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Artists Lead Grammy Best Album Cover Nominations
Four of the five nominees for best album cover in the final round of Grammy voting feature the recording artists themselves as art directors.
In the final round of Grammy voting, four out of the five nominees in the best album cover category feature the recording artists themselves in the role of art director. Among these nominations, Tyler Okonma, who is known as Tyler, The Creator, is nominated as the art director for the album CHROMAKOPIA. Across the five nominees in the best album cover category, the only nominee without the recording artist listed as art director is the album Glory by Perfume Genius.
The Recording Academy reintroduced the best album cover category this year. Although the Recording Academy reintroduced the category this year, the best album cover category first dates back to the very first Grammy ceremony held in 1959. In this category, Frank Sinatra won an award as the art director for the album Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely.
The final round of Grammy voting is currently underway and continues until January 5. Following the conclusion of the voting, the 68th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 1 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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