News & Pitch Calls from GRAMMYs / Recording Academy

Friday, January 5th 2024

GRAMMYs / Recording Academy is Always Open for Pitches

GRAMMYs / Recording Academy is a society of music professionals. They’re seeking pitches about “diverse artists, genres, and musical communities with national relevance.” They’re mainly seeking “larger culture features and lists highlighting the intersection of music with broader issues such as politics, history, health and technology.” They’re also looking for artist interviews, artist “discoveries”, and evergreen features/lists. Rates are $250 to $500 per piece. For details, refer to this post and their pitch guide.

Sunday, January 24th 2021

GRAMMYs / Recording Academy Seeks Black and POC Writers

GRAMMYs / Recording Academy is a society of music professionals. Their senior editor has tweeted, “GRAMMY.com is looking for pitches from Black and POC writers for Black History Month. Looking for album/event anniversary pieces, artist interviews, culture features, and more.” Rate: $200 to $400 per piece. Send pitches and ideas to johnaochoafreelance@gmail.com. For details, refer to their senior editor’s Twitter thread. To learn more about them, refer to this page.