US EditionThe Grammys Invited All Latin Grammy Voting Members to the Recording Academy: Why It Matters
The Recording Academy added 3,800 new members in 2025, with 58% people of color and 35% women, reflecting Latin music's rising influence in the U.S. and beyond.
- Recording Academy leaders announced this year all Latin Recording Academy voting members joined the 2025 New Member Class, adding 3,800 new members including about 2,900 new Grammy voting members.
- Given Latin music's rapid growth, the accepted class is 50% people 39 and under, 58% people of color and 35% women, reflecting reforms after former CEO Neil Portnow's comments.
- Recording Academy membership consists of Voting Members—artists, songwriters, producers, engineers eligible to vote—and Professional members, while all participate in programs like the DREAM Initiative and Grammy U with Latin Grammys board members involved.
- The invitations expand the pool of qualified voters ahead of the 2026 Grammy Awards on Feb. 1, with nominations announced this week and Harvey Mason Jr. expressing excitement about the nominations.
- The Recording Academy sought to reach underrepresented communities, with 66% of voters joining in the past five years, while the Latin Grammys remain a licensee with a similar voting process.
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In recent years, the Grammy Awards have made an effort to diversify their voting corps.
Los Angeles (USA), Nov 3 (EFE).- The Recording Academy announced Monday the incorporation of more than 3,800 new members, expanding its reach for the first time by including voters from the Latin Recording Academy. The music institution explained in a statement that, in an attempt to create “a more representative voting body worldwide,” 50% of the accepted members are 39 years old or younger, 58% are people of color and 35% identify themselves a…
In the last few years, the Grammy Awards have made a concerted effort to diversify their electorate. In 2024, the Recording Academy announced significant changes in their voting body, noting that 66 percent of them joined in the previous five years, including women and people of color. This year, the change is even greater: for the first time, all Latin Grammy voter members were invited to join the Recording Academy as part of their new promotio…
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The Grammys invited all Latin Grammy voting members to the Recording Academy: Why it matters
In the last few years, the Grammy Awards have made a concerted effort to diversify its electorate. For the first time ever in 2025, all Latin Grammy voting members were invited to join the Recording Academy as part of its 2025 new member class.
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