Grammy Awards
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Current:66th Annual Grammy Awards | |
![]() Ted Jensen's 2002 Grammy Award | |
Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in themusic industry |
Country | United States |
Presented by | The Recording Academy |
First awarded | May 4, 1959 | (as Gramophone Award)
Website | grammy |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | NBC(1959–1970) ABC(1971–1972) CBS(1973–present) |
TheGrammy Awards,stylized asGRAMMY,and often referred to as theGrammys,are awards presented bythe Recording Academyof the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in themusic industry.They are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry worldwide. They were originally called theGramophone Awards,as the trophy depicts a gildedgramophone.
The Grammys are the first of theBig Three networks' major music awards held annually,[note 1]and are considered one of thefour major annual American entertainment awardswith theAcademy Awards(for films), theEmmy Awards(for television), and theTony Awards(for theater). Thefirst Grammy Awards ceremonywas held on May 4, 1959,[1]to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012.[2]The66th Annual Grammy Awards,featuring a total of 94 categories, was presented February 4, 2024.
History
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The Grammys had their origin in theHollywood Walk of Fameproject in the 1950s.[3][4]As recording executives on the Walk of Fame committee compiled a list of significant recording industry people who might qualify for a Walk of Fame star, they realized that many leading people in their business would not earn a star onHollywood Boulevard.They determined to rectify this by creating awards given by their industry similar to theOscarsand theEmmys.After deciding to go forward with such awards, a question remained what to call them. One working title was the 'Eddie', to honorThomas Edison,the inventor of thephonograph.Eventually, the name was chosen after a mail-in contest whereby approximately 300 contestants submitted the name 'Grammy', with the earliest postmark from contest winner Jay Danna of New Orleans, Louisiana, as an abbreviated reference toEmile Berliner's invention, thegramophone.[5]Grammys were first awarded for achievements in 1958.[6][7][8]
Thefirst award ceremonywas held simultaneously in two locations on May 4, 1959, theBeverly Hilton Hotelin Beverly Hills, California, and thePark Sheraton Hotelin New York City, New York,[9]with 28 Grammys awarded. The number of awards given grew, at one time reaching over 100, and fluctuated over the years with categories added and removed.[10]Thesecond Grammy Awards,also held in 1959, was the first ceremony to be televised,[11]but the ceremony was not aired live until the13th Annual Grammy Awardsin 1971.[12]
Latin Grammy Awards
[edit]The concept of a separate Grammy Awards forLatin musicrecorded in Spanish orPortuguesebegan in 1989,[13][14]as it was deemed too large to fit on the regular Grammys ceremony.[15]The Recording Academy then establishedthe Latin Recording Academyin 1997, and the separateLatin Grammy Awardswere first held in 2000. The Latin Grammys honor works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been released either inIbero-America,theIberian Peninsula,or the United States.[16]
COVID-19 Impact (2021–2022)
[edit]The63rd Annual Grammy Awardswere postponed from its original January 31, 2021, date to March 14, 2021, due to themusic industry impactofCOVID-19 pandemic.[17][18]
The64th Annual Grammy Awardswere also postponed from its original January 31, 2022, date to April 3, 2022, due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19Deltacronhybrid variant.[19]The ceremony was also moved from theCrypto Arenain Los Angeles to theMGM Grand Garden Arenain Las Vegas due to the former having scheduling conflicts with sports games and concerts nearly every night through mid-April.[20]
Gramophone trophy
[edit]The gold-plated trophies, each depicting agildedgramophone,are made and assembled by hand by Billings Artworks inRidgway, Colorado.In 1990, the original Grammy design was reworked, changing the traditional soft lead for a stronger alloy less prone to damage, making the trophy bigger and grander.[21]Billings developed Grammium, azinc alloywhich they trademarked.[22]Trophies engraved with each recipient's name are not available until after the award announcements, so "stunt" trophies are re-used each year for the ceremony broadcast.[23][24]
By February 2009, some 7,578 Grammy trophies had been awarded.[25]
Ceremonies
[edit]Edition | Date | Venue | Venue City | Host | Network | Viewers (in millions) |
