Please don't let the Polka Die!!
The Recording Academy will reduce by one the number of Grammys handed
out in January.
The polka album nod has been eliminated. In addition, the Recording
Academy split contemporary folk/Americana into two categories,
contemporary folk album and Americana album, while Latin urban album
will merge with Latin rock or alternative into a Latin rock,
alternative or urban album category.
When all is said and done, the total number of gold-plated trophies to
be handed out Jan. 31 will be 109.
Meanwhile, at the Recording Acad's annual spring trustees confab,
musicvid director-producer George Flanigen was elected chair of the
board of trustees, music supervisor-composer-film music exec Doug
Frank was elected vice chair, and engineer-producer Glenn Lorbecki was
elected secretary-treasurer. Previous chairman of the board Jimmy Jam
takes on the title chair emeritus.
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