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K-pop<\/a> enthusiasts are poised to see some of their favorite artists<\/a> becoming major contenders in a newly announced Grammys<\/a> category.<\/p>\n Tuesday (June 16), the Recording Academy detailed the addition of five new categories, including Best Asian Pop Music Performance. As Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. explained<\/a> in tandem with the announcement, which also includes updated eligibility requirements for key preexisting categories, the latest tweaks to music\u2019s biggest night were brought on by a desire to provide \u201cmore opportunities to celebrate different and new genres.\u201d<\/p>\n Below, we break down the five new categories. The next edition of the Grammys, its 69th, is set for Feb. 7 of next year. Nominations will be unveiled this November. Notably, the new categories and rule changes will be in effect for the upcoming nominees class.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Academy says this category will recognize \u201cartistic excellence in Asian pop music performances originating from or widely recognized within Asian markets,\u201d per details shared with Complex. This includes, but is not limited to, the following examples that contain \u201cmeaningful use of one or more Asian languages\u201d: K-pop, J-pop, and C-pop. Awards will be given to the performing artists of nominated works.<\/p>\n The rollout of this category\u2014which recognizes \u201cexcellence in contemporary R&B performances for works\u00a0by established duos or groups, as well as collaborative works between solo artists, duos, and groups\u201d\u2014brings with it a renaming of the Best R&B Performance Category to Best R&B Solo Performance.<\/p>\n So, what, exactly, is considered \u201ctraditional\u201d pop? The Academy defines this category as being focused on \u201csingles and tracks that consist of a type and\u00a0style of song and\/or performance that cannot properly be intermingled with present forms of pop music.\u201d<\/p>\n Like the aforementioned new R&B category, this one also comes with the simultaneous renaming of another. Best Folk Album will now be Best Contemporary Folk Album, while Best Traditional Folk Album\u2014an award that can be presented to artists, producers, engineers, and\/or songwriters depending on the context\u2014zeroes in on \u201cexcellence in albums of traditional folk recordings.\u201d This split is similar to what happened in the country fields for the 2026 ceremony, though that move, notably, was not without controversy<\/a>.<\/p>\n This one\u2019s for the songwriters. To bag a potential Best Latin Song win, a work must be considered \u201cnewly written\u201d and \u201cpredominately in the Spanish language.\u201d The \u201cpredominately\u201d qualifier in this case, per the Academy, means that at least 51 percent of the lyrics must be in Spanish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.complex.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" K-pop enthusiasts are poised to see some of their favorite artists becoming major contenders in a newly announced Grammys category. Tuesday (June 16), the Recording Academy detailed the addition of five new categories, including Best Asian Pop Music Performance. 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Best R&B Collaboration or Duo\/Group Performance<\/h2>\n
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance<\/h2>\n
Best Traditional Folk Album<\/h2>\n
Best Latin Song<\/h2>\n