Ever wondered how nominees and winners get selected at the Grammy Awards? Lucky for our readers, The Boot has some intel on how the voting process, both to determine the year s nominees and to crown each year s winners, works.
We consulted the Recording Academy s official Grammy Awards voting rules to explain how nominees and winners for the annual Grammy Awards are determined. Read on for a quick primer.
Who Makes Up the Recording Academy?
Recording Academy members are classified as either voting, professional or student members. In short, voting members are artists, producers, musicians those involved firsthand with the creation of music; professional members are music industry professionals, while student members are those studying to be involved in the music industry. The Recording Academy s official website explains each distinction more thoroughly.