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1st | May 4, 1959 | Various (includingBeverly Hilton Hotel) | Beverly Hills&New York City | Mort Sahl | NBC | — |
2nd | November 29, 1959 | Meredith Willson | ||||
3rd | April 13, 1961 | None | ||||
4th | May 29, 1962 | Chicago,Los Angeles&New York City | ||||
5th | May 15, 1963 | Frank Sinatra | ||||
6th | May 12, 1964 | None | ||||
7th | April 13, 1965 | Beverly Hilton Hotel | Beverly Hills | |||
8th | March 15, 1966 | Various | Chicago,Los Angeles,NashvilleandNew York City | Jerry Lewis | ||
9th | March 2, 1967 | None | ||||
10th | February 29, 1968 | |||||
11th | March 12, 1969 | |||||
12th | March 11, 1970 | |||||
13th | March 16, 1971 | Hollywood Palladium | Los Angeles | Andy Williams | ABC | |
14th | March 15, 1972 | Madison Square Garden | New York City | |||
15th | March 3, 1973 | Tennessee Theatre | Nashville | CBS | ||
16th | March 2, 1974 | Hollywood Palladium | Los Angeles | |||
17th | March 1, 1975 | Uris Theater | New York City | |||
18th | February 28, 1976 | Hollywood Palladium | Los Angeles | |||
19th | February 19, 1977 | 28.86[26] | ||||
20th | February 23, 1978 | Shrine Auditorium | Los Angeles | John Denver | — | |
21st | February 15, 1979 | 31.31[26] | ||||
22nd | February 27, 1980 | Kenny Rogers | 32.39[26] | |||
23rd | February 25, 1981 | Radio City Music Hall | New York City | Paul Simon | 28.57[26] | |
24th | February 24, 1982 | Shrine Auditorium | Los Angeles | John Denver | 24.02[26] | |
25th | February 23, 1983 | 30.86[26] | ||||
26th | February 28, 1984 | 51.67[26] | ||||
27th | February 26, 1985 | 37.12[26] | ||||
28th | February 25, 1986 | Kenny Rogers | 30.39[26] | |||
29th | February 24, 1987 | Billy Crystal | 27.91[26] | |||
30th | March 2, 1988 | Radio City Music Hall | New York City | 32.76[26] | ||
31st | February 22, 1989 | Shrine Auditorium | Los Angeles | 23.57[26] | ||
32nd | February 21, 1990 | Garry Shandling | 28.83[26] | |||
33rd | February 20, 1991 | Radio City Music Hall | New York City | 28.89[26] | ||
34th | February 25, 1992 | Whoopi Goldberg | 23.10[26] | |||
35th | February 24, 1993 | Shrine Auditorium | Los Angeles | Garry Shandling | 29.87[26] | |
36th | March 1, 1994 | Radio City Music Hall | New York City | 23.69[26] | ||
37th | March 1, 1995 | Shrine Auditorium | Los Angeles | Paul Reiser | 17.27[26] | |
38th | February 28, 1996 | Ellen DeGeneres | 21.50[26] | |||
39th | February 26, 1997 | Madison Square Garden | New York City | 19.21[26] | ||
40th | February 25, 1998 | Radio City Music Hall | Kelsey Grammer | 25.04[26] | ||
41st | February 24, 1999 | Shrine Auditorium | Los Angeles | Rosie O'Donnell | 24.88[26] | |
42nd | February 23, 2000 | Staples Center | 27.79[26] | |||
43rd | February 21, 2001 | Jon Stewart | 26.65[26] | |||
44th | February 27, 2002 | 18.96[26] | ||||
45th | February 23, 2003 | Madison Square Garden | New York City | None | 24.82[26] | |
46th | February 8, 2004 | Staples Center | Los Angeles | 26.29[26] | ||
47th | February 13, 2005 | Queen Latifah | 18.80[26] | |||
48th | February 8, 2006 | None | 17.00[26] | |||
49th | February 11, 2007 | 20.05[26] | ||||
50th | February 10, 2008 | 17.18[26] | ||||
51st | February 8, 2009 | 19.04[26] | ||||
52nd | January 31, 2010 | 25.80[27] | ||||
53rd | February 13, 2011 | 26.55[28] | ||||
54th | February 12, 2012 | LL Cool J | 39.91[29] | |||
55th | February 10, 2013 | 28.37[30] | ||||
56th | January 26, 2014 | 28.51[31] | ||||
57th | February 8, 2015 | 25.30[32] | ||||
58th | February 15, 2016 | 24.95[33] | ||||
59th | February 12, 2017 | James Corden | 26.05[34] | |||
60th | January 28, 2018 | Madison Square Garden | New York City | 19.80[35] | ||
61st | February 10, 2019 | Staples Center | Los Angeles | Alicia Keys | 19.88[36] | |
62nd | January 26, 2020 | 18.70[37] | ||||
63rd | March 14, 2021 | Los Angeles Convention Center | Trevor Noah | 9.23[38] | ||
64th | April 3, 2022 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas | 9.59[39] | ||
65th | February 5, 2023 | Crypto Arena[40] | Los Angeles | 12.55[41] | ||
66th | February 4, 2024 | 16.90[42] | ||||
67th | February 2, 2025 | TBA | TBA |
Categories
[edit]The "General Field" are four awards which are not restricted by music genre.
- TheAlbum of the Yearaward is presented to the performer, featured artists, songwriter(s), and/or production team of a full album if other than the performer.
- TheRecord of the Yearaward is presented to the performer and/or production team of a single song if other than the performer.
- TheSong of the Yearaward is presented to the songwriter(s) of a single song.
- TheBest New Artistaward is presented to a promising breakthrough performer (or performers) who in the eligibility year releases the first recording that establishes their public identity (which is not necessarily their first proper release).
