68th GRAMMY Press List Changes
Each year, the Recording Academy makes adjustments to the nominations list as necessary after the list is first published. Common changes are often the result of updated credits and may include spelling corrections, title modifications, and the addition of nominees who were not included in the original submission, among other revisions. We are making these updates public to ensure transparency and accessibility to the most up-to-date and accurate information.
12/19/25
CATEGORY 78/ BEST ALBUM COVER/ GLORY/ PERFUME GENIUS
- Add Mike Hadreas as art director
12/16/25
CATEGORY 3/SONG OF THE YEAR/DTMF/(BAD BUNNY)
- Change Tyler Thomas Spry to Tyler Spry
12/12/25
CATEGORY 38/BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM/JUST IN TIME/(ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST)
- Add Producers Tom Kirdahy and Alex Timbers
12/10/25
CATEGORY 75/ BEST MUSIC VIDEO/ SO BE IT/ CLIPSE
Remove Daniel Order, video producer
Add Theresa Kusumadjaja, video producer
12/9/2025
CATEGORY 78/ BEST ALBUM COVER/ CHROMAKOPIA/ TYLER, THE CREATOR
Add Tyler Okonma as art director
Remove Shaun Llewellyn and Luis “Panch” Perez as art directors
CATEGORY 54/ CCM PERFORMANCE/ SONG/ HEADPHONES/ LECRAE, KILLER MIKE, TI
- Remove William Roderick Miller as songwriter
CATEGORY 78/ BEST ALBUM COVER/ THE CRUX/ DJO
- Add Jake Hirshland, Joe Keery, Neil Krug & Taylor Vandergrift as art directors
12/4/2025
CATEGORY 81/BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL/ALL THINGS LIGHT/CAM
- Change spelling of Ernesto Olivera-Lapier to Ernesto Olvera-LaPier (remove first i + capitalize P)
CATEGORY 77/BEST RECORDING PACKAGE/AND THE ADJACENT POSSIBLE/ (OK GO)
- Reflect the following accents in name for Hà Trịnh Quốc Bảo
CATEGORY 38/BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM/DEATH BECOMES HER/ (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST)
- Add Mary-Mitchell Campbell as producer per A-Z order
12/3/2025
CATEGORY 3/SONG OF THE YEAR/GOLDEN [FROM “KPOP DEMON HUNTERS”] - (HUNTR/X: EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI)
- Add the following songwriters per A-Z order: Park Hong Jun, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo
CATEGORY 74/BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA/ GOLDEN [FROM “KPOP DEMON HUNTERS”] / (HUNTR/X: EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI)
- Add the following songwriters per A-Z order: Park Hong Jun, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo
12/2/2025
CATEGORY 10/ BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC RECORDING/ VOLTAGE/ SKRILLEX
- Add Drew Gold as mixer per alphabetical order
CATEGORY 1/ RECORD OF THE YEAR/ LUTHER/ KENDRICK LAMAR AND SZA
- Change Bridgeway’s name to Scott Bridgeway
11/25/2025
CATEGORY 75/BEST MUSIC VIDEO/LOVE/OK GO
- Add Andrew Geller as video producer
11/24/2025
CATEGORY 11/BEST DANCE POP RECORDING/ILLEGAL/PINKPANTHRESS
- Change Nickie Jon Pabon to Nickie Jon Pabón to include the accent
CATEGORY 10/BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC RECORDING/VOLTAGE/SKRILLEX
- Add Robert Guzman as mixer per alphabetical order
CATEGORY 81/BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL/ALL THINGS LIGHT/(CAM)
- Add the following engineers per alphabetical order: Matt Chamberlain, Rob Moose & Rahm Silverglade
11/21/2025
CATEGORY 53/ BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG/ STILL (LIVE)/ JONATHAN MCREYNOLDS & JAMAL ROBERTS
- Change David Lamar Outing III to David Lamar Outing II
CATEGORY 16/BEST ROCK SONG/CARAMEL/SLEEP TOKEN
Change Vessel1 to “Vessel”
Change Vessel2 to “II”
11/20/2025
CATEGORY 80/ BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM/ THE MAKING OF FIVE LEAVES LEFT/ NICK DRAKE
Add Joe Black as compilation producer
Add Richard Whittaker as restoration engineer
CATEGORY 76/ BEST MUSIC FILM/ RELENTLESS/ DIANE WARREN
- Add Bess Kargman as video producer
CATEGORY 22/BEST R&B SONG/OVERQUALIFIED/(DURAND BERNARR)
