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. 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 ...

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said the recent comeback of traditional country music deserves its own recognition. “Country music has evolved in a major way over the past decade, with ...

The Grammys announced Thursday it would add “best traditional country album” to the category of awards after Beyoncé’s victory in the genre’s sole 2025 classification. “The… ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Grammy Awards are returning next February with two additional categories. The 68th awards, scheduled for Feb. 1 at Crypto.com Arena, will now include prizes for album cover and traditional country ...

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.

In a news release from Thursday, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said the organization reviews its guidelines every year to ensure it is aligned with "the ever-changing music industry." ...

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 ...