It is all to play for at the 2026 Grammy Awards . In an eligibility window of big returns and insurgent crossover acts—but no contenders from autopilot picks like Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish—the Recording Academy has a wide canvas to fill with a fresh crop of nominees. Should voters wish to paint it in beige and ecru, that is their business. But consider a world where academy dials are tweaked to favor a shade more invention and vibrancy, upgrading an Alex Warren for a PinkPantheress, a H.E.