- Add the following songwriters per alphabetical order: John Derisme, Egberto “Budda” Foster, Amaire Johnson, Frank Moka, Cary Singer & Chase Worrell
11/19/2025
CATEGORY 41/ BEST COUNTRY SONG/ GOOD NEWS/ SHABOOZEY
- Correct the name Chibueze Collins Obinna to Collins Obinna Chibueze
11/18/2025
CATEGORY 89/BEST OPERA RECORDING/O’HALLORAN: TRADE & MARY MOTORHEAD/(IRISH NATIONAL OPERA ORCHESTRA; MARK O’HALLORAN)
Replace the ampersand between Oisín Ó Dálaigh & John Molloy with a comma rather
Add “& Naomi Louisa O’Connell” after John Molloy’s name
11/17/25
CATEGORY 41/ BEST COUNTRY SONG/ GOOD NEWS/ SHABOOZY
- Add Sean Cook, Chibueze Collins Obinna & Nevin Sastry as songwriters
11/14/25
CATEGORY 78/BEST ALBUM COVER/MOISTURIZER/(WET LEG)
Add Iris Luz and Lava La Rue as art directors
Remove Hester Chambers, Ellis Durand, Henry Holmes, Matt de Jong, Jamie-James Medina, and Joshua Mobaraki as art directors
CATEGORY 31/BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM/WE INSIST 2025! - TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON & CHRISTIE DASHIELL
- Change artist line from “Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell” to “Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell Featuring Weedie Braimah, Milena Casado, Morgan Guerin, Simon Moullier & Matthew Stevens”
CATEGORY 77/BEST RECORDING PACKAGE/THE SPINS (PICTURE DISC VINYL)/ (MAC MILLER)
- Add Darby Kaighin-Shields as an art director
11/12/25
CATEGORY 30/BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE/ALL STARS LEAD TO YOU – LIVE/ NICOLE ZURAITIS, DAN PUGACH, TOM SCOTT, IDAN MORIM, KEYON HARROLD & RACHEL ECKROTH
- Add Sam Weber as artist
CATEGORY 31/BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM/LIVE AT VIC'S LAS VEGAS – NICOLE ZURAITIS, DAN PUGACH, TOM SCOTT, IDAN MORIM, KEYON HARROLD & RACHEL ECKROTH
- Add Sam Weber as artist
11/11/25
CATEGORY 1/ENTRY 7/RECORD OF THE YEAR/THE SUBWAY/ CHAPPEL ROAN
- Change producer name from Chris Kaysch to Chris Kasych
CATEGORY 2/ALBUM OF THE YEAR/ MAN’S BEST FRIEND/ SABRINA CARPENTER
- Update spelling of Zem Adu to Zem Audu under engineers/mixers
CATEGORY 2/ ALBUM OF THE YEAR/ DEBI TIRAR MAS FOTOS/ BAD BUNNY
- Change songwriter nominee listing order to alphabetical as; Marco Daniel Borrero, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Marcos Efrain Masis, Jay Anthony Nuñez & Roberto José Rosado Torres, songwriters
CATEGORY 2/ ALBUM OF THE YEAR/MAYHEM/ LADY GAGA
- Change songwriter nominee listing order to alphabetical as; Lady Gaga, Mike Lévy, Michael Polansky, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters
CATEGORY 2/ALBUM OF THE YEAR/GNX/ KENDRICK LAMAR
- Change songwriter nominee listing order to alphabetical as: Jack Antonoff, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar & Mark Anthony Spears, songwriters;
CATEGORY 3/SONG OF THE YEAR/ ABRACADABRA/ LADY GAGA
- Change songwriter nominee listing order to alphabetical as: Lady Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters
CATEGORY 3/SONG OF THE YEAR/ DTMF/ BAD BUNNY
- Change songwriter nominee listing order to alphabetical as: Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Hugo René Sención Sanabria, Tyler Thomas Spry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, songwriters
CATEGORY 3/ SONG OF THE YEAR/ APT./ ROSÉ, BRUNO MARS
- Change songwriter nominee listing order to alphabetical as: Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed,Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park, Theron Thomas & Henry Walter, songwriters
CATEGORY 3/SONG OF THE YEAR/ LUTHER/ KENDRICK LAMAR WITH SZA
- Change songwriter nominee listing order to alphabetical as: Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar, Solána Rowe, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters
CATEGORY 22/BEST R&B SONG/ FOLDED/ KEHLANI
- Change songwriter nominee listing order to alphabetical as: Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Dawit Kamal Wilson, songwriters
CATEGORY 27/BEST RAP SONG/ STICKY/ TYLER THE CREATOR FEATURING GLORILLA, SEXYY RED & LIL WAYNE
