{"id":1211158,"date":"2022-09-26T12:37:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T12:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/26\/were-learning-more-about-afrobeats-amid-push-of-category-in-grammys-recording-academy-ceo\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T12:37:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T12:37:35","slug":"were-learning-more-about-afrobeats-amid-push-of-category-in-grammys-recording-academy-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/26\/were-learning-more-about-afrobeats-amid-push-of-category-in-grammys-recording-academy-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re learning more about Afrobeats amid push of category in Grammys &#8211; Recording Academy CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Harvey-Mason-Jr-2020-grammys-billboard-1548-1024x677.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Recording Academy, organisers of the Grammy Awards, has said there is a possibility the event will in the near future have a category for Afrobeats.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media on his arrival in Ghana, Harvey Mason Jr, noted that the Recording Academy recently had a meeting with leaders of the Afrobeats community including producers, songwriters, executives and others to learn more about the genre \u2013 and will continue to do so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just talked about what are the different sub-genres (of Afrobeasts), the needs, the desires, and my goal is to represent all genres of music including Afrobeats at the Grammys but it has to be done properly,\u201d Mr Mason said.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that as the CEO of the Recording Academy, he cannot solely decide whether to create a category for a genre or not \u2013 members of the academy must submit a proposal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, the process has started,\u201d Mr Mason stated, adding that the Academy will continue to have fruitful conversations with the Afrobeats creators among others during the process.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Ci8g8KxjNem\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Recording Academy CEO is expected to meet players in the Ghana music industry to discuss the country\u2019s growth in music and others.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that he is hoping to learn more about Ghana music\u2019s ecosystem, royalty system, and monetisation, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Afrobeats in the past few years has become a global phenomenon with many music lovers and creators worldwide exploring the world of African music.<\/p>\n<p>With the growth of the genre on a constant rise, the British Official Charts Company published on its site the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart in 2020 following the rising popularity of Afrobeats music and artists in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-myjoyonline-com wp-block-embed-myjoyonline-com\"\/>\n<p>In March 2022, the renowned music charts company Billboard also published their Afrobeats Songs Chart.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-myjoyonline-com wp-block-embed-myjoyonline-com\"\/>\n<p>Among others, Afrobeats acts like Burna Boy and Wizkid have had a number of nominations in the Grammy Awards (Best Global  Album) with their studio albums.<\/p>\n<p>Artistes like Chris Brown, Justin Beiber, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Selena Gomez and many others have all worked with a number of Afrobeats stars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/were-learning-more-about-afrobeats-amid-push-of-category-in-grammys-recording-academy-ceo\/\">Source<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Recording Academy, organisers of the Grammy Awards, has said there is a possibility the event will in the near future have a category for Afrobeats. 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