Recording Academy Eliminates GRAMMY Nomination Review Committees

The Recording Academy is finally ridding its controversial GRAMMY nomination review committees. Instead of using anonymous review committees to determine nominations, thousands of the Academy’s voting members will decide nominees for major GRAMMY categories moving forward. In addition, 90% of said members will undergo a requalification process by end of 2021 “to ensure that the …

Recording Academy Working to Include More Women in Music

The Recording Academy has teamed up with Berklee College of Music and Arizona State University to work on equal representation of women in the music industry. As a first step, the Recording Academy is publicly reporting gender representation for the first time ever. All the 63rd annual Grammy nominations have been analyzed, revealing 23% of …

The Weeknd calls Recording Academy ‘corrupt’ in wake of Grammy snub controversy – Dancing Astronaut

by: Farrell Sweeney Nov 26, 2020 The Grammy nominations are here, and they aren’t without their fair share of controversy. This year The Weeknd leads the way with perhaps the most notable snub, being absent from the 2021 nominations. The artist put out chart-topping After Hours earlier this year, which raked in Platinum and Gold …