To round out GRAMMY Week 2024, in partnership with GLAAD and OUTLOUD, the Recording Academy launched Academy Proud: a new initiative aiming to support and amplify LGBTQ voices and drive queer representation at not only the Recording Academy, but the music industry at-large.
The Recording Academy’s Academy Proud event also served as the debut for GLAAD’s 2024 cohort of the Equity in Media and Entertainment Initiative (EMEI), a 3 year pathway program with a different media focus annually, created by GLAAD’s Communities of Color and Media Department and supported by Gilead Sciences that is designed to specifically pipeline and elevate Black LGBTQ creatives and Black queer storytelling across entertainment, in Hollywood and media at-large. GLAAD’s EMEI program serves as a pathway to build and strengthen professional networks, advance access to executive leaders and spaces, and support early development of original creative projects.
