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Mariah Carey And Lenny Kravitz Honored With Global Impact Award At Third Annual Recording Academy Honors Presented By The BMC
by Michael Major - February 02, 2024 The event included performances by Yolanda Adams, Babyface, Busta Rhymes, Erica Campbell, George Clinton, Davido, Andra Day, Manny Fresh, Tori Kelly, Quavo, Gabby Simone, Chad Smith, Andrew Watt, Verdine White, and Stevie Wonder, with appearances by H.E.R and Chair of the BMC, Rico Love.... 
Cyndi Lauper to Perform And Present At The 65th GRAMMY Award Nominations Livestream
by Michael Major - November 14, 2022 They join previously announced presenters including past GRAMMY Award nominee Jimmie Allen, 'CBS Mornings' anchors Nate Burleson and Gayle King, past GRAMMY Award nominee and five-time Latin GRAMMY Award winner Luis Fonsi, GRAMMY Award winner and Recording Academy® Los Angeles Chapter President Ledi... 
Recording Academy Elects 19 New Leaders To Its 2022-23 National Board Of Trustees
by Michael Major - June 01, 2022 Effective today, the newly elected Trustees join the Academy's midterm Trustees, including National Officers Tammy Hurt (Chair), Rico Love (Vice Chair), Om'Mas Keith (Secretary/Treasurer), and Christine Albert (Chair Emeritus) in upholding the Academy's mission to serve and represent the music commu... 
Recording Academy Announces Partnership With GLAAD To Foster LGBTQ+ Inclusion In The Music Community
by Michael Major - January 25, 2022 The world's leading society of music creators, the Recording Academy, has donated $150,000 to GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) media advocacy organization, to support its work to diversify the music industry and champion musicians in the LGBTQ+ commu... 
Recording Academy Appoints Jennifer Jones To Executive Vice President Of Legal Affairs
by Michael Major - January 19, 2022 Reporting to CEO Harvey Mason jr., Jones oversees the Academy's day-to-day legal matters and is the advisor to the Academy's Board of Trustees, senior Recording Academy staff, the senior leadership of its affiliates, and other areas within the organization.... 
Recording Academy Bolsters Membership With 2,710 Music Creators & Professionals Invited
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 28, 2021 Since setting the goal of adding 2,500 women voting members by 2025, 831 women have joined the Academy's voting membership, putting the organization 33 percent closer to reaching that milestone.... 
Recording Academy Establishes Songwriters & Composers Wing
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 15, 2021 Currently, a third of the Recording Academy's voting membership identify songwriting or composing as part of their craft and these members will be automatically included in the new Wing.... 
Recording Academy Appoints Kelley Purcell To Vice President, Membership & Industry Relations
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 05, 2020 The Recording Academy® announced today the appointment of Kelley Purcell as Vice President of Membership & Industry Relations, effective immediately.... 
Recording Academy Presents Its District Advocate Day
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 12, 2020 Today, the Recording Academy, which represents the interests of all music creators, will unite thousands of its members across the country with their senators and congressional representatives as a part of the Academy's 7th annual District Advocate Day — the largest nationwide day of advocacy for mu... 
The Recording Academy Announces Lineup for Texas Chapter's Anniversary Gala
by Abigail Charpentier - July 11, 2019 The Recording Academy Texas Chapter is proud to announce sponsors and the full talent lineup for their upcoming 25th Anniversary Gala, celebrating 25 years of representing the voices of performers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and all music professionals in Texas, as well as members residing i... 
Sam Fender Releases New Single WILL WE TALK
by Tori Hartshorn - July 03, 2019 Sam Fender is pleased to share the heady melody-packed, “Will We Talk?,” driven by true rock'n'roll guitars and a string section. “Will We Talk” is this final single to drop ahead of his forthcoming debut album Hypersonic Missiles. The album is now set for release onSeptember 13 via Interscope, movi... 
Texas Chapter Of The Recording Academy Celebrates 25 Years With Gala At ACL Live This July
by Tori Hartshorn - June 11, 2019 The Recording Academy Texas Chapter is incredibly proud to celebrate 25 years of representing the voices of performers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and all music professionals in Texas, as well as members residing in Oklahoma and Mexico. On Thursday, July 18, 2019 the Texas Chapter of the org... 
Deborah Dugan Appointed President/CEO Of The Recording Academy
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 09, 2019 The Recording Academy Board of Trustees has appointed Deborah Dugan as the next President/CEO of the Recording Academy, the leading society of performers, musicians, songwriters, producers, engineers, and all music professionals, and the organization behind the annual GRAMMY Awards®. The appointment... 
Recording Academy Implements Community-Driven Membership Model
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 19, 2018 The Recording Academy has implemented a new community-driven and peer-reviewed membership model in an ongoing effort to build a more representative and relevant membership body. The move comes as one of several steps the Recording Academy is taking to effect meaningful change in the organization.... 
Recording Academy Invites 900 Music Creators To Join As Voting Members
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 04, 2018 The Recording Academy announced today a Member Invitation Initiative in collaboration with the Task Force On Diversity & Inclusion. This is one of many initiatives put in place by the Recording Academy as it works to build a membership that reflects the diverse creative community that it represents,... 
Recording Academy Names Diversity And Inclusion Task Force Members
by Macon Prickett - May 09, 2018 Tina Tchen, Chair of the Recording Academy's newly formed task force on diversity and inclusion, announced the names of the 16 members joining her in examining barriers and biases affecting women and other underrepresented voices in the music industry and, specifically, the Recording Academy. ... 
CBS Presents 53rd ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS Live, 4/15
by TV News Desk - April 15, 2018 The 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, Country Music's Party of the Year , will broadcast live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Sunday, April 15, 2018 (live 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.... 
Tina Tchen To Chair Recording Academy Task Force On Inclusion and Diversity
by Macon Prickett - March 06, 2018 The Recording Academy is pleased to announce that Tina Tchen, chief of staff to former first lady Michelle Obama, will chair its task force to examine issues of inclusion and diversity within the Academy and the broader music community. As part of its charter, the task force will identify the variou... 
Canyon Entertainment Academy is Launching a First-Ever School to Help Young Musicians and Singers (Ages 5 to 25) 'Learn the Ropes' of the Entertainment Industry
by Robert Diamond - March 04, 2018 Today, Canyon Entertainment Academy announces the opening of their new school which has been launched to fill a gap in the training and education of young musicians and singers in their quest to becoming true artists and professionals in the music industry.... 
Canyon Entertainment Academy is Launching a First-Ever School to Help Young Musicians and Singers (Ages 5 to 25) 'Learn the Ropes' of the Entertainment Industry
by Robert Diamond - February 01, 2018 Today, Canyon Entertainment Academy announces the opening of their new school which has been launched to fill a gap in the training and education of young musicians and singers in their quest to becoming true artists and professionals in the music industry.... 
Recording Academy Partners with Siegel+Gale on Refreshed Visual Identity
by Caryn Robbins - January 18, 2018 Ahead of the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards on January 28 th the Recording Academy, the world's leading society of music professionals, today announced its collaboration on a branding engagement with Siegel+Gale....
CBS Presents 53rd ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS Live, 4/15
by Caryn Robbins - December 12, 2017 The 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, Country Music's Party of the Year , will broadcast live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Sunday, April 15, 2018 (live 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.... |
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