{"id":6522,"date":"2026-06-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/grammy-categories-expand-no-fakes-act-advances-uptown-records-relaunches\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T00:00:00","slug":"grammy-categories-expand-no-fakes-act-advances-uptown-records-relaunches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/grammy-categories-expand-no-fakes-act-advances-uptown-records-relaunches\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammy Categories Expand, NO FAKES Act Advances, Uptown Records Relaunches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Recording Academy introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/grammy-awards-add-five-new-categories-and-voting-changes-for-2027\/\">five new Grammy categories<\/a> and updated key eligibility rules. Meanwhile, a federal right-of-publicity bill moved forward in the Senate, and the iconic Uptown Records imprint announced its return, capping a week of significant music-industry developments.<\/p>\n<h2>Grammy Awards Add Five Categories, Update Guidelines<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammy.com\">The Recording Academy<\/a> has expanded its Grammy field with five new categories, including <strong>Best Asian Music Pop Performance<\/strong> and <strong>Best Latin Song<\/strong>. The organization also revised eligibility guidelines for the Best New Artist and Best Album awards.<\/p>\n<h2>NO FAKES Act Advances in Senate<\/h2>\n<p>The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/no-fakes-act-targeting-ai-deepfakes-passes-senate-judiciary-committee\/\">NO FAKES Act<\/a><\/strong>, a proposed federal law designed to ban AI-powered voice cloning and deepfakes. The bill now moves to the full Senate for consideration.<\/p>\n<h2>Uptown Records Relaunch<\/h2>\n<p>The historic hip-hop and R&amp;B label <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/uptown-records-relaunches-danielle-price-sanders-named-president\/\">Uptown Records<\/a><\/strong> is relaunching.<\/p>\n<h2>MSG Entertainment Sued Over Alleged Data Breach<\/h2>\n<p><strong>MSG Entertainment<\/strong> is facing a lawsuit over an alleged data breach that exposed 26 million records. The compromised data reportedly includes personal information and \u201cthreat assessment profiles\u201d compiled on venue visitors and celebrity attendees.<\/p>\n<h2>In Other Industry News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Boy George<\/strong> has launched an AI venture aimed at helping artists reclaim ownership of their hit songs.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arianagrande.com\">Ariana Grande<\/a><\/strong> introduced the Brighter Days Ahead Foundation.<\/li>\n<li>The prison release date for <strong>Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs<\/strong> has been moved up to February 23, 2028.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>National Independent Talent Organization (NITO)<\/strong> elected new officers.<\/li>\n<li>French streaming platform <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qobuz.com\">Qobuz<\/a><\/strong> reported 45.7% revenue growth in 2025.<\/li>\n<li>A U.S. federal appeals court revived a copyright infringement lawsuit against <strong>Ricky Martin<\/strong> over his 2014 track \u2018Vida,\u2019 which appeared on the official 2014 FIFA World Cup anthem album <em>One Love, One Rhythm<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>New Album Announcements<\/h2>\n<p>Several artists revealed upcoming albums this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Future<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rod Wave<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T.I.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Two Shell<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bella Kay<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Maxo Kream<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Johnny Marr<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Squirrel Flower<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Blossoms<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ceremony<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Carly Simon<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Upcoming Releases Next Week<\/h2>\n<p>New projects are expected from these artists in the coming week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Strokes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryan Beatty<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Madeon<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chanel Beads<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Beth Orton<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cody Johnson<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Goose<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Muse<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Switchfoot<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Temples<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Butthole Surfers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Morrissey<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ATEEZ<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Naomi Sharon<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Debbii Dawson<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>pluko<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>kwn<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>New Music Releases<\/h2>\n<p>This week\u2019s new albums, EPs, and singles include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>YG<\/strong> released a new project.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Glock<\/strong> released a new project.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kashus Culpepper<\/strong> released a new project.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tierra Whack<\/strong> released a new project.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dreamer Isioma<\/strong> released a new project.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cochise<\/strong> released a new project.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Glenn Lewis<\/strong> released a new project.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The War And Treaty<\/strong> dropped their album <em>The Story of Michael and Tanya<\/em>, featuring \u2018You Can\u2019t Hurt Me Anymore.\u2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tyla<\/strong> shared \u2018IS IT LOVE,\u2019 the latest single from her forthcoming album <em>A POP<\/em> due next month.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Myles Smith<\/strong> released a new single.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Channel Tres<\/strong> released a new single.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arin Ray<\/strong> released a new single.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Masego<\/strong> released a new single.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Syd<\/strong> released a new single.<\/li>\n<li><strong>PLUTO<\/strong> released a new single.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AZ Chike<\/strong> released a new single.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ne-Yo<\/strong> released a new single.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kyle Dion<\/strong> enlisted <strong>Duckwrth<\/strong> for \u2018Vanilla Skies\u2019 on the deluxe edition of <em>SOULAR<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>UCHE YARA<\/strong> released a new single.<\/li>\n<li><strong>FKA twigs<\/strong> and <strong>Lil Yachty<\/strong> teamed up on \u2018On Your Mind,\u2019 a track born from visa issues that disrupted her <em>Eusexua<\/em> tour plans last year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kelela<\/strong> released \u2018outta time\u2019 with <strong>A.K. Paul<\/strong>, a preview of her album <em>new avatar<\/em> arriving July 10 via <strong>Warp Records<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lance Skiiiwalker<\/strong> returned with his first single in three years, \u2018keep it on!!,\u2019 featuring <strong>ScHoolboy Q<\/strong> and <strong>Pink Siifu<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Recording Academy expands Grammy categories, a federal anti-deepfake bill moves forward, and the historic Uptown Records label announces a comeback, alongside other music industry 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