After the Grammys omitted Spanish captions, a congressman wants improvements

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Image used for representation onlyThe Washington PostWhen Bad Bunny opened the Grammys on Sunday with a mash-up of his songs, fans and other singers stood and danced at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. While Bad Bunny performed in Spanish, CBS displayed captions stating he was speaking and singing in "NON-ENGLISH." "Gracias," Bad Bunny said as he began his acceptance speech. Spotify played off CBS's captioning kerfuffle by creating a playlist titled "[speaking non-english]" that includes songs by Bad Bunny and Swift. Garcia wrote in his letter to CBS that hiring diverse leaders could improve the accessibility issues.
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