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The Recording Academy announced that more than 3,800 music creators and professionals have joined the academy as part of its 2025 New Member Class.
This includes approximately 2,900 new voting members -who are eligible to vote in the upcoming 68th annual Grammy Awards- and approximately 900 new professional members.
Of those in the new class, 50% are age 39 and under, 58% are people of colour and 35% are women.
Looking only at voting members, 49% are age 39 and under, 60% are people of colour and 30% are women.
For the first time, invitations to join the Recording Academy were also extended to all voting members of the Latin Recording Academy.
The addition of many Latin Academy voting members could help Bad Bunny land his second album of the year nomination.
The nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards will be unveiled on Friday, Nov. 7, during a livestream on live.Grammy.com and YouTube.
The full list of nominees will be published on Grammy.com immediately following the presentation.
