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AFA Appoints New President & CEO

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星期五, 三月 22, 2024
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ARLINGTON, Va., March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Retired Lt. Gen. Burt Field has been appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of the Air & Space Forces Association, the nation's foremost advocate for air and space power as the foundation of U.S. national defense.  

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  • "General Field is an outstanding and proven leader, whose extensive military, business, and non-profit volunteer experience make him the right leader to take AFA into its next chapter," said AFA Chair of the Board Bernie Skoch.
  • During that time, he commanded at the squadron, wing, and Numbered Air Force levels, including as commander of U.S.
  • Following retirement, Field was Vice President for Strategic Planning at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, building on his Pentagon experience and a personal passion for strategy.
  • Strategic planning, Field said, yields priorities, objectives, and metrics for performance, all things he will emphasize as AFA's next President & CEO.

Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing® and Songwriters & Composers Wing™ to Join Forces During GRAMMY® Week for “A Celebration of Craft” Honoring Leslie Ann Jones

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星期二, 一月 9, 2024
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A Celebration of Craft will honor Leslie Ann Jones, a seven-time GRAMMY winner and the first woman Chair of the Recording Academy’s Board of Trustees (1999-2001), who has spent over 40 years in the industry as a recording and mixing engineer and record producer.

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  • A Celebration of Craft will honor Leslie Ann Jones, a seven-time GRAMMY winner and the first woman Chair of the Recording Academy’s Board of Trustees (1999-2001), who has spent over 40 years in the industry as a recording and mixing engineer and record producer.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240109227637/en/
    Leslie Ann Jones (Photo Credit: Steve Jennings)
    “I’m so excited for our Producers & Engineers and Songwriters & Composers Wings to come together for A Celebration of Craft later this month,” said Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy.
  • Media RSVP for A Celebration Of Craft is mandatory, and space is limited.
  • Media assets for GRAMMY season and events can be found here .

Three New Categories Added for the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards® and Two Existing Categories Moved to the General Field

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星期二, 六月 13, 2023
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The Recording Academy® has added three new Categories for the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards® including Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz Album and Best Pop Dance Recording.

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  • The Recording Academy® has added three new Categories for the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards® including Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz Album and Best Pop Dance Recording.
  • Additionally, the existing Categories of Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical and Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical will be moved to the General Field, allowing all GRAMMY® voters to vote in these important, non-genre-specific Categories.
  • "The Recording Academy is proud to announce these latest Category changes to our Awards process.
  • The three new GRAMMY Award Categories include:
    A track and singles Category that recognizes recordings that utilize unique local expressions from across the African continent.

New Categories and Field Announced for the Latin GRAMMY Awards®

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星期二, 三月 21, 2023
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As part of the The Latin Recording Academy®’s commitment to evolve with the ever-changing musical landscape and to best serve its membership body of music creators and professionals, the organization announced that several changes, a new field and categories have been added to the Latin GRAMMY® Awards Process.

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  • As part of the The Latin Recording Academy®’s commitment to evolve with the ever-changing musical landscape and to best serve its membership body of music creators and professionals, the organization announced that several changes, a new field and categories have been added to the Latin GRAMMY® Awards Process.
  • “Our priority is to effectively represent all the Latin music creators that we serve,” said Manuel Abud, CEO of The Latin Recording Academy.
  • “We are excited to present these new categories that reflect the constant evolution of our music.”
    NEW LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS FIELD AND CATEGORY ADDED:
    As part of the newly-created Songwriting Field, this new category recognizes the written excellence, profession and art of songwriting.
  • All updates go into effect immediately for the upcoming 24th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® taking place in November.