The winners often seem disconnected from musical reality. Ostensibly, the awards honor "artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position.
But if you watch the Grammys, you know "album sales or chart position" seem to help far more than actual artistic quality. Those climbing the stairs to hold those golden gramophones are more likely to be Top 40 superstars than the top musicians and artists working.
Some of the best musicians ever — Bob Marley, Diana Ross, Jimi Hendrix — never won an award, even with the 83 yes, 83 competitive categories the Grammys hand out awards in. But there's one big reason these winners can be so terrible and probably will be for the foreseeable future: The nominations and voting process is a mess. First, you have to produce a song within the time frame set by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
This year, the Grammy eligibility period runs from October 1, to September 30, Thus, it is entirely possible the Grammys will honor albums and songs released in That calendar is why, say, Taylor Swift released the Grammy-nominated "Shake It Off," the first single from her album , in mid-August The single was eligible for the Grammys, but the album, released in October, wasn't eligible until this year's awards.
Second, your song also has to be commercially released and sold in the United States to be eligible. What this means, in an age when anyone can upload their music to YouTube, is unclear. The Grammy guidelines state that an album must be "available for sale" through a broad distributor and not an "artist's website.
But if your song or album clears those hurdles, you can submit it to the Recording Academy for consideration. That seems simple enough, but doing that paperwork sets up a daunting challenge. The Academy receives more than 20, entries per year. And while that's a high number, it's not close to the amount of music being produced. So why hold back your album from Grammy consideration?
If you're on a major label, your label might hold back your album in favor of one it thinks might have a better shot. If you're on a small label, your representation might not have any idea how to submit at all. But if you're handling this all yourself, you're in luck. The Academy accepts online submissions. If so, you're in a good spot. Probably the easiest major Grammy to get nominated for and have a chance at winning is the Best New Artist category.
You don't have to be a totally unheard-of artist to be nominated here. The award says it's for someone who "first establishes the public identity of that artist or established group" as a performer. Share this: Facebook Twitter Reddit. Load More. Consequence Current story. But in an interesting twist, Dunbar apparently caught wind of the episode and sued to stop the pawn shop from selling it.
This issue came up again in when singer Toni Braxton filed for bankruptcy and NARAS stepped in, concerned that creditors would seize her six Grammys and sell them. According to the Wall Street Journal , Braxton struck a deal in the bankruptcy agreement that allowed her to keep her awards, among others, but NARAS ensured that the awards would remain nontransferable in the event of seizure. Bonus: They can take it back at any time.
Billings says the Grammy has a network of lawyers watching for their sale at auctions on eBay, in private sales, and the like to get on it when people try to turn a profit. He keeps a folder of pictures of all the fakes, which he says are numerous. So far, anyway. A year after the Emmy Awards were held virtually during the COVID pandemic, the ceremony will be held in person — albeit, not in the Microsoft Theater, where it is usually hosted.
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