Music Facts: Global Music

• Global music blends many different genres from around the world, found outside the United States. 

• At the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2021, the Recording Academy introduced the Best Global Music Album category, formerly known as the Best World Music Album category. 

• Burna Boy, Yo-Yo Ma and Ravi Shankar are famous GRAMMY winners in the global music field. 

• At the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2022, the Recording Academy will introduce the Best Global Music Performance category.