Tobi Parks is Closing the Live Music Data Gap

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Backstage Pass: Tobi Parks of Tour Tech & xBK on Closing the Live Music Data Gap

How does an entertainment/IP attorney start creating digital tools for live music venue operational management and artist data management?

GRAMMYS Announce 5 New Categories

The Recording Academy has added the following 5 new categories for the 2027 GRAMMY awards: Best Asian Pop Performance, Best R&B Collaboration or Duo/Group Performance, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance, Best Traditional Folk Album, and Best Latin Song.

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Five New Categories And Rule Updates Take Effect For 2027 Grammys® | Grammy

Changes Reflect Annual Member-Driven Process And Today’s Growing Music Ecosystem

The addition of an Asian Pop Category specifically has caused some backlash as fans ask whether this addition was truly an inclusion effort or an effort to recognize K-Pop and J-Pop without awarding them in the 'Big Six' categories. This is a question which seems to arrise each time the academy adds a racial or geographically based category and highlights important questions not only about racial inclusion in the industry but also creative questions about how we differentiate between genres of music.

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New Grammy Asian Category Slammed by BTS Fans for Racism: 'You Don't Want to Recognise Artists Outside America'

The Recording Academy's new Grammy category for Asian music faces backlash, with BTS fans arguing it segregates rather than recognises Asian artists alongside Western acts.

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The Grammys 2027 Best Asian Pop Music Category Is Just Another Form of Segregation

It can be seen as part of a history of gatekeeping non-white artists from major award categories.

See How the World Cup is Impacting Ongoing Ticketing Dynamics

North America is Hosting The Fifa World Cup, and speculative ticket sales have led the National Independent Venue Association to urge Congress to ban the sale of unreliable tickets.

Read NIVA's statement here:

https://www.nivassoc.org/statements/2026/national-independent-venue-association-and-fan-alliance-urge-congress-to-ban-ghost-tickets-as-world-cup-ticketing-meltdown-spreads-across-us