Grammys unveil 2026 ceremony date, new categories
Set to broadcast live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the 68th Annual Grammy Awards will air at 8:00 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and stream on Paramount+.
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Nominations will be announced on Friday, Nov. 7 for work released between Aug. 31, 2024 and Aug. 30, 2025.
Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover are the two new categories. The Recording Academy also made several updates to its rulebook. All of these changes are effective immediately.
"The Academy's top priority is to represent the music people that we serve each year," said Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy. "That entails listening carefully to our members to make sure our rules and guidelines reflect today's music and allow us to accurately recognize as many deserving creators as possible. As we kick off another exciting Grammy Season, we look forward to celebrating the amazing power of music and its ability to bring so many people together."
The category updates are as follows:
General Field
Eligibility for Best New Artist has been expanded to include artists who have been previously nominated in Album of the Year, but whose contributions fell below the current 20 percent playing time threshold. This update allows acts who were credited as featured artists on projects that were Grammy-nominated for Album of the Year in a previous awards cycle to be eligible for Best New Artist consideration.
Country Field
The existing Best Country Album Category has been renamed Best Contemporary Country Album, and a new Category, Best Traditional Country Album, has been added.
Classical Field
In Classical Categories, composers and lyricists/librettists are now eligible for Grammy recognition alongside all other key creative personnel including artists, producers, and engineers on winning albums.
Packaging Field
The existing Best Recording Package and Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package Categories have been combined into one single Category: Best Recording Package. A new Category, Best Album Cover, has also been added.
The physical product eligibility requirement for Best Recording Package, Best Album Notes, and Best Historical Album has also been expanded to be more representative of today's marketplace. This change ensures that physical album packages sold directly to fans through an artist's or label's website are eligible for Grammy consideration.
Additionally, the Craft Committee serving in this field is transitioning from a regional to a national model.
Category Definition, Eligibility, & Criteria Updates
Minor updates to definitions, eligibility and criteria across multiple fields and awards have been reviewed and revised to be more expansive and inclusive. A full list of those changes can be found on page six of the rulebook.
See the key dates for the 2026 Grammys below.
Aug. 31, 2024-Aug. 30, 2025: Product eligibility period
July 7-Aug. 22: Media company registration period
July 16-Aug. 29: Online entry period
Oct. 3-15: First round voting
Nov. 7: Nominees announced
Dec. 12, 2025-Jan. 5, 2026: Final round voting
Feb. 1, 2026: The 68th Annual Grammy Awards
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