The Grammy Awards change world music category to global music

[JustinTrudeau 2,419]

Article: https://www.cbc.ca/music/the-grammy-awards-change-world-music-category-due-to-connotations-of-colonialism-1.5787621

The world music album category was first introduced in 1991 to highlight, as stated in the Grammys rules and guidelines, "international non-Western classical music, international non-American and non-British traditional folk music, international cross-cultural music based on the previously mentioned genres as well as international recordings of world beat, world jazz (with a higher percentage of world than jazz music), world pop, and cross-cultural music."

In a new statement from the Recording Academy, the institution now recognizes that the category needs to be updated to "a more relevant, modern and inclusive term."

The statement reads: "The change symbolizes a departure from the connotations of colonialism, folk, and 'non-America' that the former term embodied while adapting to current listening trends and cultural evolution among the diverse communities it may represent. Global music will continue to provide a home for influential music from all parts of the globe yet bringing with it a fresh perspective fueled by authenticity, diversity and direct inclusion into our process." 

So TLDR... "world music" has connotations of colonialism, and global music doesn't have that. I'm confused at how "global" is a better word. 

[Gagaloo911 12,959]

It don't make no cents luv.

Replacing 'world' for 'global' when if anything global could be connoted with colonialism more a la globalization than the word 'world' imo.

[xoxo Craig 55,649]

Its like replacing the word circular with round

[CannaeDrive 3,412]

Useless and meaningless change.

[Chesescake 4,007]

I have an idea, if they really wanna change, why don't cancel that stupid "Progressive R&B" category 

 

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

Like anybody was complaining about the word "world"...

 

[Andreu 37,216]

they really ended colonialism

[Guillaume Hamon 6,531]

The grammy's trying to be woke over details when they're all the opposite actually...

Remember when they surfed on the feminist movement not long after nominating a dude singing about sex with an unconscious woman which is the definition of problematic...?

Also stop keeping black artists in the R&B categories whatever if they do R&B or not, then you'll act concerned about minorities. B*llsh*ters.

[Harry 26,836]

So they are still branding any music deemed as “other” as separate, just under a different name? Literally what is the point? If they want to be more inclusive then broaden the categories. A name change like this means nothing.

[Kimmo 80,804]

Wow so Brave of them to come out as Global while thinking they have achieved something 

[Ronk 14,762]

22 minutes ago, Andreu said:

they really ended colonialism

Yep, and it took the Grammies to finally achieve that for the world after all these centuries.

[shoful 13,304]

Wtf this is so stupid

[LG2008 5,347]

First of all, what is 'global music'? 

[Born This Way 1,789]

Wooooooow this is a strong message.

[Doily Skull 260]

It’s better. Just cuz y’all don’t understand doesn’t mean it isn’t relevant.