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The Recording Academy announced major changes to the Grammy Awards voting process Friday, including the elimination of the controversial “secret committees.” The “secret committees” — groups of anonymous voting members who decide the nominations in key genres like rock, rap and dance music — were first brought to the public’s …

The Recording Academy announced Friday it has aligned with the Help Independent Tracks Succeed (HITS) Act, a bipartisan bill that allows independent music makers to expense the cost of new studio recordings on their taxes — up to $150,000. The act was introduced Friday by Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) …