As the world's leading community of music professionals, the Recording Academy serves the global music industry through its multifaceted mission. Indeed, the Academy celebrates artists and music makers at the annual GRAMMY Awards. But that's just one focus of the Academy's wide-spanning work.
As a purpose-driven impact organization, the Recording Academy exists to serve the music industry through acts of advocacy, membership awareness and engagement, mentorship, direct assistance and services, and, of course, by honoring musical excellence at the GRAMMY Awards. The people who create music deserve an organization dedicated to their well-being, and that's exactly why the Recording Academy exists.
Over the last year, the Recording Academy has impacted nearly every facet of the music industry and has supported music professionals and creators across all backgrounds, including Recording Academy members, non-member industry professionals, and the public at-large.
Now, a recent report published by the Recording Academy demonstrates all the ways the organization supports the music community — and all the people who make it — on a year-round basis. Originally published in January, ahead of the 2025 GRAMMYs, the 2024 GRAMMY Impact Report showcases the Academy's wide-reaching programs and initiatives that impacted the music industry and positively affected music people last year.
In an interview with Billboard, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. expounded on the GRAMMY Impact Report.
"When I took the role, one of my objectives and goals was to heighten the awareness of what happens [at the Recording Academy] the other 364 days of the year," he said. "I did experience a lot of interaction with music people in studios as I was coming up where people just thought of the GRAMMYs as a night to get an award, whereas I was always encouraging them to see the bigger picture; to see all the service work that's being done; the advocacy, the education, the philanthropy, MusiCares; all the different parts of the Academy."
"A lot of people know and love the awards ceremony," he continued. "I'm thankful for that, but it is a challenge for us as an organization to tell the larger story as to why we exist. [This report is] a new way of positioning the Academy. We needed to do a better job of explaining why the Academy exists beyond to celebrate one night a year. So, this was an intentional effort for us over the last few years to make sure we're telling that story in a new way."
Read the 2024 GRAMMY Impact Report in full, and see some highlights below.
Stages & Recognition
The Recording Academy supports thousands of artists and performers by recognizing their work and providing public stages, platforms, forums, and other opportunities for discovery every year. In 2024 alone, more than 500 artists performed on a GRAMMY stage, from the 2024 GRAMMYs and other related GRAMMY Week events to concerts at the GRAMMY Museum or at one of the more than 300 live events the Academy held across the U.S. and around the world.
As the music community's highest honor and the only peer-based award in music, a GRAMMY Award and GRAMMY nomination leaves an immeasurable positive impact on the nominated and winning artists, who often see significant boosts in their album sales and streaming numbers after winning a GRAMMY or performing on the GRAMMY stage. This is known as the "GRAMMY Effect," an industry phenomenon in which a GRAMMY accolade directly influences the music industry and the wider popular culture.
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For the 2025 GRAMMYs, which took place in February, more than 900 creators received GRAMMY nominations and thus experienced the "GRAMMY Effect" directly. The growth in consumption following the 2025 GRAMMYs nominations spanned genres and all corners of the industry. Kacey Musgraves' Deeper Well saw a +39% increase in streams, while Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter, which won the GRAMMY for Album of the Year at the 2025 GRAMMYs, saw a +21% increase. In the Alternative world, first-time GRAMMY nominee and alternative rock legend Kim Gordon saw a nearly 100% increase in streams for her GRAMMY-nominated album The Collective. (All streaming data provided by Luminate, a leading music and entertainment data analytics platform.)
Access, Support & Resources
Beyond stages and GRAMMY Awards, the Recording Academy and its affiliates, including the GRAMMY Museum, GRAMMY U and beyond, bolster the next generation of music creators and leaders through support networks and professional resources.
Last year, the GRAMMY Museum impacted more than 33,000 students and teachers through its 409 music education programs and initiatives held at its flagship location in in downtown Los Angeles as well as across the country. Boasting nearly 7,000 members across more than 350 schools and 30 countries, GRAMMY U, the Recording Academy's premier program for emerging professionals and aspiring creatives, facilitated more than 950 mentorship pairs, including 25 international pair-ups. Elsewhere, the Academy provided $85,000 in scholarship grants to Black college students and music programs at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), while more than 23,000 music creators attended one of the 262 professional development events held by the Academy in 2024.
Advocacy & Policymaking
The Recording Academy fights to protect music creators through its advocacy work on a year-round basis. The Academy's Washington, D.C.-based Advocacy team galvanizes Academy members and music professionals from across the country to present a powerful lobbying force that fights for music creators' rights at the local, state and federal levels.
In 2024 alone, the Recording Academy helped pass five new laws that protect artists, creators and fans alike and supported 20 bills at both the state and federal levels addressing creative expression, AI and fair ticketing. The Academy also supported seven local advocacy days to advance pro-music policy at state capitals across the country, including Albany, New York; Annapolis, Maryland; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jefferson City, Missouri; Nashville, Tennessee; Sacramento, California; and Springfield, Illinois. Learn more about our Advocacy milestones throughout the decades.
The Future Of The Recording Academy
This year, the Recording Academy is poised to expand its impact. Already, the Academy has supported music creators and professionals in dire need of assistance. In response to the wildfire crisis in Los Angeles earlier this year, the Academy and MusiCares raised more than $24 million for wildfire relief through its MusiCares Fire Relief initiative during the 2025 GRAMMYs season; almost $9 million of that amount was raised on GRAMMY Sunday alone.
In the months ahead, the Recording Academy will continue to champion the rights of music makers, equip them with tools and training to elevate their careers, and celebrate emerging talent from our increasingly global community.