New Orleans and Louisiana albums swept one entire category of 2026 Grammy Awards nominees

The New Orleans and Louisiana musicians nominated for 2026 Grammy Awards include both familiar names and first-time nominees.

And Louisiana nominees swept one entire category.

Jon Batiste, Branford Marsalis, Ledisi, PJ Morton and Lil Wayne, all of whom were born in the New Orleans area, are on the list of Grammy nominees announced Friday. All have been on the nominees list in previous years…

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