US EditionGrammys Announces 2 New Categories for the 2026 Award Show
- The Recording Academy will add two new categories for the 68th Grammys: Best Album Cover Art and Best Traditional Country Album along with Best Contemporary Country Album.
- These changes come after Beyoncé won the Best Country Album award for 'Cowboy Carter' at the 67th Grammys.
- The Academy's new categories aim to embrace diversity while maintaining the integrity of traditional categories.
- The Best African Music Performance category supports African artists, particularly in the Afrobeats genre.
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The Beyoncé Effect? BeyHive Questions New Grammy Country Switch-Up
Source: Kevin Winter / Getty Okay, we all know that Beyoncé can make the whole world stop with the snap of her fingers, but did she REALLY just convince the Recording Academy to switch up their Grammy categories… just by winning?! Billboard reports that the “Best Country Album” category will be renamed “Best Contemporary Country Album.” Meanwhile, a new category, “Best Traditional Country Album,” will be added. The new change will take effect at…
Next year, the coveted Grammy Music Award will be presented for the 68th time. The organisers not only announce the date, but also announce completely new categories.
The Recording Academy announces addition of new categories including Best Album Cover
The Recording Academy has announced the addition of two new categories. Starting from the 68th Grammys, the previously existing Best Recording Package category has been named the Best Album Cover Art. Also, the Best Country Album Category has been divided into two with a Best Traditional Country Album and Best Contemporary Country Album. 💿 As the Recording Academy adds Best Album Cover to the Categories for the 2026 #GRAMMYs, revisit some of th…
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