Grammys moving away from outdated term ‘urban’
The move comes six months after Tyler, the Creator called out his issues with the word.
June 10, 2020 1:20 p.m.
Latest Update June 10, 2020 1:31 p.m.

Republic Records, when announcing the change, said in a statement, in part, “‘Urban’ is rooted in the historical evolution of terms that sought to define Black music […] over time the meaning and connotations of ‘urban’ have shifted and it developed into a generalization of Black people in many sectors of the music industry, including employees and music by Black artists,” and encouraged the “rest of the music industry to consider following suit as it is important to shape the future of what we want it to look like.”Tyler, The Creator calls out the #Grammys on their racism when it comes to music genres pic.twitter.com/rzWe2lR3xO
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