- Change songwriter nominee listing order to alphabetical as: Aaron Bolton, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Dudley Alexander Duverne, Tyler Okonma, Janae Wherry, Gloria Woods & Rex Zamor, songwriters
CATEGORY 27/BEST RAP SONG/ TGIF/ GLORILLA
- Change songwriter nominee listing order to alphabetical as: Lucas Alegria, Dillon Brophy, Yakki Davis, Jess Jackson, Ronnie Jackson, Mario Mims, Jorge M. Taveras & Gloria Woods, songwriters
CATEGORY 74/ BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA/ SINNERS [FROM SINNERS]/ ROD WAVE
- Change the spelling of Darius Povilinus to Darius Poviliunas
11/10/25
CATEGORY 52/BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM/FOR FAT MAN/PRESERVATION BRASS & PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND
- Change artist line to “Preservation Brass”
11/8/25
CATEGORY 53/BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG/COME JESUS COME/CECE WINANS FEATURING SHIRLEY CAESAR
- Change artist name capitalization from “Cece Winans” to “CeCe Winans”
CATEGORY 1/RECORD OF THE YEAR/APT./ROSÉ, BRUNO MARS
- Add to engineers/mixers: Bryce Bordone
CATEGORY 71/BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA/WICKED/CYNTHIA ERVIO, ARIANA GRANDE (& WICKED MOVIE CAST)
- Remove the extra comma in artist line (after Grande,) to “Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande (& Wicked Movie Cast)”
11/7/25
CATEGORY 71/ BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA/ WICKED/ (VARIOUS ARTISTS)
Change Artist Line from (Various Artists) to Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, (& Wicked Movie Cast)
Add Stephen Oremus, Stephen Schwartz, and Greg Wells as compilation producers
Add Maggie Rodford as music supervisor
CATEGORY 71/ BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA/ A COMPLETE UNKNOWN/ TIMOTHEE CHALAMET
Add Nick Baxter, Steven Gizicki & James Mangold as compilation producers
Add Steven Gizicki as music supervisor
CATEGORY 71/ BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA/ F1® The Album/ (VARIOUS ARTISTS)
Add Brandon Davis, Joe Khoury, Kevin Weaver as compilation producers
Add David Taylor & Jake Voulgarides as music supervisors
CATEGORY 71/ BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA/ KPOP DEMON HUNTERS/ (VARIOUS ARTISTS)
Add Spring Aspers and Dana Sano as compilation producers
Add Ian Eisendrath as music supervisor
CATEGORY 71/ BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA/ SINNERS/ (VARIOUS ARTISTS)
Add Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson & Serena Göransson as compilation producers
Add Niki Sherrod as music supervisor
CATEGORY 80/ BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM/ THE MAKING OF FIVE LEAVES LEFT/ NICK DRAKE
- Add John Wood as restoration engineer
CATEGORY 80/ BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM/ ROOTS ROCKING ZIMBABWE – THE MODERN SOUND OF HARARE’ TOWNSHIPS 1975-1980 (ANALOG AFRICA NO.41)/ VARIOUS ARTISTS
- Add Michael Graves & Jordan McLeod as restoration engineers
CATEGORY 80/ BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM/SUPER DISCO PIRATA – DE TEPITO PARA EL MUNDO 1965-1980 (ANALOG AFRICA NO 39)/ VARIOUS ARTISTS
- Add Jordan McLeod as restoration engineer
CATEGORY 80/ BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM/ YOU CAN’T HIP A SQUARE: THE DOC POMUS SONGWRITING DEMOS/ DOC POMUS
- Add Michael Graves & Jordan McLeod as restoration engineers
68th GRAMMY Awards Category, Field and Criteria Updates
NEW CATEGORY: Best Traditional Country Album
- FOR ALBUMS - VOCAL OR INSTRUMENTAL
This Category recognizes excellence in albums of traditional country music, both vocal and instrumental. Traditional country includes country recordings that adhere to the more traditional sound structures of the country genre, including rhythm and singing style, lyrical content, as well as traditional country instrumentation such as acoustic guitar, steel guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, piano, electric guitar, and live drums. It also includes sub-genres such as western, western Swing and outlaw country.
