Missing This Year: GRAMMY's "Best Classical Album" Category

"Among the deletions were Best Classical Crossover Album, merged vocal and chamber/small group music categories and – most importantly – the dissolution of the Best Classical Album category.

"The drop of 31 categories overall, which was made without a general vote by the academy's 21,000 members — and which prompted a lawsuit filed by four prominent Latin jazz musicians as well as the formation of a watchdog group — has diminished the presence and perceived value of specialty genres like classical music."

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