In The Academy initiated a first-ever comprehensive evaluation of its Awards process, which led to a desire for change. A transformation of the entire Awards structure would ensure that all Fields would be treated with parity. Diligent research, careful analysis and thoughtful discussion of all Fields resulted in an overarching framework and a restructuring of Categories to 78, and ensures that every submission continues to have a home.
In addition to the restructuring of Categories, two rule changes have been established and four Fields have been renamed. It is now expected that each Category shall have at least 40 distinct artist entries, up from If a Category receives between 25—39 entries, only three recordings would receive nominations that year.
Should there be fewer than 25 entries in a Category, that Category would immediately go on hiatus for the current year — no award given — and entries would be screened into the next most logical Category. If a Category receives fewer than 25 entries for three consecutive years, the Category would be discontinued, and submissions would be entered in the next most appropriate Category. The second rule change is regarding voting.
Previously, voting members were allowed to vote in up to nine genre Fields plus the General Field on the first ballot and eight genre Fields plus the General Field on the second ballot, including every Category within each chosen Field.
While at times incredibly challenging for each member of the committee to restructure Categories in their own respective genres, the greater purpose of promoting unity within the music community and ensuring that all Fields be treated with parity outweighed natural inclinations to resist change.
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No presenter or performer raised the issue at the awards ceremony. But many are angry about the lack of transparency. The amount of time it takes to make these records, pour your heart into it — and we just want an even playing field.
For most of us, this is all we got. This is our only hope. And many see the voting controversy relating to broader issues of racial bias and favoritism within the industry. They need to live it, act on it, and embody it, and it needs to be done in the light, not in the shadow meetings and boardrooms with the doors locked up tight.
For its part, the Recording Academy says it upholds a fair voting process, free of undue manipulation. While a clause in the voting rules does allow write-ins, that only applies to certain categories, he says. Only the CEO and chair of the Academy are aware of the rank order, according to a source within the Academy.
Any voter misconduct that has been discovered or reported has been met with swift corrective actions by the Academy including vote dismissal, submission disqualification, and termination of membership. Once the nominations are decided, I am given a list.
I have the list. Then I make the show. You want record-label executives calling the shots? Whether you're tuning in for the chance to see your favorite musicians win a coveted gold-plated gramophone trophy or simply to enjoy the over-the-top-performances, one thing's for sure: The Grammy Awards are can't-miss TV. For starters, the 61st annual Grammys are on the calendar for Sunday, Feb. If we learned anything from the and Grammys, it's that normal run time is three hours and 30 minutes.
Alicia Keys will host the Grammy Awards, according to the Grammys website. The Grammys is scheduled to be roughly three and a half hours long , starting at 8 p.
EST and ending around p. And since it airs live across coasts, West Coast folks, only have to block out a fraction of much their afternoons. And then there are the actual awards, themselves.
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