To date, three artists have won all four awards, two won all four at once:Christopher Cross(1981) andBillie Eilish(2020).Adelewon the Best New Artist award in 2009 and her other three awards in 2012 and 2017. At age 18, Eilish is the youngest artist to have won all four awards.
As of 2024, an additional two awards were added to the "General Field".
- TheProducer of the Year, Non-Classicalaward is presented to a producer for a body of work released during the eligibility period. It was first presented in 1974 and was not previously part of any specific field.
- TheSongwriter of the Year, Non-Classicalaward is presented to an individual who works primarily as a songwriter for a body of work released during the eligibility period. It was first presented in 2023 and was not previously part of any specific field.
Other awards are given for performance and production in specific genres and for other contributions such as artwork and video. Special awards are also given for longer-lasting contributions to the music industry.
Because of the large number of award categories (94 as of 2024), and a desire to feature several performances by various artists, only awards with the most popular interest – typically about 10 to 12, including the four general field categories and one or two categories in the most popular music genres (i.e., pop, rock, country, and rap) – are presented directly at the televised award ceremony. Most other Grammy trophies are presented in a pre-telecast "Premiere Ceremony" in the afternoon before the Grammy Awards telecast.
2012 category restructuring
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On April 6, 2011, the Recording Academy announced a significant overhaul of many Grammy Award categories for 2012.[43]The number of categories was cut from 109 to 78. The most substantial change was eliminating the distinction between male and female soloists and between collaborations and duo/groups in various genre fields (pop, rock, rhythm and blues [R&B], country, and rap). Additionally, several instrumental soloist categories were discontinued; recordings in these categories now fall under general categories for best solo performances.
In therockfield, the hard rock and metal album categories were combined. TheBest Rock Instrumental Performancecategory was also eliminated.[44]
InR&B,the distinction between best contemporary R&B album and other R&B albums has been eliminated, consolidated into oneBest R&B Albumcategory.[45]
Inrap,the categories for best rap soloist and best rap duo or group have been merged into the newBest Rap Performancecategory.
Therootscategory had the most eliminations. Up through 2011, there were separate categories for regional American music forms, such as Hawaiian, Native American, and Zydeco/Cajun music. A consistently low number of entries in these categories led the Recording Academy to combine these music variations into a newBest Regional Roots Music Album,includingpolka,which had lost its category in 2009.[46][47]
In same-genre fields, the traditional and contemporary blues categories and the traditional and contemporary folk categories each were consolidated into one per genre due to the number of entries and the challenges in distinguishing between contemporary and traditional blues and folk songs. In the world music field, the traditional and contemporary categories also were merged.[citation needed]
In theclassicalfield, its main categoryBest Classical Album,was discontinued because most recipients in the category had also won in other classical categories for the same album. Classical recordings are now eligible for the mainAlbum of the Yearcategory.[citation needed]
A few minor name changes were also made to better reflect the nature of the separate categories. The Recording Academy determined that the word "gospel" in thegospelgenre field tends to connote images and sounds of traditional soul gospel to the exclusion of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). Therefore, the field and some categories were renamed as Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music.[48]
Since 2012
[edit]Since 2012, small adjustments have been made to lists of categories and genre fields. The number of categories has risen from 78 in 2012 to 84 since 2017.[49]In 2020, amid theGeorge Floyd protests,several urban, rap, and Latin music categories were renamed.[50]In 2022, the number of awards was increased from 86 to 91.[51]Performance categories were added for the Americana and alternative music genres alongside new categories for video game score and spoken word poetry albums. A songwriter category (non-classical) and a song for social change category were also added and several categories were adjusted slightly.[52][53]
In 2023, several key changed were announced for the66th Annual Grammy Awards,set to take place in 2024. Three new categories were announced, bringing the total number to 94, the highest since the peak of 109 in 2010. In addition, bothProducer of the Year, Non-ClassicalandSongwriter of the Year, Non-Classical,were moved to the General Field, the first time new categories had been added to this field since the concept of the Big Four was established.[54]The total number of fields was consolidated from 26 to 11 to ensure that all voting members would be able to exercise their allocated ten genre votes, as some members were prevented from doing so previously due to some fields only containing one category.[55]
Entry process and selection of nominees
[edit]Members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), both media companies and individuals, may nominate recordings for consideration. Entries are made and submitted online. When a work is entered, review sessions are held that involve over 150 recording industry experts, to determine that the work has been entered in the correct category.
The resulting lists of eligible entries are then circulated to voting members, each of whom may vote to nominate in the general fields (Record of the Year,Album of the Year,Song of the Year,andBest New Artist) and in up to nine out of 30 other fields on their ballots. The five recordings that earn the most votes in each category become the nominees, while in some categories (craft and specialized categories) review committees determine the final five nominees.[56]There may be over five nominees if a tie occurs in the nomination process.
Although members of theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencesgenerally are invited to screenings or are sent DVDs of films nominated for Oscars, NARAS members do not receive nominated recordings, but instead receive access to a private online listening service.
