The GRAMMYs
2026
Dec 1st, 2025
Best Global Music Album
Best Global Music Album
Best Global Music Album
Nominees for The GRAMMY Awards
2026
Previous Winner
Alkebulan II (Matt B featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
Criteria
Albums with >75% playing time of new global music recordings.
Albums with >75% playing time of new global music recordings.
Albums with >75% playing time of new global music recordings.
The nominees for The GRAMMYs Best Global Music Album 2026 are Sounds Of Kumbha (Siddhant Bhatia), No Sign of Weakness (Burna Boy), Eclairer le monde - Light the World (Youssou N'Dour), Mind Explosion [50th Anniversary Tour Live] (Shakti), Chapter III: We Return To Light (Anoushka Shankar), Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo (Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethânia).
Read on for more information about all the nominees and their contributors..
Best Global Music Album
Chapter III: We Return To Light
Chapter III: We Return To Light
Chapter III: We Return To Light
Apr 4, 2025
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Eclairer le monde - Light the World
Apr 4, 2025
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Eclairer le monde - Light the World
Apr 4, 2025
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Eclairer le monde - Light the World
Jul 31, 2025
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Mind Explosion [50th Anniversary Tour Live]
Jul 31, 2025
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Mind Explosion [50th Anniversary Tour Live]
Jul 31, 2025
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Mind Explosion [50th Anniversary Tour Live]
No Sign of Weakness
No Sign of Weakness
No Sign of Weakness
Jul 2, 2025
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Sounds Of Kumbha
Jul 2, 2025
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Sounds Of Kumbha
Jul 2, 2025
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Sounds Of Kumbha
Other awards in this field
Latin + Global + Reggae + New Age + Ambient or Chant
Other awards in this field
Latin + Global + Reggae + New Age + Ambient or Chant
Other awards in this field
Latin + Global + Reggae + New Age + Ambient or Chant
Best Latin Pop Album
Best Latin Pop Album
Best Música Urbana Album
Best Música Urbana Album
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Best Tropical Latin Album
Best Tropical Latin Album
Best Global Music Performance
Best Global Music Performance
Best African Music Performance
Best African Music Performance
Best Global Music Album
Best Global Music Album
Best Reggae Album
Best Reggae Album
Best New Age or Ambient or Chant Album
Best New Age or Ambient or Chant Album
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