Recording Academy reveals 2026 Grammy Awards will add Traditional Country Album category, implement new Best New Artist ...

In 2024, Disney Entertainment co-chairman Dana Walden and Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. announced a new 10-year ...

The Best Country Album category has been divided into contemporary and traditional branches, among other rule tweaks for 2026 ...

The Academy’s top priority is to represent the music people that we serve each year,” Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording ...

The Grammy Awards have added a Best Traditional Country Album category and renamed the Best Country Album category to Best Contemporary Country Album. The Recording Academy defines traditional country ...

The Recording Academy announces that starting at the 2026 #GRAMMYs, Best Country Album will be split into 2 new categories: Best Contemporary Country Album and Best Traditional Country Album. This ...

The Grammy Awards will have two new categories ahead of the 2026 award ceremony: Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover. The Best Country Album category has been renamed Best Contemporary ...

The 2026 Grammy Awards will include two new prizes for Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover. These additions ...

The Grammy’s are adding a new category to the country genre called “Best Traditional Country Album,” which is the only new music category being added for the 68th annual Grammy Awards in 2026.