Nominees are Artist(s) of greater than 50% playing time on the album.
GRAMMY statuettes awarded to Artist(s), Producer(s), Engineer/Mixer(s), if other than Artist(s), of greater than 50% playing time on the album.
RENAMED CATEGORY: the Best Country Album category has been changed to Best Contemporary Country Album
- FOR ALBUMS - VOCAL OR INSTRUMENTAL
This Category recognizes contemporary country music recordings, both vocal and instrumental, which utilize a stylistic intention, song structure, lyrical content and/or musical presentation to create a sensibility that reflects the broad spectrum of contemporary country style and culture. The intent is to recognize country music that remains reminiscent and relevant to the legacy of country music’s culture, while also engaging in more contemporary music forms.
Nominees are Artist(s) of greater than 50% playing time on the album.
GRAMMY statuettes awarded to Artist(s), Producer(s), Engineer/Mixer(s), if other than Artist(s), of greater than 50% playing time on the album.
NEW CATEGORY: Best Album Cover
- AN ART DIRECTOR’S AWARD - FOR ALBUMS ONLY
This Category recognizes excellence in cover art for albums of recordings in any genre of music, released for the first time during the eligibility year (even if recordings were previously released). The elements judged in this Category include the creativity, design, illustration, photography, and/or graphic art of the Album Cover.
The Album Cover must be predominantly new: if the album cover art has been previously released, or the recording is being reissued with only minimal new cover art, it is not eligible.
Eligible Album Covers can be from digital-only or streaming-only full-length releases as well as albums that have physical configurations. Submission of an Album Cover in this Category would not disqualify the physical package of the same release from being submitted in Best Recording Package. Eligible entries for this Category require a high-resolution digital file of the Album Cover be uploaded with the entry.
Nominees are Art Director(s).
GRAMMY statuettes awarded to Art Director(s).
REORGANIZED CATEGORY: Best Recording Package and Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package have been combined into one category called Best Recording Package.
• AN ART DIRECTOR’S AWARD - FOR ALBUMS OR SINGLES
This Category recognizes excellence in the field of art and packaging for albums or singles. Physical product in any configuration (standard, special edition, limited edition, or boxed sets), of any genre of music, released for the first time during the eligibility year (even if recordings were previously released) is eligible provided the packaging is predominantly new.
The elements judged in this Category include the package design, photography and/or graphic art of the entire package as well as any materials included. If the album art/packaging has been previously released, or is being reissued with only minimal new design elements, it is not eligible.
An entry in this Category is eligible if the physical product release during the applicable eligibility period either meets the general distribution requirement or was made available for purchase solely via the applicable artist’s website or such artist’s record company’s website, so long as the release meets all other eligibility requirements, is sold as a stand-alone product, and the sales link is available to all consumers (e.g., fan club-only releases or releases through a subscription series are not eligible).
Nominees are Art Director(s).
GRAMMY statuettes awarded to Art Director(s).
NEW GRAMMY RECIPIENTS: The Academy has expanded GRAMMY recognition of classical composers and lyricists/librettists in many cases in classical Categories for winning albums.