Final voting
[edit]After nominees have been determined, final voting ballots are sent to NARAS voting members, who may then vote in the general field and cast ten votes in various genre categories spread to three of the eleven fields. Members are encouraged, but not required, to vote only in their fields of expertise. Ballots are tabulated secretly by the independent accounting firmDeloitte Touche Tohmatsu.[56]After vote tabulation, winners are announced at the Grammy Awards. The recording with the most votes in a category wins, and it is possible to have a tie (in which case the two [or more] nominees who tie are considered winners). Winners are presented with a Grammy Award; those who do not win receive a medal for their nomination.[citation needed]
In both voting rounds, Academy members are required to vote solely based on quality, without consideration for sales, chart performance, personal friendships, regional preferences or company loyalty. Gifts may not be accepted. Members are urged to vote in a manner that preserves the integrity of the academy and their member community. Although registered media companies may submit entries, they have no vote.[citation needed]
The eligibility period for the upcoming66th Annual Grammy Awardsis October 1, 2022 – September 15, 2023. The2024 Grammy Awards,unveiled by Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason Jr., are set to be held on February 4, 2024.
Certificates
[edit]In many categories, certificates are presented to those ineligible for a Grammy Award but who did contribute to a winning recording. These certificates are known as Participation Certificates or Winners Certificates. Those eligible for a certificate can apply for one in the weeks after the Grammy ceremony.[citation needed]
Special honors
[edit]Grammy Legend
[edit]A special Grammy Award of merit is occasionally awarded to recognize "ongoing contributions and influence in the recording field".[57]It has come to be known as theGrammy Legend Awardand theGrammy Living Legend Awardat different ceremonies. As of 2018,[update]fourteen solo musicians and one band have received this award.
Salute to Industry Icons Award
[edit]The Grammy Salute to Industry Icons Award honors those who have made innovative contributions to the music industry.[58][59][60]Recipients include:
- Herb AlpertandJerry Moss
- Irving Azoff
- Martin Bandier
- Richard Branson
- Clive Davis
- Prince
- Ahmet Ertegun
- David Geffen
- Berry Gordy
- Lucian Grainge
- Jay-Z
- Debra L. Lee
- Doug Morris
- Mo Ostin
- L.A. Reid
- Sean Diddy Combs
- Julie GreenwaldandCraig Kallman
- Rob Stringer
- Jon Platt
Venue
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Before 1971, Grammy Award ceremonies were held in different locations on the same day. OriginallyNew York CityandLos Angeleswere the host cities.Chicagojoined as a host city in 1962 andNashvillebecame a fourth location in 1965.
The 1971 ceremony at theHollywood Palladiumin Los Angeles was the first to take place in one location. In 1972, the ceremony was then moved toMadison Square Garden'sFelt Forumin New York City, then moved in 1973 to Nashville'sTennessee Theatre.From 1974 to 2003, the Grammys were held in various venues in New York City and Los Angeles, including New York's Madison Square Garden andRadio City Music Hall;and Los Angeles'Shrine Auditorium,Staples Centerand Hollywood Palladium.
In 2000, theCrypto Arena(known as the Staples Center from 1999 to 2021) became the permanent home of the award ceremonies.The Grammy Museumwas built across the street from the Crypto Arena inLA Liveto preserve the history of the Grammy Awards. Embedded on the sidewalks on the museum streets are bronze disks, similar to theHollywood Walk of Fame,to honor each year's top winners, Record of the Year, Best New Artist, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. Since 2000, the Grammy Awards have taken place outside of Los Angeles only three times.New York City'sMadison Square Gardenhosted the awards in2003and in2018,while theMGM Grand Garden ArenainLas Vegashosted in2022.[61]
The annual awards ceremony at the Crypto Arena requires the local sports teams such as theLos Angeles Kings,Los Angeles LakersandLos Angeles Sparksto play an extended length of road games.
Leading winners
[edit]With 32 Grammy Awards,Beyoncéis the artist with the most Grammy wins.[62][63]U2,with 22 Grammy Awards, holds the record for most awards won by a group.[64]
Criticism
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Commercialism
[edit]WhenPearl Jamwon a Grammy for theBest Hard Rock Performancein 1996, the band's lead singerEddie Veddercommented on stage, "I don't know what this means. I don't think it means anything."[65]In 2008,Glen Hansard,leader of the Irish rock groupThe Frames,stated that the Grammys represent something outside of the real world of music "that's fully industry based". He said he was not particularly interested in attending that year's ceremony, even though he had been nominated for two awards.[66]Maynard James Keenan,lead singer ofprogressive rockbandTool,did not attend the Grammy Awards ceremony to receive one of the band's awards, explaining that:[67]
I think the Grammys are nothing more than some gigantic promotional machine for the music industry. They cater to a low intellect and they feed the masses. They don't honor the arts or the artist for what he created. It's the music business celebrating itself. That's basically what it's all about.
