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Inside the Grammy category changes: How Best Country Album has been split and what it means
Five months ahead of nominations for the 2026 Grammys, the Recording Academy has retuned the rulebook. While some of the ...
Grammys Introduce New Country Album Category, Best New Artist Rules for 2026
Recording Academy reveals 2026 Grammy Awards will add Traditional Country Album category, implement new Best New Artist ...
Grammy Awards Unveil Dates for 2026 Show and Nominations Announcement, New Categories — Including Best Album Cover
The Recording Academy has revealed the key dates, deadlines and rule amendments for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, taking ...
10 Grammy Rule Changes for 2026, Including More Liberal Policies in Best New Artist & Best Musical Theater Album
In 2024, Disney Entertainment co-chairman Dana Walden and Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. announced a new 10-year ...
Grammy Awards introduce new category to celebrate traditional country music
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 Grammys country category change was long overdue. It's bigger than Beyoncé. | Opinion
Beyonce won the 2025 Best Country Album Grammy. Going forward, the country album category will be split into traditional and ...
Beyoncé Is The Last Winner Of Best Country Album Grammy Due To Category Changes
The Recording Academy is making changes to its Best Country Album category after Beyoncé won the award in 2025.
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Grammys add new categories for 'Best Album Cover' and 'Best Traditional Country'
The Recording Academy announced it is adding two new categories for the 2026 Grammy Awards in its effort to evolve with the ...
A Grammy category is created for album covers just as Sabrina Carpenter's takes the spotlight
The Academy’s top priority is to represent the music people that we serve each year,” Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording ...
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The Grammys Add New Country Category for 2026—”We Need More Space for Our Music To Be Celebrated and Honored”
The Recording Academy adds and announces the Best Traditional Country Album category for the 2026 Grammy Awards.
Recording Academy Adds Grammy Categories for Country Albums and Cover Art
The Best Country Album category has been divided into contemporary and traditional branches, among other rule tweaks for 2026 ...
The Grammys Updates Country Music Category Months After Beyoncé's Massive Win For 'Cowboy Carter'
Months after Beyoncé won "Best Country Album" for "Cowboy Carter," the Grammys has added a new category to honor country ...