Grammy Award for Best Album Cover - Wikipedia The Grammy Award for Album Cover is an award presented by the Recording Academy to honor quality album covers in any given year The award is scheduled to be presented for the first time at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in 2026, as a complement to the Best Recording Package category, and sits in the Package, Notes Historical field [1]The academy announced the new category in June 2025
Grammys add album cover category | AP News - Associated Press News NEW YORK (AP) — The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, including carving out a stand-alone category for best album cover — a day after Sabrina Carpenter sparked considerable discourse unveiling what is believed to be the cover for her next album The academy on Thursday announced that the best recording package and the best boxed or special limited
The Grammys Just Announced a New Category: Best Album Cover The Recording Academy has announced a significant rules update for the 2026 Grammy Awards, unveiling a new standalone category: Best Album Cover This fresh addition recognizes the artistry behind the visual presentation of albums—highlighting design, illustration, photography, and graphic art as essential parts of the music experience
Grammy Awards Add New Categories For Best Album Cover Best . . . While several changes were made following the Recording Academy’s annual board meeting, one of the most notable was the addition of a new category, Best Album Cover, a move that has reportedly been long championed by artists and industry members alike
Grammy category created for Best Album Cover - Jamaica Gleaner Sabrina Carpenter poses with the awards for Best Pop Solo performance and Best Pop Vocal Album during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on February 2 The Recording Academy announced a new stand-alone category for Best Album Cover a day after Carpenter sparked considerable discourse unveiling what is believed to be the cover for her next album
Grammys add new categories for Best Album Cover and Best Traditional . . . The new "Best Album Cover" category will be part of the academy's packaging field of awards The existing "Best Recording Package" and "Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package Categories" have been combined into the single category of "Best Recording Package," in addition to the new album cover award
New Best Album Cover Category Announced For 2026 Grammys The Recording Academy has designated a new standalone category for Best Album Cover at the 2026 Grammys Alongside several important dates and rule changes for this year’s 68th annual awards, the Academy announced last week that it will revive the standalone category for album art, and combine two preexisting categories, Best Recording Package and Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package