RECORDING ACADEMY ADDS FIVE NEW GRAMMY CATEGORIES, UPDATES RULES FOR 2026 AWARDS. (PHOTO).

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 Recording Academy adds five new Grammy categories, updates rules for 2026 awards NEW YORK - The Recording Academy is introducing five new categories and making several rule changes for the 2026 Grammy Awards in an effort to reflect the evolving global music landscape. Among the new additions is a best Asian pop music performance category, which will honor performances across genres such as K-pop, J-pop, C-pop and other Asian pop styles, with the award going to performers. A new best traditional pop vocal performance category will recognize artists whose work does not fit within modern pop styles. A best Latin song category will spotlight songwriters for Spanish-language Latin recordings. Changes are also coming to existing categories in R&B and folk music. The academy is adding a best R&B collaboration or duo/group performance category alongside a revised best R&B solo performance award. In folk, the best folk album category will be split into best contemporary folk al...

SAHEL STATES IMPOSE IMPORT LEVY TP FUND THEUR UNION. (PHOTO).


 Sahel States Impose Import Levy to Fund Their Union


Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, members of the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States (AES), have introduced a 0.5% levy on imported goods to finance their burgeoning union.


This levy, effective immediately, applies to all non-humanitarian goods imported from outside the three nations and aims to support the bloc's activities, Sputnik reported.


The AES, initially a security pact established in 2023 by the military rulers of these three countries, has evolved into the Federation of Sahel States, an aspiring economic and military union with plans for biometric passports and closer integration.


This move effectively ends free trade with the wider West African region, represented by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The three nations withdrew from ECOWAS last year, citing the bloc's perceived failure to assist in their fight against Islamist insurgency and criticizing previously imposed sanctions.

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