Women received less than a quarter of all GRAMMY Awards in 2026, report finds
The report also points to a decline in the number of nominations for female artists year-on-year
Women won less than a quarter of all awards that were up for grabs at this year’s GRAMMYs ceremony, according to a new report.
The report, titled ‘The Missing Voices of Women in the 2026 GRAMMYs’, analysed how women’s representation at the annual awards ceremony took a “dramatic hit” this year.
After analysing all 270 GRAMMY wins across 95 categories this year, the report found that female artists received just 23% of all awards in 2026, taking a 14% fall from last year.
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It also attributed this to a decline in the number of nominations for female artists from years prior, finding that women made up just 24% of all nominees – down from 28% in 2025.
“For every GRAMMY win awarded to a woman, men have picked up four trophies in the last decade,” the report reads. “Women’s recognition has hit an invisible and sturdy glass ceiling.”
The report also analysed the past decade of award wins and nominations, finding that female artists accounted for just 21% of all wins and nominations on average each year since 2017.
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It found that only male artists have won the prestigious Producer Of The Year (Non-classical) award since it was first established as a category 51 years ago. In 2026, no women were nominated for this award.
“The share of women’s nominations and wins in the GRAMMYs in the last decade has never been close to parity, much less domination, despite headlines pushing this narrative in the past,” the report reads.
Check out all the findings from The Missing Voices of Women in the 2026 GRAMMYs report here.
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