69th Annual Grammy Awards
2027 US music awards ceremony
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The 69th Annual Grammy Awards are an upcoming music awards ceremony that will honor the best recordings, compositions, and artists released or active during the eligibility period from August 31, 2025, to August 28, 2026, as determined by members of the Recording Academy. The ceremony is scheduled to take place on February 7, 2027, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. It will be the 24th Grammy ceremony held at the venue, and a host has yet to be announced.[1]
| 69th Annual Grammy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 7, 2027 |
| Location | Crypto.com Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Website | grammy |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC Disney+ Hulu |
The ceremony will be the first Grammy Awards to be broadcast on ABC since the 14th ceremony in 1972, as well as the first to be streamed on Disney+ and Hulu, following a new ten-year agreement between the Recording Academy and the Walt Disney Company announced on October 30, 2024. It follows the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, which were the final Grammy ceremony to be broadcast on CBS.[2][3]
Background
On June 16, 2026, the Recording Academy announced several changes for different categories and updates on eligibility rules for the 2027 ceremony.[4][5][6][7]
Category changes
- Four new categories – Best Asian Pop Music Performance, Best R&B Collaboration or Duo/Group Performance, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Latin Song.
- Best Folk Album was renamed Best Contemporary Folk Album. Best Traditional Folk Album is making a comeback for the first time since 2011.
- Best R&B Performance was renamed Best R&B Solo Performance.
Criteria amendments
- Artists are now permitted to submit themselves up for four times for consideration in the Best New Artist category, an increase from the previous limit of three. Once an artist achieves a nomination, receives a nomination in any other Grammy category, or if they submit four times and are not nominated for Best New Artist, they are considered ineligible.
- The threshold of new recordings required for an album to be eligible for that year's Grammy awards is reduced from 75% to 66%.
- Internet-only releases are now eligible in the Best Album Notes and Best Historical Album categories.
- Songwriters and composers of new material on winning albums in the genre categories will now receive an award in parity with the recognition currently awarded to producers and engineers.
- Minor description updates to the Best Contemporary Classical Composition, Best Musical Theater Album, Best Country Song, Best Country Solo Performance, Best Country Duo/Group Performance, Best Bluegrass Album, Best Children's Music Album, Best Alternative Music Performance, Best Alternative Music Album, and Best Regional Roots Music Album categories.
Voting amendments
- In previous years, all Academy members have voted in the six general field categories plus an additional ten categories across no more than three genre fields. As of the 2027 ceremony, some members have the option to vote in fifteen categories across all genre fields instead based on their own professional credits and contributions to the music industry. The Academy advise that members who request the latter voting ballot will need to meet certain criteria.[8]
Categories
The nominations for the 69th Annual Grammy Awards will be announced on November 16, 2026.[9]