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The Recording Academy is introducing five new categories for the 69th annual Grammy Awards, which will bring the total number of awards to 100. The Academy is also increasing from three to four the number of times a new artist may be entered in the best new artist process before being ruled ineligible.
The academy on Tuesday announced the addition of a best Asian pop music performance category — celebrating releases across K-pop, J-pop, C-pop and beyond — awarded to the performer.
A new best traditional pop vocal performance category will be awarded to performers whose music “cannot properly be intermingled with present forms of pop music,” according to a press release.
Also, a new best Latin song category will recognize songwriters for their work on Latin songs recorded predominantly in Spanish.
The other changes affect the R&B and folk categories. A new best R&B collaboration or duo/group performance award joins the reimagined best R&B solo performance category.
Folk has experienced a similar change that country experienced last year: Best folk album has become best contemporary folk album. A best traditional folk album category has been added.
“2027 is going to be an amazing year for the Grammy Awards, and one that reflects the extraordinary growth we’re seeing across music,” Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy said in a statement. “The changes advanced by our Recording Academy members speak to the breadth of today’s music industry and the many genres, crafts and creators shaping it. We’re excited to see these updates come to life in the year ahead as we celebrate the music people who are driving music forward.”
What do you think about these changes? 👀. Many are accusing the academy of using the new categories to avoid giving the main ones to non-white, non-American artists, while others celebrate the new spaces.
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