A good album cover adheres to basic design principles. A great album cover has a layer of cultural commentary. And a fantastic album cover understands both while maybe breaking some rules.

Just recently our design editor wrote about how the alternate album cover art trend was going too far. From Sabrina Carpenter to Charli XCX, it's like artists can't choose any more. The cynical among ...

Tyler, the Creator's 'Chromakopia' won the first-ever awared for Best Album Cover at the 2026 Grammy Awards, with the award going to Tyler Okonma under his real name.

The best or worst years of an artist’s career can be defined by a single square image. Album cover art is often the first step toward that album’s reception — good or bad — and we often associate the ...

Music videos in the 1980s were to music what the album cover art of the 1970s was to musicians. You bought hook, line, and sinker into these albums based on their cover art, not the snippets you might ...

For artists and fans alike, album covers serve as more than just packaging; they are gateways to stories filled with creativity, controversy, and the madness of rock ‘n’ roll. The Beatles’ legendary ...

Braúlio Amado, creator of a Fall River mural, is nominated for a 2026 Grammy and designed the cover of Harry Styles' new album.

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).

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There is a near-25% likelihood of users skipping a song within five seconds of listening to it. If our Instagram Reels-riddled attention spans can’t even last through a standard three-minute song, why ...

When it came time to decide the cover image for Wet Leg's sophomore album, the British indie rock band packed up items that might provide inspiration — including velvet worms sewn by guitarist Hester ...