The Grammys push for diversity is evident in the latest batch of celebrated recordings.
Its parent organisation, The Recording Academy, announced the 2021 inductees to the Grammy Hall of Fame with 12 song and 17 albums, across a number of genres, including hip-hop, soul music, country and grunge.
When it comes to tunes, 1978's The Gambler by the country crooner Kenny Rogers is on the list, along with 1952's Solitude by Billie Holiday, 1978's YMCA by the Village People and the 1985 charity celebrity single We Are the World produced by Quincy Jones and featuring Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie and host of other 1980s pop stars.
Seven seminal debut albums are also highlighted, including Bruce Springsteen's Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ (1973), Pearl Jam's 1991 influential grunge release Ten, The Cars's eponymous 1978 new-wave opus and Patti Smith's Horses, released in 1975.
With works needing to be a minimum of 25 years old for consideration, the hip-hop titles chosen come from artists who spearheaded the evolution of the genre. They include The Beastie Boys's groundbreaking 1986 album Licensed to Ill and A Tribe Called Quest 1993's jazz-rap odyssey Low End Theory.
Other albums honoured are So (1986) by Peter Gabriel, Trio (1987) by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris and 1969's Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes.
“We are proud to announce this year's diverse roster of Grammy Hall of Fame inductees and to recognise recordings that have shaped our industry and inspires music-makers of tomorrow," said Harvey Mason Jr, interim president and chief executive of the Recording Academy.
"Each recording has had a significant impact on our culture, and it is an honour to add them to our distinguished catalogue."
Here are five other songs inducted into the 2021 Grammy Hall of Fame:
1. 'Copenhagen' by Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra (1924)
2. 'Clean Up Woman' by Betty Wright (1971)
3. 'Don't Stop Believin' by Journey (1981)
4. 'Time Is On My Side' by Irma Thomas (1964)
5. 'Wreck of the Old 97' by Vernon Dalhart (1924)
_________________
Read more:
The Grammy Awards launches #Changemusic initiative to give Black artists more clout in music industry
How do the Grammy Awards work and why are they so controversial?
Grammy Awards rename world music category to avoid 'connotations of colonialism'
_________________
Company%20Profile
%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3ECompany%20name%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20myZoi%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EStarted%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%202021%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EFounders%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Syed%20Ali%2C%20Christian%20Buchholz%2C%20Shanawaz%20Rouf%2C%20Arsalan%20Siddiqui%2C%20Nabid%20Hassan%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EBased%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20UAE%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3ENumber%20of%20staff%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%2037%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EInvestment%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Initial%20undisclosed%20funding%20from%20SC%20Ventures%3B%20second%20round%20of%20funding%20totalling%20%2414%20million%20from%20a%20consortium%20of%20SBI%2C%20a%20Japanese%20VC%20firm%2C%20and%20SC%20Venture%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
New schools in Dubai
Race card
6.30pm: Maiden (TB) Dh 82,500 (Dirt) 1.600m
7.05pm: Maiden (TB) Dh 82,500 (D) 2,000m
7.50pm: Handicap (TB) Dh 82,500 (D) 1,600m
8.15pm: The Garhoud Sprint Listed (TB) Dh 132,500 (D) 1,200m
8.50pm: The Entisar Listed (TB) Dh 132,500 (D) 2,000m
9.25pm: Conditions (TB) Dh 120,000 (D) 1,400m
Who's who in Yemen conflict
Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government
Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council
Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south
Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory
Hydrogen: Market potential
Hydrogen has an estimated $11 trillion market potential, according to Bank of America Securities and is expected to generate $2.5tn in direct revenues and $11tn of indirect infrastructure by 2050 as its production increases six-fold.
"We believe we are reaching the point of harnessing the element that comprises 90 per cent of the universe, effectively and economically,” the bank said in a recent report.
Falling costs of renewable energy and electrolysers used in green hydrogen production is one of the main catalysts for the increasingly bullish sentiment over the element.
The cost of electrolysers used in green hydrogen production has halved over the last five years and will fall to 60 to 90 per cent by the end of the decade, acceding to Haim Israel, equity strategist at Merrill Lynch. A global focus on decarbonisation and sustainability is also a big driver in its development.
MATCH STATS
Wolves 0
Aston Villa 1 (El Ghazi 90 4' pen)
Red cards: Joao Moutinho (Wolves); Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa)
Man of the match: Emi Martinez (Aston Villa)
Ferrari 12Cilindri specs
Engine: naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12
Power: 819hp
Torque: 678Nm at 7,250rpm
Price: From Dh1,700,000
Available: Now
SPECS
%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EEngine%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%201.5-litre%204-cylinder%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EPower%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20101hp%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3ETorque%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20135Nm%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3ETransmission%3C%2Fstrong%3E%3A%20Six-speed%20auto%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EPrice%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20From%20Dh79%2C900%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EOn%20sale%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Now%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
Libya's Gold
UN Panel of Experts found regime secretly sold a fifth of the country's gold reserves.
The panel’s 2017 report followed a trail to West Africa where large sums of cash and gold were hidden by Abdullah Al Senussi, Qaddafi’s former intelligence chief, in 2011.
Cases filled with cash that was said to amount to $560m in 100 dollar notes, that was kept by a group of Libyans in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
A second stash was said to have been held in Accra, Ghana, inside boxes at the local offices of an international human rights organisation based in France.
