Just recently our design editor wrote about how the alternate album cover art trend was going too far. From Sabrina Carpenter to Charli XCX, it's like artists can't choose any more. The cynical among ...

Before the age of the internet and social media, it was all about album covers. And London-based art design studio Hipgnosis created some of the most iconic art, for classic rock acts such as Pink ...

The best or worst years of an artist’s career can be defined by a single square image. Album cover art is often the first step toward that album’s reception — good or bad — and we often associate the ...

For artists and fans alike, album covers serve as more than just packaging; they are gateways to stories filled with creativity, controversy, and the madness of rock ‘n’ roll. The Beatles’ legendary ...

Saturn is bringing an event focused on the art of album design to Birmingham next week.

Graphic designer and illustrator Braúlio Amado has been nominated for a Grammy for his work on a Mac Miller album cover. Amado also designed the album art for Harry Styles' upcoming fourth studio ...

For a band with such an unmistakable style—eyeliner, red lipstick, black garb, tousled hair—the Cure, in frontman Robert Smith’s telling, has long resisted iconography. “I don’t want to be known for ...

This Category recognizes excellence in cover art for albums of recordings in any genre of music, released for the first time during the eligibility year (even if recordings were previously released).

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. When painter and sculptor Devon DeJardin needs an extra ...

Tyler, the Creator's 'Chromakopia' won the first-ever awared for Best Album Cover at the 2026 Grammy Awards, with the award ...

Is it the band’s lead singer and lyricist Robert Plant? The lengthy, but iconic, “Stairway to Heaven“? Whatever it may be, we can’t help but think of “Kashmir” and the album that houses the song, ...