25 Semi-finalists Announced for The Music Educator Award
by Danielle DeSisto
- Sep 26, 2014
A total of 25 music teachers from 25 cities across 17 states have been announced as semifinalists for the Music Educator Award presented by The Recording Academy® and the GRAMMY Foundation®.
10-Time Grammy Winner BOB DYLAN Named 2015 Musicares Person of the Year
by Caryn Robbins
- Sep 23, 2014
Bob Dylan will be honored as the 2015 MusiCares® Person of the Year on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, it was announced today by Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the MusiCares Foundation® and The Recording Academy®, and Bill Silva, Chair of the MusiCares Foundation Board.
The Recording Academy Remembers Robin Williams
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 11, 2014
As BWW reported earlier this evening, comedian and Academy Award-winning actor Robin Williams died this morning, August 11, 2014, of an apparent suicide. He was 63. The Recording Academy's President and CEO Neil Portnow just released the following statement on Williams' death.
Statement from The Recording Academy in Response to Horace Silver's Passing
by Courtnie Mele
- Jun 19, 2014
Jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Horace Silver was one of the most popular and influential jazz musicians of the '50s and '60s. Widely regarded as the creator of the hard bop sound - a combination of R&B, gospel, and his unique piano style - he performed with some of the biggest names in jazz, including Stan Getz, Miles Davis, and Art Blakey, the latter with whom he founded the legendary Jazz Messengers.
Recording Academy Releases Statement on Passing of Maya Angelou
by BWW News Desk
- May 28, 2014
As BWW reported earlier today, America's Poet Laureate Maya Angelou has passed away at the age of 86. The poet died last night, May 27th in a Winston-Salem, North Carolina hospital while recovering from an 'unexpected ailment'. She died surrounded by her family. Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy, released the following statement today about Angelou...
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