Grammys makes major changes to awards process after criticism of ‘secret committees’

metro.co.uk:

Grammys nominations are voted for, after facing criticism from fans and artists alike.The Recording Academy said nominations for the general and genre fields will now be voted on by a majority of members rather than anonymous groups of experts from within the academy.The changes will come into effect for the 64th Grammy Awards, which are set to take place on January 31, 2022.The Recording Academy said: ‘With this change, the results of Grammy nominations and winners are placed back in the hands of the entire voting membership body, giving further validation to the peer-recognised process.’Previously, nominations for record, album and song of the year were decided by committees consisting of at least 20 members, by shortening the list of the.