The GRAMMYs

2026

Adjust Brightness

Dec 1st, 2025

Best Progressive R&B Album

Best Progressive R&B Album

Nomination

Adjust Brightness (Bilal) is nominated for The GRAMMYs 2026 Best Progressive R&B Album

Adjust Brightness (Bilal) is nominated for The GRAMMYs 2026 Best Progressive R&B Album

Adjust Brightness (Bilal) is nominated for The GRAMMYs 2026 Best Progressive R&B Album

GRAMMY Award-winning singer Bilal returns with Adjust Brightness, his first collection of new material in eight years, blending progressive R&B with experimental textures and immersive soundscapes.

Cultural impact

  • Adjust Brightness was ranked #4 on Vulture’s Best Albums of 2024.

  • Bilal embarked on a 16-date national tour in celebration of the album, with stops in New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, and Atlanta.

Critical response

  • WRTI stated that on Adjust Brightness, Bilal explores a galactic sweep of sound, making genre distinctions feel irrelevant. Read full review

  • KNKX described Adjust Brightness as inhabiting a unique sonic niche, combining introspective lyrics, addictive instrumentation, and Bilal's voice, which bends and contorts. Read full review

GRAMMY Award-winning singer Bilal returns with Adjust Brightness, his first collection of new material in eight years, blending progressive R&B with experimental textures and immersive soundscapes.

Cultural impact

  • Adjust Brightness was ranked #4 on Vulture’s Best Albums of 2024.

  • Bilal embarked on a 16-date national tour in celebration of the album, with stops in New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, and Atlanta.

Critical response

  • WRTI stated that on Adjust Brightness, Bilal explores a galactic sweep of sound, making genre distinctions feel irrelevant. Read full review

  • KNKX described Adjust Brightness as inhabiting a unique sonic niche, combining introspective lyrics, addictive instrumentation, and Bilal's voice, which bends and contorts. Read full review

GRAMMY Award-winning singer Bilal returns with Adjust Brightness, his first collection of new material in eight years, blending progressive R&B with experimental textures and immersive soundscapes.

Cultural impact

  • Adjust Brightness was ranked #4 on Vulture’s Best Albums of 2024.

  • Bilal embarked on a 16-date national tour in celebration of the album, with stops in New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, and Atlanta.

Critical response

  • WRTI stated that on Adjust Brightness, Bilal explores a galactic sweep of sound, making genre distinctions feel irrelevant. Read full review

  • KNKX described Adjust Brightness as inhabiting a unique sonic niche, combining introspective lyrics, addictive instrumentation, and Bilal's voice, which bends and contorts. Read full review