The 68th edition of the Grammy Awardswhich will take place on February 1, 2026 and that will be broadcast live by CBS Television Network and Paramount+, incorporates Two new categories To his awards: “Best Country Album” and “Best Contemporary Country Album,” the recording academy announced.
The organization has also advanced that The list of nominated artists will be announced on November 7 and that the project of eligibility of the projects will be from August 31, 2024 to August 30, 2025.
The category of “Best Country album” will be duplicated, a measure that comes after Beyoncé’s victory in the last edition of the Grammy, where he won the “Award for Best Country Album” for “Cowboy Carter”, a record deeply influenced by genre, but also fuses elements of R&B and electronic music.
Apart from this novelty, the musical institution has added The category of “Best Album Cover” And he has merged two existing awards, “better recording packaging” and “better box or special edition packaging”, in a single distinction that will now bear the name of “Best Recording Packaging”.
The eligibility criteria for a Best new artistwhich now includes those who have participated in “album of the year” projects, provided that their contribution does not exceed 20 % of the total reproduction time.
The first voting round will take place from October 3 to 15, while the final will take place from December 12 to January 5.
