The GRAMMYs
2026
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

Adjust Brightness
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

Adjust Brightness
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

Adjust Brightness
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









