The Grammys nomination process will look much different from here on out. On Friday, the Recording Academy announced it has eliminated the nomination review committees in general and genre fields, including the Big Four categories: Album, Record, and Song of the Year, as well as Best New Artist. Variety reports the affected committees were primarily made up of music executives whose names were kept from the public. Although the Academy previously defended the anonymous process as a way to protect its members from outside influence, many raised concern that the lack of transparency could result in corruption. This criticism was frequently expressed in late 2020 after The Weeknd’s critically acclaimed