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Kendrick Lamar, Sufjan Stevens, Questlove, More Inducted Into The Academy

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts of Sciences announced 928 new members today, illustrating a push for greater diversity in the organization. Marking record highs for the Academy, 49 percent of the new inductees this year are female and 38 percent are people of color, as Variety notes. Several prominent musicians were inducted this year,…

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20:33 on June 25 2018

Kendrick Lamar and Sufjan Stevens among record 928 people invited to become members of The Academy

NME — The two musicians feature on a lengthy list which also includes Timothée Chalamet, Tiffany Haddish and Daniel Kaluuya Sufjan Stevens / Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar... more info

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22:05 on June 25 2018

Kendrick Lamar, Sufjan Stevens, Questlove, More Inducted Into The Academy

Stereogum — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts of Sciences announced 928 new members today, illustrating a push for greater diversity in the organization. Marking record highs for th... more info

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23:03 on June 25 2018

Kendrick Lamar, Questlove, Sufjan Stevens, and more now members of The Academy

Brooklyn Vegan — The Academy for Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the people who run the Academy Awards, has inducted nearly a thousand new members into its ranks, in an ongoing effort t... more info

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