Grammys axe decades-old anonymous voting committee

nme.com:

Grammy Awards have axed the anonymous voting committee that has been in place since 1989.The committee traditionally trims down the nomination choices made by the members of the Recording Academy, deciding who appears on the final ballots.

Those who serve in the group have their identities protected to avoid being influenced by outside figures or being attacked by fans, according to the academy.That is the process for 61 of the 84 categories that make up the Grammys, but will no longer be operational starting with the 2022 awards, a post on the official Grammys site confirms.Harvey Mason Jr, the interim chief executive of the Recording Academy said in a statement that the move reflected “a year of unprecedented, transformational change” in.