Four musicians are suing the organizers of the Grammy Awards over the elimination of the Latin jazz category.
The lawsuit accuses the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and its trustees of axing awards honoring that genre "without any explanation for the basis" of their decision earlier this year.
The musicians hope the lawsuit will force academy officials to reinstate the "Best Latin Jazz Album" award at the annual ceremony, said attorney Roger Maldonado, who filed the class-action case in New York this week.
Doing away with the award was part of a reorganization announced on April 6, when the academy said it would cut the number of categories from 109 to 78.
The organization stood by the changes in a statement released after the musicians filed their suit.
The lawsuit accuses the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and its trustees of axing awards honoring that genre "without any explanation for the basis" of their decision earlier this year.
The musicians hope the lawsuit will force academy officials to reinstate the "Best Latin Jazz Album" award at the annual ceremony, said attorney Roger Maldonado, who filed the class-action case in New York this week.
Doing away with the award was part of a reorganization announced on April 6, when the academy said it would cut the number of categories from 109 to 78.
The organization stood by the changes in a statement released after the musicians filed their suit.
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