The Grammys Nominating Committees Had to Go - Even if It Means Sacrificing Some Quality Picks (Column)
The Grammys Nominating Committees Had to Go - Even if It Means Sacrificing Some Quality Picks (Column)
There may be fewer bold advocacy picks, now that the general membership is making the choices. It s worth losing those to also lose the jaw-dropping WTF reactions to the nominations every year.
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RIP to “the room where it happens” the Grammys’ blue-ribbon committees, which are officially being laid to rest this year after being an essential part of the nominating process in most categories since the 1990s. Never again will non-insiders have to play the role of Aaron Burr, wondering if there was actually smoke filling those rooms, and if so, what kind. That murky haze is being replaced by the clear air of “transparency,” and not a moment or voting year too soon.
May 1, 2021 Share
The Grammy Awards have changed its tune and voted to remove its anonymous nomination review committees groups that determined the contenders for key awards at the coveted music show.
The Recording Academy made the announcement Friday after the board of trustees met and approved the change. The decision came hours after The Associated Press reported that the academy was planning to discuss its nomination review committees and whether it was time to eliminate them.
“It’s been a year of unprecedented, transformational change for the Recording Academy, and I’m immensely proud to be able to continue our journey of growth with these latest updates to our awards process,” Harvey Mason Jr., the academy’s interim president and CEO, said in a statement Friday.
Grammys removes secret nominating committees amid pushback
Harvey Mason Jr., chair and interim president/CEO of the Recording Academy said: This is a new Academy
The Recording Academy announced considerable changes to its nomination process for the
Grammys on Friday, which include the elimination of the anonymous expert committees previously known to make final ballot decisions for nominees in major award categories, according to
The elimination of the secret committees is the most notable of the changes and will take effect in time for the 64th Grammys due to air Jan. 31, 2022. The final nomination process will now move from a small group of 15 to 30 music industry professionals to the Academy’s full membership, subjecting nominees to a simple majority vote.
The Grammy Awards have changed its tune and voted to remove its anonymous nomination review committees groups that determined the contenders for key awards at the coveted music show.
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