Reinstatement of Best Latin Jazz Album -- GRAMMYS - Thank You for your Support
Reinstatement of Best Latin Jazz Album -- GRAMMYS June 8, 2012 To all who supported the Petition to reinstate Latin Jazz to the GRAMMY'S, The National Academy of Recording Arts and Science (NARAS) has reinstated Latin Jazz for GRAMMY consideration! While this is great news and reason to celebrate there is still room to pause. I wish other categories had stood up in the passionate way that the Latin Jazz community did, as the decision for the cuts made were unfair on the basis that they were created by …
NARAS / Grammy Panel Discussion - Restoring Diversity: What are the next steps? March 6 @ 4pm pst
PRESS RELEASE March 2, 2012 For interviews and inquiries please contact Stephanie Dalton For Immediate Release 415.503.8207 / 415.796.2319 urbanmusicpresents@gmail.com www.UrbanMusicPresents.com For Immediate Release Urban Music Presents NARAS / Grammy Panel Discussion - Restoring Diversity: What are the next steps? Tuesday March 6 @ 4pmPST - Tune into internet radio at www.blogtalkradio.com/solutionsnowradio Featured Panelists Sandy Cressman, Sylvia Pfeiffenberger, Oscar Hernandez Guest Host Stephanie …
Open Letter from John Santos: NARAS Oblivious to the Obivious - Feb. 18, 2012
NARAS OBLIVIOUS TO THE OBVIOUS by John Santos The epic and historical blunder committed last April by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences was etched into the archives last week by the conspicuous absence of the 31 categories they pulled from Grammy consideration, and the musically vacuous telecast they promoted (at $800,000 per 30 second commercial) as the best that American music has to offer. We hope that sooner than later, NARAS will understand that pretending to not know what all the …
New Article Links on GRAMMY Protest - Democracy Now, Forbes Mag, Billboard Mag, Fox News, LA Times,
From Danny Schechter the Newsdissector http://reportergary.com/2012/02/the-grammys-lack-of-inclusion/ Impremedia http://www.impremedia.com/apps/pbcs.dll/search?Category=SEARCH EFE http://www.listindiario.com/entretenimiento/2012/2/7/220840/Artistas-latinos-se-manifestaran-contra-los-Grammy-por-excluir-su-musica NPR http://www.npr.org/programs/tell-me-more/ Billboard http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/legal-and-management/grammy-protestors-drop-off-23-000-signatures-1006148352.story Another …
Letter from Rev. Jesse Jackson asking NARAS to restore the Cut Categories!
Article from SFGATE http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/01/27/entertainment/e084722S71.DTL January 27, 2012 Neil Portnow President and CEO National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Via: neil@grammy.com. Dear Mr Portnow: The Rainbow Push Coalition, one of our nation’s leading civil rights organizations, has been advised by some of its members and supporters in the entertainment community, including recording artists, that the National Academy of Recording Arts And Sciences …
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