The general director of the Latin Recording Academy, Manuel Abud, opened the door this Tuesday for Mexico to host the Latin Grammy Awards gala in the future, awards that this 2024, on their 25th anniversary, will be held in Miami (United States).
Asked if the country could be a future venue for the awards organized by the academy, Abud responded: “of course”.
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“We wanted Seville (in Spain and headquarters of the 2023 edition) not to be an experiment or a field day, but to be part of an entire international development strategy of the academy,” he explained.
“We are going to start with a much more formal process with the idea that, probably next year, but, if not, surely next year, we will leave (the US) again,” Abud stressed, highlighting the need for “several factors to align”, such as the existence of the necessary infrastructure and the availability of venues.
This possibility opens the year in which the Latin Grammy introduces a new category dedicated to rewarding the best album of contemporary Mexican regional music, which has recently experienced a “spectacular” evolution.
In this sense, these creations were “difficult” to fit into any of the “traditional categories” of Mexican music, so the academy chose to dedicate a specific one to them.
“For us to add a category, a whole process goes through that takes, on some occasions, more than a year because we want to be sure (…) that there is enough attendance for a new category before launching it,” he said.
Rejects “moralistic position” in the selection
On the other hand, the general director of the awards given by the Latin Recording Academy He rejected a “moralistic position” when selecting the winning creations.
To questions from the press about the controversial Mexican corridos tumbados, a musical subgenre with lyrics that defend different crimes, such as drug trafficking, he assured that, from the academy, “musical excellence is recognized.”
“Perhaps, many years ago someone would not have liked a nude in a painting and, nevertheless, there were avant-garde artists who respected it and left it,” he compared, although he stressed the need to “be careful.”
He ruled out “any type of censorship” and advocated respect for the selection process carried out by the members of the academy (about 5,000 members) and under the supervision of the management, which ensures a “as clean and neat as possible.”
“The selection process is not perfect, but it works because (…) the majority of members are going to feel offended, upset or attacked by a situation like the one they mention and automatically do not vote for it. It has a natural self-correction,” he shelled.
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About the future of Latin GrammyAbud stressed the importance of “staying current” in line with the evolution of artists, as well as the “support” they provide them on this path.
“This issue of continuing to advance in international presence, for me, is very important, a fundamental part of the future of the academy and the celebration of Latin music,” he concluded.
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