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Grammy Awards sued over Latin jazz category cut
Grammy Awards organisers have been sued following the decision to cut certain categories from next year's ceremony. The Recording Academy announced in April that the number of categories at the awards show would be reduced to 78 next year. The cuts mean that some categories such as 'Best Latin Jazz Album' will be removed, with entrants to those categories now competing in a broader range of categories, however all fields will remain intact. Latin musicians Bobby Sanabria, Mark Levine, Ben Lapidus and Eugene Marlow have now filed a lawsuit at New York's Supreme Court urging the Academy to reconsider the cuts and reinstate the 'Best Latin Jazz Album' prize, says The AP. Lawyer Roger Maldonado said that the cuts could "devalue the category of music and the work these musicians do" and "make it much harder for them to gain recognition". (more)...
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  • 8/3/2011
  • by By Lara Martin
  • Digital Spy

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