Tyler, The Creator wins first Best Album Cover at 2026 Grammys

Tyler, The Creator received the inaugural Grammy for Best Album Cover at the 2026 ceremony for Chromakopia, with the trophy credited to Tyler Okonma as the cover's art director.

Tyler, The Creator received the first-ever Grammy for the newly introduced Best Album Cover category at the 2026 Grammy Awards. The award honored the cover art for his album Chromakopia, and the trophy was given to Tyler Okonma, credited as the cover's art director. The Recording Academy announced the new category in June 2025 to recognize excellence in album cover art across genres. The category's criteria include creativity, design, illustration, photography and graphic art, and it requires predominantly new cover art. Key facts: - Chromakopia won the inaugural Best Album Cover Grammy and the award was presented to Tyler Okonma as art director. - Nominees included covers for Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos, Djo's The Crux, Perfume Genius' Glory, and Wet Leg's Moisturizer. - Chromakopia was released October 28, 2024, and a deluxe edition titled Chromakopia+ with an alternative cover was released October 29, 2025. - The Recording Academy said eligible entries can be from digital-only or streaming-only full-length releases as well as albums with physical configurations, and require a high-resolution digital file submission. - Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. described the category as a response to the cultural significance of album covers in the digital era. Summary: The win is noted as Tyler's first Grammy at the 2026 ceremony and occurred while he had additional nominations in other categories, with his Album of the Year status reported as still to be announced at press time. The Recording Academy created the Best Album Cover category to broaden recognition of visual work in music and to include a wide range of release formats.