"His debut record as Djo, The Crux,is up for Best Album Cover, a (kinda) new category that will be televised at the 2026 ceremony. The Crux's cover features a photo by Neil Krug, which, Keery explained on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, is kind of an I Spy page full of Easter eggs. Since the album's main theme is about being "one of many," there's "a lot going on and a lot to look at." Apparently the Recording Academy likes that maximalist approach."
"The first three Grammy Awards ever had a Best Album Cover award, but the category was retired in 1962 before coming back briefly from 1969 to 1973. Whichever album wins will stand alongside such gems of graphic design as Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonelyand B.B. King's Indianola Mississippi Seeds. The award itself will go to the art director or directors for the album, not the artist."
Joe Keery's debut album as Djo, The Crux, received a nomination for Best Album Cover at the 2026 Grammys. The Crux's artwork features a Neil Krug photograph dense with visual Easter eggs that reflect the album's theme of being "one of many" and a maximalist aesthetic. Competing nominees include Tyler the Creator's CHROMAKOPIA, Debí Tirar Más Fotos by Bad Bunny, Wet Leg's moisturizer, and Glory by Perfume Genius. Best Album Cover will be televised at the 2026 ceremony; the category existed in the early Grammys, was retired in 1962, and briefly returned from 1969 to 1973. The award goes to the art director(s), not the recording artist.
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