11-06-2020 23:05 via billboard.com

Grammys’ Good Intentions Don’t Go Far Enough in Latin Categories

As part of its recently announced rules changes, the Recording Academy announced on Wednesday that the Grammy Awards’ very problematic Latin rock, urban or alternative album category is no more. That’s the good news.
The bad news is the academy’s well-intentioned solution continues to not reflect the reality of Latin music in the U.S. market.
Specifically, the academy took a category that has been widely criticized for years because it lumped music from vastly different genres
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