Of a new category, this year’s list of nominees saw edits ahead of the voting window’s opening — a process not uncommon in other categories with multiple nominees. Djo, Krug, Hirshland and Taylor Vandergrift were added alongside Wesley for “The Crux”; Perez and photographer Shaun Llewellyn were removed for “Chromakopia,” replaced by just Tyler. Luz and La Rue joined Teasdale for “Moisturizer,” while several others — including the rest of the band — were removed.sign that bears the album’s name — an homage to iconic hotels like the Chateau Marmont. “Everything is intentional,” he said. “It’s really a sum of its parts and it’s the sum of many people’s contributions.”
A pair of white plastic chairs are the only props on the cover of “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” which translates to “I should have taken more photos.” Art directed by Bad Bunny himself, the image by Puerto Rican photographer Eric Rojas also features plantain trees — a symbol of the island, but also of the Caribbean and Latin America overall. There is a nostalgia to the simple combination — conjuring a day at the beach, or a backyard gathering — that also mirrors the album’s diasporic, history-making, storytelling.
“Debí Tirar Más Fotos” and “Chromakopia” are also nominated for album of the year.
Official Grammy rules say albums do not need to exist physically to be considered in this category — a key point in differentiating the award from its package counterpart.
This year’s nominees, however, are all available on vinyl or CD. Krug, who has worked on covers for Lana Del Rey and Tame Impala, said the vinyl presentation is often the first point discussed.
“When you have the physical vinyls in your home or your apartment, that stuff lives with you. It’s out in your space, whether you’re having a good day or a bad day, you’re getting married or breaking up with whomever,” Krug said. “There’s this rediscovery of the art form.”
Voters must consider the cover’s creativity and design, alongside the illustration, photography or graphic elements. Trophies go to the winning art directors, and certificates to designers, illustrators or photographers, if applicable.
In a sign of the growing pains of a new category, this year’s list of nominees saw edits ahead of the voting window’s opening — a process not uncommon in other categories with multiple nominees. Djo, Krug, Hirshland and Taylor Vandergrift were added alongside Wesley for “The Crux”; Perez and photographer Shaun Llewellyn were removed for “Chromakopia,” replaced by just Tyler. Luz and La Rue joined Teasdale for “Moisturizer,” while several others — including the rest of the band — were removed.
sign that bears the album’s name — an homage to iconic hotels like the Chateau Marmont. “Everything is intentional,” he said. “It’s really a sum of its parts and it’s the sum of many people’s contributions.”
A pair of white plastic chairs are the only props on the cover of “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” which translates to “I should have taken more photos.” Art directed by Bad Bunny himself, the image by Puerto Rican photographer Eric Rojas also features plantain trees — a symbol of the island, but also of the Caribbean and Latin America overall. There is a nostalgia to the simple combination — conjuring a day at the beach, or a backyard gathering — that also mirrors the album’s diasporic, history-making, storytelling.
“Debí Tirar Más Fotos” and “Chromakopia” are also nominated for album of the year.
Official Grammy rules say albums do not need to exist physically to be considered in this category — a key point in differentiating the award from its package counterpart.
This year’s nominees, however, are all available on vinyl or CD. Krug, who has worked on covers for Lana Del Rey and Tame Impala, said the vinyl presentation is often the first point discussed.
“When you have the physical vinyls in your home or your apartment, that stuff lives with you. It’s out in your space, whether you’re having a good day or a bad day, you’re getting married or breaking up with whomever,” Krug said. “There’s this rediscovery of the art form.”
Voters must consider the cover’s creativity and design, alongside the illustration, photography or graphic elements. Trophies go to the winning art directors, and certificates to designers, illustrators or photographers, if applicable.
In a sign of the growing pains of a new category, this year’s list of nominees saw edits ahead of the voting window’s opening — a process not uncommon in other categories with multiple nominees. Djo, Krug, Hirshland and Taylor Vandergrift were added alongside Wesley for “The Crux”; Perez and photographer Shaun Llewellyn were removed for “Chromakopia,” replaced by just Tyler. Luz and La Rue joined Teasdale for “Moisturizer,” while several others — including the rest of the band — were removed.