The Grammys have also been criticized for generally awarding or nominating more commercially successful albums rather than critically successful ones.[68][69]In 1991,Sinéad O'Connorbecame the first musician to refuse a Grammy, boycotting the ceremony after being nominated forRecord of the Year,Best Female Pop Vocal Performance,andGrammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance.O'Connor would go on to win the latter award.[70]She said her reasoning came from the Grammys' extreme commercialism.[71]In 2024,Rhiannon Giddensdescribed the financial strain of attending the ceremony for middle and working class musicians. She criticized the Recording Academy for introducing a policy of charging nominees $1200 for a plus one, saying the policy "makes it ever more obvious who is valued, and more specifically what (that would be lots of money, for the folks in the back)." ABillboardarticle clarified that the new policy was a tiered system, ranging from $375 to $2000 for a ticket to attend the pre-telecast ceremony.[72]
Reactions to nominations and awards
[edit]The Grammys also have been criticized for snubbing awards to some nominated artists. The organization's awards journey states that nominees and winners are determined solely by voting members of the Recording Academy and that voting members are active creative professionals involved in the recording process, such as performers, songwriters, producers, and engineers.[73]
Nomination review committees, composed of anonymous industry figures, were established following the37th Grammy Awards,which attracted criticism for the slate of Album of the Year nominations.[74][75]The winner,Tony Bennett's live albumMTV Unplugged,competed against the live classical albumThe Three Tenors in Concert 1994,Seal's secondeponymous album,and the twelfth albums fromBonnie RaittandEric Clapton,both longtime musical mainstays. Not nominated that year were several albums that would later be recognized as classics, includingNas's debut albumIllmatic,Oasis's debut albumDefinitely Maybe,Hole's albumLive Through This,Jeff Buckley'sGrace,and thedebut albumfromWu-Tang Clan.The nomination review committees would be disbanded in 2021 following criticism of the lack of nominations forThe Weeknd's albumAfter Hours.[76]
At the38th Annual Grammy Awards,artistMariah Careywas nominated for six awards for her albumDaydream,including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for her single "One Sweet Day".Although critics believed Carey would be" cleaning up "that year, Carey ultimately lost in all her nominated categories that night, much to the shock of critics and Carey herself.[77]In 2011,Los Angeles Timesjournalist Randall Roberts criticized the exclusion ofKanye West'sMy Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyfromAlbum of the Yearnominations for the54th Grammy Awards.He described West's album as "the most critically acclaimed album of the year, a career-defining record".[78]Roberts went on to criticize the Grammy Awards for being "mired in the past" and out of touch with "new media" and trends among music listeners such asmusic sharing,stating:[78]
The major nominations for the 54th annual awards clearly show that the recording academy has been working overtime to be all-inclusive, but more significantly, they also reveal a deep chasm between its goals and the listening habits of the general population...The focus is still on the old music industry model ofcash-cowhits, major label investments and commercial radio...
In an article forTime,journalistTouréalso responded to the snub and expressed general displeasure with the awards, stating "I don't pretend to understand the Grammys. I have never been able to discern a consistent logic around who gets nominated or who gets statues. I comprehend the particular logic of the Oscars, but not the big awards for music. My normal state of confusion around what drives Grammy decisions was exponentialized this week when, to the shock of many, Kanye's masterpieceMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasywas not nominated for a Grammy for Album of the Year. "[79]He went on to compare understanding the Grammy Awards toKremlinologyand commented on The Recording Academy's exclusion of more "mature" hip hop albums as Album of the Year nominees, noting that it occasionally opts to nominate "pop-friendly" hip hop albums instead.[79]
In a 2011 profile forThe New York Timesafter the53rd Grammy Awards,frontmanJustin Vernonof indie bandBon Iverwas asked about the Grammys and how he would react to a nomination for his group, to which he responded:[80]
You know, I was thinking about that a couple of months ago, someone asked me that, and I was like "I would go and I would" – and I don't think the Bon Iver record is the kind of record that would get nominated for a Grammy – "I would get up there and be like, 'This is for my parents, because they supported me,' because I know they would think it would be stupid of me not to go up there. But I kinda felt like going up there and being like:" Everyone should go home, this is ridiculous. You should not be doing this. We should not be gathering in a big room and looking at each other and pretending that this is important. "That's what I would say.
He reaffirmed this sentiment and commented about the Grammys, saying:[80]
[Ninety-eight] percent of the people in that room, their art is compromised by the fact that they're thinking that, and that they're hoping to get that award. And who is that award given by? It's like they think it's literally handed down by the musical-history gods. And I don't know who the voters are. Like, I have a friend who's a voter who was like, "I had to be a voter because I don't trust the other voters." And I was like, "Me either!" And it's just not important and people spend too much time thinking about it.
