for any category in the annual award. Although there's no denying that the 14-time Grammy winner's most recent album is great, it is not eligible for the upcoming edition of the awards. According to Page Six, Grammy has an 'eligibility period' and those that qualify for the 68th annual Grammy Awards are only those albums released from 31 August 2024 to 30 August 2025.

Swift dropped her The Life of a Showgirl album on 3 October 2025. So, apparently, Swift wasn't snubbed at the 2026 Grammys; her album did not simply make it to the cutoff for next year's award season. Swift, however, is expected to be among the 2027 Grammys nominees. Taylor Swift released 'The Life of a Showgirl' after the eligibility window closed Don't worry, Swifties! There is a reason why Taylor Swift isn't up for any 2026 Grammys.

The "Cruel Summer" singer didn't receive any nominations for the upcoming 2026 Grammys when all the potential winners were announced on Nov. 7. However, Swift didn't get the nod because she didn't release any music during the eligibility period for the 68th annual Grammy Awards. Although she notably released her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, in 2025, she debuted it over a month after the eligibility window closed. Prior to her most recent hit album, Swift also didn't drop any new music videos, singles or records that would qualify her for a nomination in the upcoming show. Swift last attended the 2025 Grammy Awards, where she was nominated for several categories for her 2024 album, The Tortured Poets Department.

The pop star didn't take home any awards for the album, but in total, she has won 14 Grammy Awards since 2010. Taylor Swift had one of the biggest album releases of the year with The Life of a Showgirl. Still, when Grammy nominations were announced today for the 2026 ceremony, Swift wasn’t anywhere on the list. So was the artist’s latest album completely snubbed? Not at all—it just isn’t eligible for next year’s ceremony. Swift released The Life of a Showgirl on Oct.

3, 2025. The eligibility period for the 2026 awards covers works released between Aug. 31, 2024 to Aug. 30, 2025. The Life of a Showgirl can still be submitted for the 2027 Grammys, though (where the period is Aug. 31, 2025 to Aug.

30, 2026). Swift might still attend the 2026 Grammys. At this year’s show, she was a presenter, ultimately giving Beyoncé the Best Country Award. While she was nominated for The Tortured Poets Department, she did not win any awards. For the moment, however, Swift has been focused on promoting her album, wedding planning, and enjoying her fiancé Travis Kelce’s football season. She’ll also be releasing her Disney+ documentary series on the Eras Tour next month.

Last week, a source told Us Weekly that Swift isn’t planning to tour again imminently after completing her Eras Tour last year. You need to calm down. Taylor Swift was not snubbed at the 68th Grammy Awards. She did not release any much during the eligibility period and will be competing in next year’s ceremony. Each year, the Grammy eligibility season stirs up some confusion online. Songs, albums, and artists that could be considered for this year’s Grammy Awards were released between Aug.

31, 2024, to Aug. 30, 2025. Anything that has come out since Aug. 31 of this year will be up for consideration for the 69th Grammy Awards, which will air in early 2027. Artists like Swift tend to benefit from letting an album breathe for a full year with Grammy voters. For example, her sophomore album, Fearless, came out in November 2008 and was awarded Album of the Year in February 2010.

Both Red and 1989 were fall releases, with the latter dropping in 2014 and taking home the top honor in 2016. Newer artists have also seen some advantages with the eligibility period not adhering to a typical calendar year. Chappell Roan released her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, in September 2023, after the window closed for the 2024 ceremony. Thankfully for her, Roan’s big breakthrough arrived in the spring of 2024, bringing millions of new listeners to her more quietly released album and singles. She received an Album of the Year nomination at the 2025 ceremony (and took home Best New Artist). The timing of when voting begins for the Recording Academy falls out of step with the rest of awards season, causing further confusion about who has been snubbed and what is surprising.

Oscars and Golden Globes eligibility tends to fall more in step with the January-to-December calendar year, which is why so many awards-bait films tend to drop around the holiday season and lists celebrating the... So Swifties, The Life of a Showgirl has a chance to dominate the 69th Grammy Awards. You’ll just have to wait a year to see what happens. Taylor Swift won’t be on the roster of Grammy Award nominations for the 2026 ceremony, but don’t worry, Swifties. The Recording Academy voters didn’t forget one of the most dominant artists in Grammy history. Swift’s record-breaking 2025 album The Life of a Showgirl debuted on Oct.

3, roughly a month after the cutoff for 2026 Grammy Award consideration. This year, the Recording Academy casts ballots for music released between Aug. 31, 2024, and Aug. 30, according to Billboard. The Life of a Showgirl qualifies for the 2027 show. The Recording Academy announces nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards on Friday at 11 a.m.

EST. Backed by a staggering number of physical variants and alternate digital versions, Showgirl smashed first-week sales expectations for a modern release – even by Swift’s standards. The album moved roughly four million album-equivalent units in its first week, with 3.5 million in physical sales. It was the best-selling debut week for an artist since media consumption company Luminate (formerly Nielsen SoundScan) began tracking sales in 1991. Additionally, the album dominated the Billboard Hot 100 chart on release week, slotting all dozen album songs in the top 12 positions on the chart. As of publication time, lead Showgirl single “The Fate of Ophelia” remains at No.

1 on the Hot 100; the album has also held the top spot on the Billboard 200 for four consecutive weeks (and counting). Taylor Swift did not get any nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards because her album The Life of a Showgirl did not qualify. The Grammy nominees were announced on Friday, November 7, 2025, and much to the disappointment of the Swifties, the 14-time winner’s name was missing from the list. The reason behind Swift’s nomination snub is actually quite simple. You see, the eligibility period for the 68th annual Grammy Awards runs from August 31, 2024, through August 30, 2025, but the pop icon released her 12th studio album on October 3 – meaning... Additionally, she did not release any singles, music videos, or other records within that period that would have made her eligible.

Her previous album, The Tortured Poets Department, was released in April 2024. Fans quickly noticed her absence once the nominations dropped for the big night, set for February 1, 2026. Many took to social media to react. One fan wrote on X, “Grammys marked safe from Taylor Swift this year.” Grammys marked safe from Taylor swift this year — beckywtheokhair (@beckywtheokhair) November 7, 2025

Taylor Swift 2026 Grammy Awards Snub Why Pop Star Receives Zero

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