Recording Academy invites 900 women and people of color to vote on Grammy nominations

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published 4 October 2018

The Recording Academy is determined not to have another "#GrammysSoWhite" situation on its hands.

The Academy, the organization of music industry professionals that determines who wins at the annual Grammy Awards ceremony, invited 900 new members on Thursday, reports Billboard. All 900 invitees are women or people of color.

The move came as a response to recommendations from the Academy's special task force on diversity. The task force said expanding the organization's voting member base would help build a sense of diversity and inclusivity. While last year, the subcommittee that determines Grammy nominations was 28 percent female and 37 percent people of color, its composition is now 51 percent female and 38 percent people of color.

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Summer Meza has worked at The Week since 2018, serving as a staff writer, a news writer and currently the deputy editor. As a proud news generalist, she edits everything from political punditry and science news to personal finance advice and film reviews. Summer has previously written for Newsweek and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, covering national politics, transportation and the cannabis industry.

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