Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album


The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album is a category in the annual Grammy Awards, that was first presented at the 2023 show on February 5, 2023.

Criteria

According to the Recording Academy, this new category "recognizes excellence in spoken word albums specific to the performance of poetry with or without music."

History

Up to and including the 64th Grammy Awards, all spoken word recordings fell under one category, the Best Spoken Word Album. As of 2023, the Spoken Word category has been renamed Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording. This category recognizes excellence in spoken word albums, but no longer includes spoken word poetry. The category was authored by and created due to six years of advocacy within the Recording Academy by poet J. Ivy, who then went on to win the first two year's of the category's existence.

Recipients

YearRecipientWorkNomineesRef.
2023J. IvyThe Poet Who Sat By the Door
2024J. IvyThe Light Inside
2025Tank and the BangasThe Heart, The Mind, The Soul
2026Mad SkillzWords for Days Vol. 1

Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Artists with multiple wins

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Artists with multiple nominations

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