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OK Go, the Chicago-bred quartet known for redefining the boundaries between music, art, and technology, has earned two nominations at the 68th GRAMMY Awards. The band’s latest feats—the mesmerising video for ‘Love’ and the intricately crafted physical edition of ‘And the Adjacent Possible’—have been recognised in the Best Music Video and Best Recording Package categories, respectively.
The nomination for ‘Love’ underscores OK Go’s long-standing reputation as visual innovators. The video, a breathtaking single-take production, features frontman Damian Kulash and his bandmates performing alongside 29 synchronised robots and over 60 mirrors, creating a hypnotic world of reflections and geometric choreography. The result is a kaleidoscopic spectacle that blurs the line between performance art and engineering marvel.
Shot inside a decaying Budapest train station, the video captures OK Go’s signature blend of precision and playfulness. Concepted in partnership with creative agency SpecialGuest and co-directed by Kulash, Aaron Duffy, and Miguel Espada, the production was realised with technical integration by SpecialGuestX and produced by 1stAveMachine. Upon its release, Rolling Stone wrote: “OK Go are back with more proof that they remain the masters of power-pop gems and high-concept music videos with a kaleidoscopic visual for their new single.”
In addition to the video’s nomination, OK Go’s new album ‘And the Adjacent Possible’ has been recognised for Best Recording Package—a testament to the band’s dedication to physical artistry in an increasingly digital age. The double LP is pressed on 180-gram, 45RPM vinyl and presented in a foil-stamped gatefold sleeve that opens to reveal a 3D pop-up sculpture. Designed by Yuri Suzuki and Claudio Ripol, with the intricate sliceform and pop-up structure engineered by Wombi Rose, Hà Trịnh Quốc Bảo, and Emilio LaTorre for Lovepop, the album’s packaging transforms the act of unsealing a record into an immersive visual and tactile experience.
Design publication Yanko Design described the project as “a revolutionary vinyl jacket design that transforms the simple act of opening an album into a moment of wonder and discovery that perfectly complements their boundary-pushing musical approach.”
The 68th GRAMMY Awards will air live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, 1 February 2026, at 5 PM PT / 8 PM EST on CBS.
These two new nominations mark the band’s fourth and fifth career nods from the Recording Academy. OK Go’s first taste of GRAMMY recognition came in 2007 when they won Best Short Form Music Video for ‘Here It Goes Again’, the treadmill-powered viral sensation that redefined what a music video could be in the YouTube era. They went on to earn nominations for ‘All Is Not Lost’ in 2012 and ‘Upside Down & Inside Out’ in 2017—both of which continued to push the boundaries of visual storytelling through innovation and collaboration.
The band’s recognition this year follows a wave of international acclaim throughout 2025. At the UK Music Video Awards, Damian Kulash received the Icon Award, joining a select group of visionary directors including Michel Gondry and Joseph Kahn. ‘Love’ also took home the award for Best Rock Video–International. Elsewhere, at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, ‘A Stone Only Rolls Downhill’ won a Bronze Lion, whilst ‘Love’earned a Silver Lion in the Excellence in Music Video category. The same video continued its winning streak with a Silver Award for Best Music Video at the London International Awards, and ‘A Stone Only Rolls Downhill’ secured Second Place for Best Experimental at the Berlin Music Video Awards.
With their dual nominations at the 68th GRAMMY Awards, OK Go reaffirm their standing as one of music’s most imaginative forces—a band that continues to fuse sound, motion, and design into art that both dazzles and endures.