Bon Iver subsequently received four nominations in November for the 54th Grammy Awards.[80]After winning, Vernon said in his acceptance, "It's really hard to accept this award. There's so much talent out here [...] and there's a lot of talent that's not here tonight. It's also hard to accept because you know, when I started to make songs I did it for the inherent reward of making songs, so I'm a little bit uncomfortable up here."[81]
In his article "Everything Old Is Praised Again", Jon Caramanica ofThe New York Timescriticized Grammy voters for being "conservative" and disregarding more "forward-looking" music and wrote in response to the 54th Grammy Awards, "for the umpteenth time, the Grammys went with familiarity over risk, bestowing album of the year honors (and several more) on an album that reinforced the values of an older generation suspicious of change."[82]He cited the Grammy successes ofLauryn Hill'sThe Miseducation of Lauryn Hill(1998),Norah Jones'Come Away with Me(2003), andAdele's21(2011) as examples of "the Grammys drop[ping] a boatload of awards on a young female singer-songwriter and her breakthrough album". Of Kanye West's absence from the ceremony, Caramanica stated, "He didn't even bother to show up for the broadcast, which was well enough because hip-hop was almost completely marginalized."[82]
In an article forThe Huffington Post,music executive and authorSteve Stoutecriticized the Recording Academy and the Grammy Awards for having "lost touch with contemporary popular culture" and noted "two key sources" for it: "(1) over-zealousness to produce a popular show that is at odds with its own system of voting and (2) fundamental disrespect of cultural shifts as being viable and artistic."[83]Stoute accused the academy of snubbing artists with more cultural impact, citing respective losses by the critical and commercial successes inEminem'sThe Marshall Mathers LP(2000) and Kanye West'sGraduation(2007) in the Album of the Year category. Stoute asserted:[83]
As an institution that celebrates artistic works of musicians, singers, songwriters, producers and technical specialists, we have come to expect that the Grammys upholds all of the values that reflect the very best in music that is born from our culture. Unfortunately, the awards show has become a series of hypocrisies and contradictions, leaving me to question why any contemporary popular artist would even participate. [...] While there is no doubt in my mind of the artistic talents ofSteely DanorHerbie Hancock,we must acknowledge the massive cultural impact of Eminem and Kanye West and how their music is shaping, influencing and defining the voice of a generation. It is this same cultural impact that acknowledged the commercial and critical success ofMichael Jackson'sThrillerin 1984.
In 2020, Canadian artist Abel Tesfaye, known by his stage nameThe Weeknd,was shut out from the Grammys when his fourth studio album,After Hours,received no nominations at the63rd Annual Grammy Awards.This came as a surprise to critics, fans, and Tesfaye himself, who had a successful run in 2020 with the success of both his album and the single "Blinding Lights".Tesfaye responded by social media calling the Grammys" corrupt ".[84]Speculation arose that the announcement of his then-upcoming Super Bowl performance, as well as the discrepancy of being nominated as pop music versus R&B, contributed to the snubs.[85]Harvey Mason, Jr.,CEO of the Recording Academy, responded by saying:[86]
We understand that The Weeknd is disappointed at not being nominated. I was surprised and can empathize with what he's feeling. His music this year was excellent, and his contributions to the music community and broader world are worthy of everyone's admiration. We were thrilled when we found out he would be performing at the upcoming Super Bowl and we would have loved to have him also perform on the Grammy stage the weekend before. Unfortunately, every year, there are fewer nominations than the number of deserving artists. But as the only peer-voted music award, we will continue to recognize and celebrate excellence in music while shining a light on the many amazing artists that make up our global community. To be clear, voting in all categories ended well before The Weeknd's performance at the Super Bowl was announced, so in no way could it have affected the nomination process. All Grammy nominees are recognized by the voting body for their excellence, and we congratulate them all.
Formatting
[edit]The Grammys' eligibility period runs from October 1 of one year until September 30 of the next year.[87]Records released in the fourth quarter of a given year are not eligible for that year's awards (the submissions and first round ballots are underway at that time). This is despite the quarter falling during theChristmas and holiday season,when many physical albums have been traditionally released and are heavily purchased for holiday gift giving, and whenChristmas musicis at its natural peak.
