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Recording Academy President Panos A. Panay Talks Cross-Cultural Creativity at Taipei’s Golden Melody Festival: ‘Your Truth Is Your Superpower’
Panos A. Panay, president of the Recording Academy on where the global music industry is headed – and why it’s never been more borderless.
At the 2025 Golden Melody Festival in Taipei, a conversation between Panos A. Panay, president of the Recording Academy(the organization behind the Grammys), and SXSW VP James Minor cut straight to the heart of where the global music industry is headed – and why it’s never been more borderless. Held as part of the festival’s three-day conference lineup, the dialogue explored the Grammys’ evolving global footprint, Panay’s personal musical journey, and the creative potential of cross-cultural exchange. For Panay, growing up in Cyprus meant tuning into a cultural mosaic – Greek at home, but just as often French, Turkish, or Italian echoing from radios and street corners.
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