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The Grammys Nominating Committees Had to Go - Even if It Means Sacrificing Some Quality Picks (Column)
The Grammys Nominating Committees Had to Go - Even if It Means Sacrificing Some Quality Picks (Column)
There may be fewer bold advocacy picks, now that the general membership is making the choices. It s worth losing those to also lose the jaw-dropping WTF reactions to the nominations every year.
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RIP to “the room where it happens” the Grammys’ blue-ribbon committees, which are officially being laid to rest this year after being an essential part of the nominating process in most categories since the 1990s. Never again will non-insiders have to play the role of Aaron Burr, wondering if there was actually smoke filling those rooms, and if so, what kind. That murky haze is being replaced by the clear air of “transparency,” and not a moment or voting year too soon. ....

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