Adam Blackstone will return as musical director of the second annual event.
Following recent additions such as songwriter of the year (non-classical), artists share their ideas for what they want the Recording Academy to introduce next.
From Taylor Hanson to Dion 'No I.D.' Wilson to Laura Jane Grace, these artists span genres and regions — but are united by their commitment to improving the industry for their fellow creators.
The Recording Academy, Fender and more celebrate the successful measure, which will provide nearly $1 billion to music and arts funding to the state's public school students.
"That he actually managed to...come out with an album of that kind of quality - I am totally impressed," says one of the activists who wrote to the Recording Academy's CEO about Mehdi Rajabian.
"That he actually managed to...come out with an album of that kind of quality - I am totally impressed," said the groups of Mehdi Rajabian in a letter to Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr.