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The Grammys. He has called out the committee as being unscrupulous and more.
As spotted on
The New Post the Canadian performer is unimpressed by the Recording Academy’s recent announcement. On Friday, April 30 the organization released a statement saying they will no longer choose award winners via secret committees. “Among the changes are the elimination of Nominations Review Committees, a reduction in the number of categories in which voters may vote, two GRAMMY® Award category additions, and more” the press release read. “These updates are a result of extensive discussions and collaboration over the course of the last year amongst a special subcommittee of Recording Academy members and elected leaders, and were voted on by the Academy’s Board of Trustees. These changes go into effect immediately for the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards® taking place Jan. 31, 2022.”
“The trust has been broken for so long between the Grammy organization and artists that it would be unwise to raise a victory flag,” he tells
Variety, adding that he will continue to withhold his music from consideration for the awards. However, he does say that the move is “an important start.”
“I think the industry and public alike need to see the transparent system truly at play for the win to be celebrated, but it’s an important start,” he continues. “I remain uninterested in being a part of the Grammys, especially with their own admission of corruption for all these decades. I will not be submitting in the future.”
New rules and new categories are coming to the GRAMMY AWARDS, the RECORDING ACADEMY announced FRIDAY (4/30). Among the changes are the elimination of Nominations Review Committees and fewer categories in which voters may vote, as well as the consolidation of six craft categories into two.
The rule changes, effective immediately for the 64th annual awards set for JANUARY 22nd, 2022, include dropping the nominations review committees in general and genre fields in favor of a majority .