In the midst of a very public reckoning, the Grammys is vowing to make changes
Shortly after Tyler, the Creator won the 2020 Grammy for Best Rap Album for Igor at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, the artist revealed his mixed feelings about the award to a room full of press."It sucks that whenever... guys that look like me do anything that's genre-bending, they always put it in a rap or urban category," he said."I don't like that 'urban' word. It's just the politically correct way to say the N-word to me...
1.The Academy will hire a dedicated Diversity & Inclusion Officer. This person will be hired within the next 90 days. 4.The Academy will recommit to meeting all 18 of the Task Force Recommendations as outlined in the full report and in a manner that will endure, with the caveat that we will have a deeper exploration, along with the Task Force into voting processes for the GRAMMYS.
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