Organizers of the prestigious and decorated Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy has announced global expansion efforts in Africa and the Middle East. The organization is embarking on a path to support music creators on a global scale.

The announcement was made earlier yesterday Tuesday 11th June 2024 in a statement monitored by RevolveMuzic. The academy has agreements with ministries of cultures and key stakeholders across the Middle East and Africa to collaborate to bolster the Academy’s presence in their rapidly growing music regions.

The Recording Academy is working with the Ministries of Culture in Kenya, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and Nigeria, the Department of Culture and Tourism in Abu Dhabi for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), and the Ministry of Sports, Arts, and Culture in South Africa. Additionally, MOUs have been signed with Ghana and the Ivory Coast. Through these collaborations, and in alignment with our mission, the Academy looks to explore several key initiatives, including: championing music creators at all levels, providing them with a platform and advocacy, and advocating for strong intellectual property (IP) legislation and protections for music creators, Fueling the music economy by collaborating with partners to develop and strengthen the creative economy in Africa and the Middle East, etc.

“This exploration into the Middle East and Africa is only the first phase and comes the same year the Academy celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Latin GRAMMY Awards, and months after Seville hosted the Latin GRAMMY Awards, the first GRAMMY Awards show to be held overseas”

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Speaking on the project, the CEO of the Grammies Mason Jr said:

“This is exciting because music is one of humanity’s greatest natural resources. The people who dedicate themselves to creating music must have support, resources, and opportunities, no matter where they are from.”