LOS ALTOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Box today announced that The Recording Academy®, known for the Annual GRAMMY Awards®, has selected Box for managing and collaborating on content in the cloud, thus furthering its efforts to foster innovation and empower employees to collaborate securely from any device.

“As an early leader in the digital revolution, The Recording Academy is deeply committed to transforming its business and better serving its community of artists and audiences worldwide,” said Aaron Levie, co-founder and CEO at Box. “We are thrilled to help support The Recording Academy’s technology efforts, enabling all new ways to collaborate and share critical assets.”

“In this increasingly digital world, The Recording Academy has expanded its focus on implementing cloud-based tools to drive creativity forward,” said Rick Engdahl, CIO at The Recording Academy. “Moving to Box provides an intuitive solution that removes the barriers to internal and external collaboration while also providing IT with administrative capabilities for managing sensitive business information.”

Responsible for bringing innovative, cutting-edge technology to its employee base, The Recording Academy IT department selected Box to:

• Distribute time-sensitive digital assets within internal departments that share photos and content for website and social media outlets during the telecast;
• Streamline the digital workflow required to share GRAMMY Week event videos and red carpet interviews with internal and external partners for review and distribution;
• Provide IT with the control and administrative capabilities necessary to govern and protect sensitive content at scale.

Going forward, The Recording Academy is looking at expanding its integration, utilizing Box for digital asset management functionality, as well as contract and clearance management.

Box makes it easy for more than 32 million individuals and 44,000 paying businesses to share and collaborate. With today’s announcement, The Recording Academy joins a growing list of media and entertainment companies – including CAA, Sundance Institute, Pandora, and Discovery Communications – that are leveraging Box to redefine how they conceive, create and collaborate around award-winning content in the cloud.

About The Recording Academy

Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, songwriters, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @TheGRAMMYs on Twitter, like "The GRAMMYs" on Facebook, and join The GRAMMYs' social communities on Google+, Instagram, Tumblr and YouTube.

About Box

Founded in 2005, Box (NYSE:BOX) is transforming the way people and organizations work so they can achieve their greatest ambitions. As the world's leading enterprise software platform for content collaboration, Box helps businesses of all sizes in every industry securely access and manage their critical information in the cloud. Box is headquartered in Los Altos, CA, with offices across the United States, Europe and Asia. To learn more about Box, visit www.box.com.