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.

New Orleans artist and music professionals advocate for artist protections during GRAMMY Week

On Saturday, Jan. 31, the day before the 68th Grammy Awards, members of Congress and their staff were attended Up Close With Grammy Nominees at the renown Los Angeles recording studio, Village Recorders. The intimate briefing that paired policy discussion with live performances was moderated by the Recording Academy's Chief Advocacy & Public Policy Officer (New Orleans-native) Todd Dupler, the lineup of conversations featured six-time Grammy winner PJ Morton, two-time Grammy winner Molly Tuttle, and entertainment attorney, Recording Academy Memphis Chapter President and Louisiana Music Partners founding board member Tim Kappel. Together, they offered insight into the creative process behind this year's Grammy-nominated work, real-world challenges facing today's music professionals, and emerging legal issues impacting copyright law. The program included special performances from Morton and Tuttle, who were both nominated at the 68th Grammy Awards, reinforcing the vital importance of human talent at the center of these policy conversations.

https://www.grammy.com/news/2026-grammys-congress-briefings

The Gold Record Road: Celebrating the 2026 Grammy Nominees from Louisiana and Mississippi at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on January 31, 2026

The Louisiana Office of Tourism, the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development, the Louisiana Seafood Marketing and Promotion Board, New Orleans & Company, and Visit Mississippi banded together to host The Gold Record Road: Celebrating the 2026 Grammy Nominees from Louisiana and Mississippi at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. The cultural tribute staged on January 31 honored the southern highways, communities, and creative voices that helped shape the foundation of American music. The annual event featured performances by the New Breed Brass Band with Trombone Shorty, Kyle Roussel and Jamal Roberts.

https://lucire.com/insider/20260208/the-south-rises-in-hollywood-at-the-gold-record-road-2026-grammy-celebration/

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