Fans unfamiliar with the Grammys voting window perennially hold a mistaken notion that a favorite artist has then beensnubbed;for example,Adele's album25was released in November 2015 and thus was ineligible for nomination for the 2015 awards, despite its massive sales, earning its Grammys (including Album of the Year) instead in 2017.[88]Conversely, the Grammys often recognize work more than a year after it was released.Taylor Swift's1989won Album of the Year in 2016, even though the album came out in October 2014.[89]
Accusations of racial bias
[edit]The Grammys have also been accused of aracistbias againstblackrecording artists. In a 2017 interview Canadian artistDrakeaccused the awards of seeing him only as a rapper and not as a pop-music artist due to his previous work and heritage. He criticized the snubbing of "One Dance"for the Record of the Year award and the nomination of"Hotline Bling"forBest Rap SongandBest Rap/Sung Performance,despite it not being a rap song.[90]The Atlantic's Spencer Kornhaber accused the Grammys of "sidelining a black visionary work in favor of a white traditionalist one".[91]Drake did not attend the 2017 awards ceremony where he was nominated. He had a performance in Manchester, England on February 12, 2017, the same night as the ceremony.Frank Oceanwas vocal about boycotting the same Grammy Awards and did not submit his albumBlondefor award consideration as a protest.[92]
The Grammys were also criticized after the59th Annual Grammy AwardswhenAdele's25(as mentioned above, released in late 2015) won Album of the Year overBeyoncé's albumLemonade(released in April 2016), which many music publications believed should have won the award. Steve Knopper ofRolling Stonemagazine believed that she lost due to the Grammy voters being all white males and for her pro-Black performance during theSuper Bowl 50 halftime show.[93]USA Todayalso criticized Beyoncé's loss stating that "Black artists have struggled to win album of the year". They also felt25won only due to the album's record-breaking sales rather than having cultural significance and the large impact thatLemonadehad in 2016.[94]Adele also expressed thatLemonadeshould have won over her for Album of the Year, stating in her acceptance speech:
I can't possibly accept this award. And I'm very humbled and I'm very grateful and gracious. But my artist of my life is Beyoncé. And this album to me, theLemonadealbum, is just so monumental. Beyoncé, it's so monumental. And so well thought out, and so beautiful and soul-baring and we all got to see another side to you that you don't always let us see. And we appreciate that. And all us artists here adore you. You are our light.[95]
In 2019, for the first time since Outkast won Album of the Year in 2004, rap artists won major award nominations outside the rap categories whenChildish Gambinowon the first Song and Record of the Year awards ever for a rap song.[96]Hispanic and Latino Americans(the largest minority in America) are also considered to be under-represented at the Grammy Awards, and their music is prone to be shifted to the categories of theLatin Grammy Awardsunless they have a mainstream following.[97][98]
In April 2022, the late Indian singerLata Mangeshkarwas omitted from the In Memoriam segment, and the nation's domestic media criticized the Grammys and Oscars for their Western-centric view of artists receiving attention over those throughout the rest of the world.[99]
Issues with women
[edit]The Grammys have also been criticized for their treatment of female artists specifically. Notably at the60th Annual Grammy Awardsin 2018, New Zealand singerLordemade headlines after turning down an offer to perform at the ceremony. She suggested that she was invited to perform alongside several other artists in a tribute toTom Pettybut was refused a solo slot, despite being nominated for theAlbum of the Yearaward and stated that each male nominee was allowed a solo performance. Lorde's motherSonja Yelichalso criticized the Grammys, pointing out an article that only nine percent of the nominees at the previous six Grammy ceremonies were women.[100]After the 60th ceremony, several media outlets reported that the ceremony had failed women, specifically pointing to the most nominated female artistSZAwho failed to win in any of her five nominated categories, and to theBest Pop Solo Performancecategory which included four female nominees but was won byEd Sheeran.[101]Neil Portnow,president of the Recording Academy, sparked controversy after stating in an interview that female artists needed to "step up" in order to win awards. Portnow's comments were criticized by many female musicians includingPink,Katy Perry,Vanessa Carlton,Sheryl Crow,Iggy Azalea,Halsey,andCharli XCX.[102]They also caused the hashtag #GrammysSoMale to trend on social media.[103]
Before the61st Annual Grammy Awardsin 2019, singerAriana Grandedecided not to perform or attend that year's ceremony over a disagreement about the song choices for her performance. An anonymous source toldVarietythat Grande felt "insulted" when producers refused to let the singer perform her latest single "7 Rings".They compromised by having her perform the song as part of a medley, but the condition that the producers choose the second song led Grande to withdraw from the show. The source said that the same stipulations were not imposed on other performers.[104]Grande later accused Grammy producerKen Ehrlichof lying about why she dropped out of the show. Ehrlich had said that Grande "felt it was too late for her to pull something together". Grande responded:
I can pull together a performance over night and you know that, Ken; it was when my creativity and self expression was stifled by you, that I decided not to attend. I hope the show is exactly what you want it to be and more.[105]
Despite the controversy, Grande won forBest Pop Vocal Albumand in 2020 performed at the62nd Annual Grammy Awardswhen nominated for five awards, includingAlbum of the Year,but won none.[106]Despite past controversies, female artists dominated the63rd Annual Grammy Awards,with the big four awards being awarded entirely to women. Several women also broke records at that ceremony.[107]
