Overview

• Wallen’s team confirmed that neither the 37-track I’m the Problem, any of its recordings, nor Wallen himself will be entered for the 2026 awards.
• Contributors may still submit their own work, leaving featured collaborations such as the Tate McRae duet eligible if entered by partners.
• I’m the Problem remains a 2025 powerhouse with record first-week sales, multiple Hot 100 and country No. 1s, and 11 nonconsecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200.
• To date, Wallen’s only Grammy nominations came as a featured artist on Post Malone’s I Had Some Help, with no solo nominations on his own releases.
• Reports situate the decision alongside past non-submissions by The Weeknd, Drake and Frank Ocean, as label and Recording Academy representatives offered no substantive comment and the eligibility window closes Aug. 30 ahead of first-round voting on Oct. 3.