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The Recording Academy is diversifying and increasing its number of new members. It has now sent more than 3900 people an invitation to join. These are all established music professionals from various backgrounds, genres and disciplines. 

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After the latest announcement, the 2024 class of invitees is 45% women, 57% people of colour and 47% under the age of 40. The changes have been made after the Recording Academy declared a goal of including more women and people from diverse cultures in their organisation. They were aiming to make these changes by 2025 but they have put things in motion a year in advance.

With this year’s new invitees, the Recording Academy is on track to achieve its goal of adding 2,500 women voting members by 2025 this year. 

The Recording Academy is home to Grammy Awards.

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How do these invitees become a part of The Recording Academy?

All the official invitations have to be formally accepted by July 31 for recipients to become Recording Academy members. This applies to all participating in the Online Entry Process (OEP) for the upcoming Grammy Awards. For the unversed, through OEP, new and old members can submit recordings, music videos and other eligible content for Grammy Award consideration.

In his statement, Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy said, “There’s no better way to kick off Grammy season than by inviting thousands of diverse and talented music creators and professionals to join our Recording Academy family. Our members are the heart of the Academy, driving our mission to make lasting, positive impacts on the music community and shape music history. We are hopeful that all 3,900+ invitees join us in serving, celebrating and championing the voices of music creators year-round.”

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How do the members get admitted into The Recording Academy?

Meanwhile, the Recording Academy’s membership invitation process is community-driven and peer-reviewed annually.

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The new members list of the Recording Academy for the year, with a detailed breakdown of the membership demographics will also be released on the official website. It will be released later this year.