Recording Academy Invites Latin Grammy Voters to Diversify 2025 Grammy Membership
The Recording Academy invites all Latin Grammy voters to join the 2025 Grammy voting membership, significantly boosting diversity and representation in the awards' decision-making process.
- • The Recording Academy invites all Latin Grammy voters to join the Grammy voting body in 2025.
- • 66% of voters have joined in the past five years, with increased representation of women and people of color.
- • The 2025 new member class includes 3,800 voters, half under 39 years old, 58% people of color, and 35% women.
- • Harvey Mason Jr. highlights this move as a reflection of music’s universal nature and a step toward greater inclusivity.
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The Recording Academy is making a historic move in 2025 by inviting all members of the Latin Grammy voting body to join the main Grammy Awards voters. This initiative addresses long-standing criticisms about diversity and inclusion within the Grammys by broadening the cultural and demographic representation of voters. According to the Academy, 66% of their current voters have joined in the last five years, with a surge in women, people of color, and younger members. The 2025 intake comprises 3,800 new members: 50% are under 39 years old, 58% identify as people of color, and 35% are women.
Harvey Mason Jr., president and CEO of the Recording Academy, emphasized that including Latin Grammy voters reflects the universal nature of music and expands the Academy’s reach beyond its traditionally US-centric focus. The Latin Grammy operates with a global perspective, bringing valuable diversity to the Grammy voting pool. This step follows earlier enhancements to membership diversity post-#MeToo, aiming to better represent underrepresented communities within the music industry.
This expansion underscores the Academy's commitment to evolving its awards inside a more inclusive framework, ensuring Latin music’s growing influence is more duly recognized in the Grammy voting process.
This article was synthesized and translated from native language sources to provide English-speaking readers with local perspectives.