NRJ Music Awards 2026: full list of nominees by category

The NRJ Music Awards are back this fall for a new and 28th edition! So, who will have the honour of succeeding Helena, crowned Francophone Female Artist of the Year in 2025, David Guetta, DJ of the year, or Julien Lieb, hailed as last year’s Francophone revelation? For now, the suspense remains. But the NRJ Music Awards, edition 2026, will have their winners unveiled on Friday, October 23 during a ceremony to be broadcast on TF1 from the Palais des Festivals de Cannes.

While we wait to learn the fortunate laureates of this ceremony, the NRJ Music Awards have revealed the nominees for this 28th edition! From Harry Styles to Shakira via Aya Nakamura, Angèle, Marine, Theodora, Disiz, Orelsan, PLK, David Guetta, Mosimann or even Ambre and Danyl... discover the full list of nominees for the 2026 NRJ Music Awards.

NRJ Music Awards 2026: full list of nominees

Francophone Female Artist of the Year

• Angèle
• Aya Nakamura
• Charlotte Cardin
• EVA
• MARINE
• MIKI
• THEODORA
• VITAA

FRANCOPHONE MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Bigflo & Oli
• Christophe Maé
• Disiz
• Gims
• M Pokora
• Orelsan
• PLK
• Tayc

FRANCOPHONE MALE REVELATION OF THE YEAR

• ANYME
• DANYL
• KANOÉ
• MAUVAIS DJO
• RNBOI

FRANCOPHONE FEMALE REVELATION OF THE YEAR

• AMBRE
• ESTL
• MANON LISA
• ORIA
• ZÉLIE

Francophone Collaboration of the Year

• Angèle & Justice : "What You Want"
• Aya Nakamura & Larvfleuse : "Sexy Nana"
• Disiz & Theodora : "Melodrama"
• GIMS & L2B : "Blocked"
• Jungeli & Emma : "Just a Little"
• MERYL & Eva : "Coco Chanel"
• TAYC & AnyMe : "Réanymé"
• Zaho & MC Solaar : "Like Caroline"

INTERNATIONAL FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Ariana Grande
• Bebe Rexha
• Karol G
• KATSEYE
• Olivia Rodrigo
• RAYE
• Shakira
• Taylor Swift

INTERNATIONAL MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Alex Warren
• Bad Bunny
• Bruno Mars
• BTS
• Harry Styles
• Muse
• Teddy Swims

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INTERNATIONAL REVELATION OF THE YEAR

• DJO
• NAÏKA
• OLIVIA DEAN
• SIENNA SPIRO
• TYLA

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

• DAVID GUETTA & J.LO team up for "Save Me Tonight"
• HUGEL & SOLTO collaborate on "Jamaican (Bam Bam)"
• JUSTE / JAXSTYLE / JON light up the night with "Turn the Lights Off"
• MARTIN GARRIX & ED SHEERAN unleash "Repeat It"
• SHakira & BURNA BOY drop "Dai Dai"
• TAME IMPALA & JENNIE present "Dracula"

INTERNATIONAL HIT OF THE YEAR

• Bad Bunny: "Nuevayol"
• Bruno Mars: "I Just Might"
• Djo: "End of Beginning"
• Miley: "Dream As One"
• Naika: "One Track Mind"
• Taylor Swift: "The Fate of Ophelia"

DJ OF THE YEAR

• DAVID GUETTA
• HUGEL
• MARTIN GARRIX
• MOSIMANN
• OFENBACH
• SOUND OF LEGEND

FRANCOPHONE CONCERT OF THEYEAR

• AYA NAKAMURA
• BIGFLO & OLI
• CÉLINE DION
• DAVID GUETTA
• HELENA
• JUL
• LOUANE
• ORELSAN

Click here to vote for your favorite artists! You have until October 23 at 12:00 PM to pick your top artist. And join us on TF1 on October 23, 2026 from 9:10 PM to discover the results and the lineup of this 28th NRJ Music Awards edition.

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