Overview
- Anoushka Shankar is nominated for Best Global Music Performance for the collaborative track Daybreak with Alam Khan and Sarathy Korwar and for Best Global Music Album for Chapter III: We Return to Light.
- Fusion group Shakti earns two nominations for Mind Explosion — 50th Anniversary Tour Live in Best Global Music Album and for the live track Sreeni’s Dream in Best Global Music Performance.
- Madurai-born, New York-based pianist Charu Suri is nominated for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for Shayan, which blends jazz with Indian classical ragas.
- Composer Siddhant Bhatia’s Sounds of Kumbh is nominated for Best Global Music Album, a Vedam Records release commissioned by the Uttar Pradesh government and built from Prayagraj field recordings and chants.
- The 68th Annual Grammy Awards are scheduled for February 1, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, with some outlets differing on Shankar’s lifetime nomination tally while the Academy-confirmed categories for 2026 remain clear.