The Recording Academy continues to roll out major changes in a bid to ensure the annual GRAMMY Awards are fair, inclusive and reflective of the modern music marketplace.

As reported, last month brought with it the announcement that exclusive panels have been dissolved for many key categories.

Now, broader changes have been implemented – including a huge amendment to the Album of the Year category, which will see additional contributors such as featured artists eligible to be part of the win of the banner act.

Head below for the full list of amendments that’ll be coming into effect from next year…

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Kelly Clarkson may well be on the way to becoming the queen of daytime talk.

Because, after much speculation, it has been made official: the star’s series – The Kelly Clarkson Show – will take over the present spot occupied by The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ is back and giving a brand new crop of queens a second shot at glory.

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Porsha Williams is going all out for her wedding to beau Simon Guobadia.

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Brandy is sparkling thanks to the glow of ‘Starting Now’ – her new song, which serves as the anthem of Disney‘s Ultimate Princess Celebration.

No stranger to on-screen regality, the ‘Cinderella’ star teamed up with hitmaker Oak Felder for the track – which is set for ample exposure across multiple Disney platforms year-round.

Following the rapturous applause that greeted the song upon its release, the Vocal Bible is taking fans behind the scenes of how it was pieced together and what the magical offering means to her and will mean to a generation to come.

Check out the Making of ‘Starting Now’ after the jump…

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Ariana Grande sprung a surprise on fans earlier this month when she revealed that she had married her boyfriend Dalton Gomez. 

The pair became engaged last December and went on to tie the knot in an intimate ceremony at the songbird’s Los Angeles home.

Unlike the singer’s prior relationships (which skewed more high profile), Grande has largely kept her romance with the real estate agent under wraps.

Now, though, she’s sharing the joy of her big day with the masses.

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JAY-Z‘s Made In America festival is set for its grand return this September.

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SZA‘s career may be sizzling hot thanks to a number of well-received releases, but the singer has revealed she isn’t happy with her record label.

And she’s not being subtle about her sentiments either.

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Is Drake boo’ed up once again?

Many seem to think so after his stylist shared an eyebrow-raising snap of the pair locked in a close embrace.

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It looks like the Pussycat Dolls are getting ready to pounce on the Las Vegas strip.

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For over two decades, Pink has been at the forefront of performing excellence.

It’s fitting, then, that she’s celebrating with the release of the multi-layered ‘All I Know So Far’ project.

Comprised of a new single, an Amazon Prime Video documentary, and a live album to complement the latter, it’s helped create the perfect storm of buzz around one of the most revered artists of the modern era.

With the first week predictions in, we can now ascertain how loud said buzz is translating to on the charts.

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The week’s King and Queen of the Billboard 200 are none other than J. Cole and Nicki Minaj.

While Cole sits at #1 with the highest opening-week sales for a male act this year thanks to his sixth studio album, ‘The Off-Season’ (as we reported here), Minaj is found at #2 courtesy of the surprise commercial release of her 2009 mixtape, ‘Beam Me Up Scotty.’

The impressive entries of both sets were not only accompanied with critical acclaim, but also reports of beaming into Billboard history books.

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