The Recording Academy

Music's biggest week in Washington, D.C. is back on April 8-10! 👏 🎶 Hosted by the #RecordingAcademy, #GRAMMYsOnTheHill will unite congressional leaders and music makers to champion creators’ rights and honor those who have helped shape a better future for music. ✨ April 8: We look forward to kicking off the annual event by honoring seven-time GRAMMY winner #RandyTravis and United States Representatives Linda Sánchez and Ron Estes for their commitment to advancing pro-music policy. ✨ April 9: The Academy’s annual GRAMMYs On The Hill Advocacy Day will bring together GRAMMY winners and nominees, along with other esteemed industry leaders, for meetings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to discuss critical music policy issues. ✨ April 10: The week of music advocacy will culminate with the Academy’s second annual GRAMMYs On The Hill Future Forum, a conference exploring critical issues impacting the music community. Learn more about the event, the honorees, and our advocacy efforts: grm.my/41SjvRo

🌟 The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation has launched the fourth edition of its annual Leading Ladies of Entertainment Connect TogetHER mentorship program, presented in partnership with She Is The Music. 🎶 The program will link aspiring professionals with women leaders across music and entertainment. Learn more. ⤵️

Throughout the year, we're championing music creators' rights and building music's future. 🎶 Through the support from #RecordingAcademy members and the music community, we've been able to make critical progress in advancing legislation that will safeguard the livelihoods of music creators at the local, state, and federal levels: grm.my/4cDcSGt 🌟 While we've made significant achievements in the past year, more work is still needed. Our efforts continue this week in Washington, D.C. as a part of #GRAMMYsOnTheHill. Join us — stay tuned to our social channels to see how you can get involved!

We're building music's future at #GRAMMYsOnTheHill and we're taking you with us. 🎶   📲 Starting tomorrow, April 8, to Thursday, April 10, follow along on our IG Story as Abigail and Anna take you inside each day of music's biggest week in Washington, D.C.   Anna Culbertson: 👩🎤 Hey, I’m Anna! My passion for music stems from my love of ALL things live events, and I have been fortunate enough to continue to pursue that work through my career!   Abigail Kliebenstein: 🙋♀️ Hi, I'm Abigail! My passion for creating an equitable industry for music creators has driven my work at the Recording Academy, and I've been lucky to leave an impact through major initiatives close to my heart, including Music Advocacy Day, Women's History Month, New Member Class, GRAMMY Nominations, and so many others!

Take a look inside the #RecordingAcademy's Los Angeles Chapter "Scene and Heard" panels, in partnership with The Alliance of Women for Film Composers (AWFC), for insights on music's nuanced and critical role in film, television, and other media.

In a guest column for Billboard, the MusiCares Foundation's Laura Segura and Theresa Wolters stressed the need for comprehensive support for everyone who works in music, and how #MusiCares is continuing its mission to offer music people the assistance they deserve.

📣 Taking the beat to Capitol Hill—laying the groundwork for a stronger future for all music creators. Champion music creators' rights with us as we advocate for: 🎶 HITS Act - To support artists financially and promote new music creation 🎶 NO FAKES Act - To protect music creators from AI exploitation 🎶 Funding for the Arts - To preserve our creative culture 📲 Join us online next week for #GRAMMYsOnTheHill Advocacy Day on April 9 to advocate for music's future and we'll see you on the Hill.

The Biggest Week in Music in Washington, D.C. is just around the corner! 🎶 For over 20 years, the #RecordingAcademy has returned to Washington to honor congressional leaders and music creators who are champions for creators' rights, and to meet with lawmakers to highlight pressing issues facing the music community Discover how #GRAMMYsOnTheHill returns on April 8-10 for a powerful week of music advocacy. ⬇️

Music’s future is in our hands—let’s build it together: Promote, Protect, Preserve! 🌟 As part of our year-round advocacy efforts, #GRAMMYsOnTheHill takes place in Washington, D.C. to champion pro-music legislation and honor leaders who have supported music creators' rights. We look forward to hosting our GRAMMYs on the Hill 🎶 Awards - April 8 🎶 Advocacy Day - April 9 🎶 Future Forum - April 10 ▶️ Learn more and join us online next week to advocate for music’s future: grm.my/41SjvRo

To close out Music In Our Schools Month, Howard University instructor and GRAMMY-nominated artist Carolyn Malachi details the need for music education in schools across the nation.