Best Orchestral Performance
Best Choral Performance
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
EXPANDED BEST NEW ARTIST ELIGIBILITY: Expanding Best New Artist eligibility to artists who were nominated in Album Of The Year but whose contributions fell below the current 20% playing time threshold they’ve made to another artist’s GRAMMY-nominated album.
CRAFT COMMITTEE PROCESS CHANGE: The Package Craft Committee is changing from three regional committees to one national committee.
Best Recording Package
Best Album Cover
PHYSICAL PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION ELIGIBILITY EXPANSION: The Academy has expanded eligibility in the three Categories which require the sale of physical product for eligibility and require the submission of physical product for GRAMMY judging to allow for product which is sold via the applicable artist’s website or artist’s record company’s website to be eligible for GRAMMY consideration.
Recording Package
Album Notes
Historical Album
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS ALBUM - Updated Category description:
This Category recognizes recordings of cultural roots styles of music, including Cajun, Hawaiian, Indigenous/Native American, Second Line brass band, Polka, Zydeco, Go-go, Swamp Pop, Conjunto, and others, with production and sensibilities distinctly different from a pop approach.
These styles of music are defined as recordings that contain traditional and/or contemporary musical elements within composition and arrangement. Eligibility will be determined by the Screening committee.
Nominees are Artist(s) of greater than 50% playing time on the album.
GRAMMY statuettes awarded to Artist(s), Producer(s), Engineer/Mixer(s), if other than Artist(s), of greater than 50% playing time on the album.
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM - Revised GRAMMY Recognition Eligibility: In Best Musical Theater Album, the number of Principal Vocalists who may be recognized is increased from “up to four” to “up to six.”
BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM - Updated Category description:
- FOR ALBUMS - VOCAL ONLY
This Category recognizes excellence in albums of progressive R&B vocal tracks. This Category is intended for artists whose music is rooted in many of the elements of R&B but has a more progressive sound that may include elements such as hip-hop, rap, pop, dance, and electronic music. This Category is differentiated from R&B and/or traditional R&B by an emphasis on experimentation and innovation, often through unconventional song structures, dynamic production techniques and multi-genre influences that challenge traditional R&B conventions.
Nominee is the Artist(s) of greater than 50% playing time on the album.
GRAMMY statuettes awarded to Artist(s), Producer(s), Engineer/Mixer(s), if other than Artist(s), of greater than 50% playing time on the album.
BEST DANCE POP RECORDING - Updated Category description:
- FOR SINGLES OR TRACKS - VOCAL ONLY
Best Dance Pop Recording recognizes excellence in dance recordings that are rooted in electronic and club-oriented production, while incorporating elements of pop songwriting and vocals.
Eligible recordings showcase the fundamentals of dance music, like rhythmic momentum, dynamic build-ups and breakdowns, and instrumental-driven energy shifts that define the genre.
Dance remixes are eligible in the Best Remixed Recording Category only and may not be entered in Best Dance Pop Recording.
Nominees are Artist(s), Producer(s), Mixer(s).
GRAMMY statuettes awarded to Artist(s) & Producer(s), Mixer(s).
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE - Updated Category description:
- FOR SINGLES OR TRACKS - VOCAL OR INSTRUMENTAL
This Category recognizes excellence in American Roots music performance. The Category encompasses the subgenres of the American Roots Field (bluegrass, blues, folk, and regional roots styles of music, including Cajun, Hawaiian, Indigenous/Native American, Second Line brass band, Polka, Zydeco, Go-go, Swamp Pop, Conjunto and others).
Nominees are Artist(s).
GRAMMY statuettes awarded to Artist(s).
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG- Updated Category description:
- A SONGWRITER’S AWARD
This Category recognizes excellence in songwriting in any of the subgenres encompassed in the American Roots Music Field (Americana, bluegrass, blues, folk, or regional roots styles of music, including Cajun, Hawaiian, Indigenous/Native American, Second Line brass band, Polka, Zydeco, Go-go, Swamp Pop, Conjunto and others).
Instrumentals are not eligible in this Category. A song must comprise music and lyrics to be eligible in a songwriting Category.
Nominees are Songwriter(s) of new material.
GRAMMY statuettes awarded to Songwriter(s) of new material.