"However, this year, the categories for boxed/special limited-edition packages will be combined into a single recording package category, with album covers receiving their own trophy. This category isn't exactly new. At the first Grammys in 1959, Frank Sinatra's "Only the Lonely" received the award for album cover. It was presented every year until 1973, when the Siegel-Schwall Band won for its self-titled album. After that, the category was renamed album package and then changed again in 1994 to recording package."
"The nominated albums for art cover include Tyler the Creator's "Chromakopia," Djo's "The Crux," Bad Bunny's "Debí Tirar Más Fotos," Perfume Genius' "Glory" and Wet Leg's "Moisturizer." From the nostalgic white plastic chairs that grace Bad Bunny's sixth studio album to Tyler the Creator's masked longing gaze on his cover, an album's artwork is often essential to the listening experience."
The Grammys will present a separate Best Album Cover award at the 2026 ceremony, the first standalone album-cover trophy since 1973. Categories for boxed and special limited-edition packages will be merged into a single recording package category while album covers receive their own award. The award lineage traces back to the first Grammys in 1959 and has been renamed several times, including album package and recording package. Nominees include Tyler the Creator, Djo, Bad Bunny, Perfume Genius and Wet Leg. Photographer Neil Krug emphasized that a successful cover becomes part of the language and fabric of a great record, and he is nominated for The Crux cover.
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