The Recording Academy

In a major win for the music community, the Help Independent Tracks Succeed (HITS) Act was signed into law this month. 🎶 This monumental victory is a direct result of years of persistent advocacy by the #RecordingAcademy and its members, which have collectively championed the HITS Act from its inception to its passage. Since 2020, the Academy has been steadfast in educating members of Congress about the HITS Act and building support. With its passage, the HITS Act will allow artists, record producers, and songwriters to deduct the cost of sound recording and production expenses – up to $150,000 – in the year they are incurred, rather than amortized over the life of the recording. The bill also gives music the same treatment in the tax code as other creative industries like film, television, and live theatre. 📲 Learn more about how our efforts helped secure this historic moment.

GRAMMY season is here, and our members' duty to uphold music’s highest honor begins now with OEP! Our awards process begins with the Online Entry Process where Recording Academy members and registered media companies can submit recordings for #GRAMMYs consideration. There are over 20,000 GRAMMY Award entries each year. Online Entry is crucial to the integrity of the GRAMMY Awards voting process and ensures music creators receive equal opportunity for GRAMMY consideration.

What artists say in a song shouldn’t be used against them in court. That’s why the RAP Act matters. We thank Representative Hank Johnson and Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove for pushing for the bill's reintroduction in Congress and for their leadership on an issue that poses real harm to creators in music and beyond.

🎶 The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation partnered with GRAMMY nominee and two-time Latin GRAMMY winner Erika Ender and her non-governmental organization, Fundación Puertas Abiertas, to host a live educational program at Panama's Ciudad de las Artes. ✨ The event, which aimed to inspire a new generation of Latin music creators, marked the 43rd Latin GRAMMY In The Schools program organized by the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation. ❤️ See exclusive photos from the program and learn more about it below.

🎶 The #RecordingAcademy and its affiliates are dedicated to elevating the work of creatives with varied lived experiences throughout the year. 🌟 Leaders from Recording Artists And Music Professionals With Disabilities (RAMPD) and Recording Academy Accessibility and Disability Network hosted a powerful roundtable exploring how inclusion and disability culture are transforming the future of music. Learn more. ⤵️

📢 Happening today! Recording Academy members — join our Awards team at 11 AM PT | 2 PM ET for a live webinar covering the Online Entry Process (OEP) for the 68th #GRAMMYs. Get a full tour of the platform and step-by-step guidance on submitting entries. Register now: grm.my/4lYdIka

Recording Academy members, #GRAMMYs season is here, and your role in shaping music’s biggest night begins now. 🗳️ The Online Entry Process (OEP) for the 68th GRAMMY Awards is open! 💻 The Awards team will host a live webinar on July 22, at 11 AM PT | 2 PM ET, featuring a full tour of the entry platform and a complete walkthrough of the entry process. Register now: grm.my/4lYdIka

The #RecordingAcademy's Online Entry Process (OEP) for the 2026 #GRAMMYs is now open, running from today (Wednesday, July 16, 2025) through Friday, Aug. 29, 2025! 🎶 All Recording Academy members and registered Media Companies must submit their eligible recordings for GRAMMY consideration during this period. 📲 For those looking to submit their music and works for GRAMMY consideration at the upcoming 2026 GRAMMY Awards, officially known as the 68th GRAMMY Awards, take a look at the below guide explaining the GRAMMY submission process and upcoming deadlines.

In a bold new step that merges music, culture, and global influence, The Coca-Cola Company has partnered with Universal Music Group (UMG) to launch Real Thing Records, a new imprint within UMG’s roster which is built to give a platform to the next generation of global music talent. Joshua Burke, the Coca-Cola Company’s Global Head of Music & Culture, discusses the new label’s ambitious goals — from its plans to champion authenticity, creativity, and community, to the ways Real Thing Records will reshape brand-artist collaboration. ⬇️

👏 Nearly 3,600 creators and industry professionals received membership invitations — and their reactions highlight just how much it means to join the #RecordingAcademy community. 🎶 The process starts with an application and peer review. Music creators and professionals apply by March 1. If approved, they’re invited to join. (GRAMMY U, the Academy’s young professionals program, follows a different process.) ✅ Afterwards, invitees must accept their membership by July 31 to take part in this year’s Online Entry Process (OEP), which allows members to submit recordings, videos, and other eligible work for GRAMMY consideration in 2026. 🌟 The reactions from the 2025 invitee class say it all: this moment matters. See below for a few highlights — in their own words.