GRAMMYs snubs American acts for “Best Dance/Electronic Album” for the first time since inception

The award celebrates its 20-year anniversary by ignoring the genre’s roots.

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The Recording Academy did not nominate any albums by an American artist for 2025’s “Best Dance/Electronic Album” award.

It’s the first time no albums by American acts are under consideration for the award since its inception 20 years ago. Next year’s nominees include Charli XCX’s Brat, Four Tet’s Three, Justice’s Hyperdrama, Katranada’s Timeless, and Zedd’s Telos.

“It’s actually insane that the GRAMMYs have no American dance records in the Best Electronic/Dance category,” Suzi Analogue tweeted yesterday, November 8th. “The USA Birthed house, techno, and dance music and these awards have yet to reflect that fact. It is extremely embarrassing.”

Across 21 installments featuring the award, albums by US acts accounted for 33 of 106 records, allotting for 31% of its total nominees. For 11 of those years, only one album by an American producer was in the running, while English acts would account for at least half of the nominations each year.

In 2022, 5 of 6 records nominated were produced by American artists — the largest percentage in its two decade lifespan. Ten City’s Judgement was among the selections, making it the first and only time a Chicago house act was recognized for the achievement. The award was ultimately given to South African producer Black Coffee’s Subconsciously.

The title for “Best Dance/Electronic Album” was established in 2005. It’s the GRAMMYs’s second dance music award since “Best Dance/Electronic Recording,” which was created in 1998. Albums by American artists have won a total of six times — two of those awarded to pop stars Lady Gaga and Beyoncé.