They will probably be happier with their own standards and they can even expand their categories. I am confident there will be funding available from sources they would not expect.
I think this is really lousy of the Grammy Awards to simply weed out artists rarely recognized elsewhere. Really lousy. But the artists and their record labels should not wait around expecting to achieve a victory. They need to have their own recognition program. It will probably increase record sales with their own red carpet. They will be able to promote their 'sound' better than the Grammy Awards ever could.
I am thinking maybe MTV or VMA might be a good beginning to inclusiveness, too. Perhaps some of the Spanish channels could begin to sponsor their own awards. It can be done.
...“Sometimes America (click title to entry - thank you) loses sight of some values because of money,” said Grammy winner Oscar Hernandez, “but when it comes to culture, it goes beyond money, and we as individuals need to fight against that.” Hernandez is the founder of Spanish Harlem Orchestra, who, in 2011, won the Best Tropical Latin Album Award, one of thecategories that the Academy is eliminating. Hernandez will be among the artists holding aprotest rally Sunday outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles as stars arrive to perform at the 54th annual Grammys ceremony.
In addition, musicians from the eliminated genres plan to hold a counter-concert in Studio City right after the Grammys, featuring artists from the eliminated genres, including Latin jazz, traditional and contemporary blues, Hawaiian music, Mexican Norteña, polka, Native American music, R&B, gospel, traditional and contemporary jazz, and Cajun....
