Written by Recording Academy staff.
It's not just any summer camp. Over 170 high school students from 25 states attended the exclusive — and extremely exciting — GRAMMY Camp this summer. Hosted by the GRAMMY Museum, the newly expanded music industry Camp was held in Miami, Los Angeles and New York City between June and August 2025. For more than 20 years, GRAMMY Camp has…
Members of the Recording Academy, Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance, United Nations Human Rights, and University of Oxford gathered for an exclusive event at the Recording Academy’s New York townhouse on September 24 to promote climate justice work and rights-based climate action around the world. Held during the 79th United Nations General Assembly Week in New York, the…
Today, Thurston Moore unveiled his latest solo project, Flow Critical Lucidity, an album that encapsulates his signature guitar-driven charm and dives deep into his experimental roots. The September 20 release marks another fascinating chapter in the illustrious career of an artist who has woven the tapestry of his music with the threads of New York's vibrant no wave scene since…
At the 2024 Latin GRAMMYs, artists will compete in two new Categories this year, including Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album. The new Category, housed within the Regional Mexican Field, highlights six albums showcasing a rich diversity of Mexican genres. This year’s nominees are Nata Montana by Natanael Cano, DannyLux’s Evoluxion, Jugando A Que No Pasa Nada from Grupo Frontera, Carín León’s…
Latin GRAMMYs season is now officially upon us! Ahead of the 2024 Latin GRAMMYs on Thursday, Nov. 14, the nominations have arrived — and the Album Of The Year Category is stacked. This year's telecast, which marks the 25th anniversary of the Latin GRAMMYs, will see 10 albums compete for one of the night's biggest honors. Among them are a…
Song Of The Year represents one of the most coveted honors at the Latin GRAMMYs, alongside Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year and Best New Artist. Like the award ceremony itself — which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year — the 10 songs in competition for the title of Song Of The Year form a vibrant portrait of…
The Latin Recording Academy has just announced the nominations for the 2024 Latin GRAMMYs, which will be held Thursday, Nov. 14. The Latin GRAMMYs will broadcast live from the Kaseya Center in Miami, marking the awards ceremony's third time in the city. This year also marks the 25th anniversary of the Latin GRAMMY Awards and the Latin Recording Academy celebrating…
The Latin Recording Academy has just announced the nominations for the 2024 Latin GRAMMYs, which will air live on Thursday, Nov. 14. Marking the 25th anniversary of the Latin GRAMMY Awards, the ceremony will be broadcast from Miami's Kaseya Center. Miami is home to the Latin Recording Academy, which celebrates Latin music excellence across all genres. At the 2024 Latin…
Latin music is driven by rhythm and beat, with percussive instruments defining genres from samba to salsa, champeta to tango. As music evolves in an ever-technological age, artists have increasingly turned to computer and synth-powered instrumentation to explore Latin styles through an electro lens. Latin and electronic fusions have opened new genres by blending organic instrumentation into electronic hardware. From…
Music has long been used as a powerful vehicle on campaign trails to hype up crowds and get them excited to vote in elections. Regardless of which side of the aisle they’re on, a number of politicians who have held the highest offices in the country possess a deep connection to music, whether collecting records or playing instruments. American presidents…
With a voice that sounds as if it were emanating from the depths of a smoky lounge somewhere just off the Las Vegas strip, guitarist and singer Suryakant Sawhney beckons you into a world that is at once foreign and very familiar. "Maybe I'm a fool, a fool like you/ Believing in heaven, from inside a zoo," the Peter Cat…
The original members of Jane’s Addiction are a diverse bunch. There’s trippy visionary singer/stylist and Lollapalooza co-founder Perry Farrell; Stephen Perkins, the monster drummer with a goofy-meets-spiritual vibe; and bassist Eric Avery, who opted not to be part of the 1997 and 2001 Jane’s reunions and played with Garbage from 2005 to 2022. Then there’s multi-faceted musician Dave Navarro, who…
The 2012 GRAMMYs were a huge night for the Foo Fighters. Walking in as six-time winners already, the rock band nearly doubled their GRAMMY count with five more golden gramophones that night. Their two wins for Wasting Light single "Walk," Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song, may have been the most exciting for Dave Grohl and co. Not because…
To call Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 highly anticipated would be a severe understatement. Her last album was six years ago — an eternity in the fast-moving world of hip-hop. On top of that, she’s gotten married, had a child, suffered the loss of a parent, and had no shortage of controversy. So when she announced that PF2 would be…
The Latin Recording Academy is about much more than the Latin GRAMMYs; the organization enriches and sustains the entire Latin music community. And the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation is a major component of that mission. The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation just awarded a Nicky Jam Scholarship to Dominican pianist Leomar Cordero during a special presentation with the artist in Miami.…
Although November might bring cooler weather, the month's releases are hot enough to keep you toasty. From psychedelic folk and ambitious rap, to gleaming pop and future bass, November's release calendar boasts a variety of bold returns. This month sees Drake and 21 Savage pull up with their surprise collaborative album Her Loss, as well as Roddy Ricch's highly anticipated…
(The following is a list of artists and industry professionals the music community lost in 2020–2021. The 63rd GRAMMY Awards telecast on CBS will feature an In Memoriam segment highlighting some of these individuals via a video tribute, and all of these individuals who died prior to its print date are included in the official 63rd GRAMMY Awards program book. The Recording…
Music titan Jay-Z is teaming up with rapper Meek Mill to create a new record label Dream Chasers, named after Mill's mixtape series with the same name. The two met at Jay-Z's Roc Nation Entertaiment Manhattan office on Tuesday, July 23, to seal the deal. The new label will be supported by Roc Nation and will work on creative strategy and…
ESSENCE Fest is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and its pulling all the stops at the New Orleans' Superdome to show out. This year's fest, appropriately titled Party With A Purpose, brought out the some of the most iconic names in music, politics and other aspects of black culture. Check out who stopped by backstage with the Recording Academy for…
GRAMMY U members met with Wallows at the Fonda Theatre on the Los Angeles leg of their tour for a SoundChecks. Members got to observe the band’s process of preparing for a sold out show along with chatting about the tour overall. Photo: Darick Thomas Julia Michaels joined Chicago GRAMMY U members at House of Blues on April 28 for…
