Grammy 2023 organization shows the gramophone, the traditional award given to the winners Frederic J. Brown / AFP The main music award, the Grammys announced last Tuesday (16) the creation of five new categories that will be valid from the 69th edition onwards, scheduled for February 7, 2027. Among the new features presented, the introduction of the "Best Latin Music" category established a technical criterion that leaves the Brazilian music market practically out of the main competition. This is because, according to the new regulations, the award is intended exclusively for composers of new works written predominantly in Spanish, requiring that at least 51% of the lyrics be in the language. New categories The update package also made the categories official: "Best Asian Pop Music Performance" (focused on genres such as K-pop, J-pop and C-pop), "Best R&B Duo/Group Collaboration or Performance", "Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance", "Best Traditional Folk Music Album". "The changes proposed by members of our Recording Academy demonstrate the breadth of today's music industry and the diversity of genres, techniques and creators that shape it," Grammy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said in an official statement about the guidelines for the 2027 edition. The organization also overhauled its voting system with the introduction of the "Ballot Plus" mechanism. The optional alternative will allow voting members with proven experience across multiple genres to expand their votes to up to 15 different categories, surpassing the restricted standard model. The process aims to provide greater flexibility for professionals who have credits and technical contributions validated on different fronts of the global music ecosystem.