Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. discusses splitting the best country album category.

Grammy Awards introduce new category to celebrate traditional country music Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. discusses splitting the Best Country Album category.

The Grammys announced on Thursday that they would add "best traditional country album" to the category of awards after Beyonce’s victory in the genre’s sole 2025 classification.

According to Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, the new country categories would actually put the genre in alignment with others which separate contemporary and traditional albums or ...

The Recording Academy has extended membership invitations to more than 3,600 music professionals. This year’s 2025 class of ...

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. explained to Billboard, “The community of people that are making country music in all different subgenres came to us with a proposal and said we would like ...

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. on 'Cowboy Carter' and the future of country Upon the March 2024 announcement of her eventual Grammy-winning "Cowboy Carter" album, Beyoncé wrote on social ...

“The Academy’s top priority is to represent the music people that we serve each year,” Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy said in a statement.

The Recording Academy’s decision to add a new music category called "best traditional country album" has sparked criticism online, with some speculating it’s in response to Beyoncé’s best ...

Notably, Harvey Mason Jr., the Recording Academy's CEO, explained to Billboard why the change was implemented. “The community of people that are making country music in all different subgenres ...