Grammy overhaul eliminates best Native American music album category (The Oklahoman 4/15)
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No more Best Native American Album for Grammy Awards
Posted: Friday, April 15, 2011
The Recording Academy has eliminated the Best Native American Album category in the Grammy Awards.
The category was created in 2001 to honor Native artists and musicians. But it was eliminated as part of an overhaul that saw the Grammys lose 31 categories.
“It’s not good. We were happy that they finally opened up the category for it,” Curtis Hamilton-YoungBird, the lead singer of 2002 nominee YoungBird, told The Oklahoman. “Any musician, that’s their dream, winning a Grammy.”
Native music will be considered as part of the "regional roots" category in future years.
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Grammy overhaul eliminates best Native American music album category (The Oklahoman 4/15)
Grammy overhaul eliminates best Native American music album category (The Oklahoman 4/15)
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