The newly invited members epitomize the Recording Academy’s mission to reflect the vibrant global music community we proudly serve. The deadline to accept invitations to participate in the entire process for the 2024 GRAMMY Awards is Friday, July 14.
As part of our annual marquee membership initiative, the Recording Academy has today officially extended invitations to nearly 3,700 music creators and industry professionals to join its 2023 New Member Class. Of the total invitations sent today, more than 2,800 invitees qualify to become Voting Members and more than 800 invitees qualify to become Professional Members.
Newly invited members must accept invitations to join the Recording Academy by Friday, July 14, in order to participate in the entire process for the 2024 GRAMMY Awards, officially known as the 66th GRAMMY Awards.
Spanning a wide range of genres, crafts, backgrounds, and regions across the music industry, these exceptional invitees epitomize the essence of music – leading the direction of our creative community, bringing forth ideas to propel positive progress, and expanding our mission to cultivate a more enriching world for creators. The Recording Academy invites them as members, but also as torchbearers of our mission to reflect the vibrant global music community we proudly serve.
From voting at the annual GRAMMY Awards to advocating for music people to championing music education and philanthropy, our membership powers everything we do at the Recording Academy. Each year, our membership continues to grow and evolve to reflect the ever-changing music industry, with every new class and every new member helping to cultivate a stronger, more vibrant, and more diverse music community.
As active members of the Recording Academy, members play a vital role in shaping the future of the music industry locally via their respective Chapters as well as nationally. Only Recording Academy members, in addition to media companies, can submit their music and works for GRAMMY Awards consideration. Voting Members also determine the annual GRAMMY nominees and ultimate winners each year. As well, members can propose amendments to the official GRAMMY Awards Rules and Guidelines, including proposals for new GRAMMY categories and major changes to pre-existing categories. Members can also run for a Recording Academy Board position or Committee, vote in Chapter elections, participate in member-only programs, and support fellow musicians through advocacy.
“Our members’ active participation is instrumental to fulfilling the Recording Academy’s mission of serving music and all people who make it possible,” Kelley Purcell, Vice President of Membership & Industry Relations for the Recording Academy, says. “We encourage our newly invited members to join the Academy and take part in serving, celebrating, and advocating for their fellow creators year-round and drive positive change in the name of music.”