In May 2018, it was revealed that money intended for the Recording Academy charityMusiCareswas siphoned off to pay for the cost overruns of hosting the60th Annual Grammy AwardsatNew York City'sMadison Square Garden.[108]Concerning the controversies of hosting that year's Grammy Awards in New York, Dana Tomarken, the former executive vice president of the MusiCares foundation claimedwrongful termination.She alleges that she was fired for pushing back against the academy's "boys club". She claimed that by having the MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Fleetwood Mac atRadio City Music Hall,the event had to forgo its traditional VIP dinner and silent auction. She had already been offered a deal to have the event at theBarclays CenterinBrooklyn.The Barclays Center is owned by AEG, which competes directly withThe Madison Square Garden Companywhich ownsMadison Square Gardenand Radio City.Irving Azoffwho then had a joint venture with the Madison Square Garden Company told Tomarken that the event can not be held at Barclays and had to be held at Radio City. Oak View Group which is associated with Azoff received 300 of the highest price tickets to the MusiCares event at Radio City. Oak View Group was supposed to sell them as a package deal which also included tickets to the Grammy Awards itself. MusiCares was promised to receive $1.5 million from those tickets according to Tomarken. Those 300 tickets were never sold and were then returned to MusiCares, which resulted in a loss.[109]
In June 2019, rapperNicki Minajspoke up against the Grammy's for allegedlyblackballingher after her controversial performance of "Roman Holiday"at the54th Annual Grammy Awards.[110]Minaj claimed that producerKen Ehrlich,who had previously accepted the performance, wanted her to cancel it last minute due to what he excused as the passing ofWhitney Houston.Minaj however refused his request and performed anyway. She accused that shortly after the performance, Ehrlich had snubbed her from winning theBest New Artistcategory, which was awarded toBon Iver.In October 2022, Minaj went after the Grammy's again forsnubbingher song "Super Freaky Girl"from the rap categories at the65th Annual Grammy Awardsand instead placing it in the pop categories. By way of comparison, Minaj mentionedLatto's 2021 song "Big Energy"being potentially considered for the rap categories, saying that if Minaj's own single is not being qualified as a rap song, neither should be Latto's.[111]She also accused the Grammy's of purposely placing her in those categories to favor other artists over her, such asAdeleandHarry Styles.After Minaj's comments, Latto later responded to her in a series of tweets, leading them into a back-and-forth argument.[112]Subsequently, Minaj's song was not nominated for any categories for the ceremony, while Latto received nominations for the Best New Artist category as well as theBest Melodic Rap Performancecategory for the latter song.
Recording Academy CEODeborah Duganwas placed on leave on January 16, 2020, after a complaint of bullying from a member of staff (according to an anonymousNew York Timessource), ten days before the62nd Annual Grammy Awards.[113]Dugan had complained internally, alleging a broken system of voting that was subject toconflicts of interestand unnecessary spending.[113]On the nominations for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, she stated that the voting process was an "outrageous conflict of interest" with several nominated artists sitting on the voting boards of their prospective categories. She claimed that "one artist who initially ranked 18 out of 20 in the 2019 'Song of the Year' category ended up with a nomination". She also claimed that a few artists likeEd SheeranandAriana Grandehad the votes to be nominated for the category, but were ultimately omitted.[114]
In 2020, comedy starTiffany Haddishturned down the invitation to host the63rd Grammypre-telecast premiere ceremony when they said that she would have to pay her own way. In an exclusive interview withVariety,Haddish revealed that she was told to cover the cost of hair, makeup, and wardrobe for the three-hour event, adding, "I don't know if this might mean I might not get nominated ever again, but I think it's disrespectful". When contacted,The Recording Academyexplained that the premiere Ceremony is not a CBS program and is hosted by the academy, a not-for-profit organization, meaning that artists, hosts and performers have to perform free every year. They also noted that the issue would have no impact in Haddish's future nomination.[115]
In 2022, the Grammys were criticized for nominating, and subsequently awarding,Louis C.K.aBest Comedy Albumprize for his comedy specialSincerely Louis C.K.The album made light of, and included jokes about, the multiplesexual misconduct revelationshe had admitted to years earlier.[116][117]In 2023, the Grammys faced significant backlash for debuting a new award called theDr. DreGlobal Impact Award, due to the rapper'shistory of violence against women.[118][119][120]
TV broadcasts and ratings
[edit]Before the first live Grammys telecast in 1971 onABC,a series of filmed annual specials in the 1960s calledThe Best on Recordwas broadcast onNBC.The first Grammy Award telecast took place on the night of November 29, 1959, as an episode of the NBC anthology seriesNBC Sunday Showcase,which normally was devoted to plays, original TV dramas, and variety shows. Until 1971, awards ceremonies were held in both New York and Los Angeles, with winners accepting at one of the two venues. Television producerPierre Cossettebought the rights to broadcast the ceremony from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and organized the first live telecast.[121]CBSbought the rights in 1973 after moving the ceremony toNashville,Tennessee;theAmerican Music Awardswere created for ABC by the lateDick Clarkas a result.
The Recording Academy announced on June 21, 2011, that it had reached a new deal with CBS to keep the awards show on the network for another 10 years. As part of the new contract, the network would also air a "nominations concert" special in the last week of November, where nominations would be released during a special exclusive to CBS, rather than at a traditional early-morning press conference to a multi-networkpress pool.This was ended after the 2016 concert due to low ratings and criticism about the announcement format, and as of the 2017 nominations, they have been revealed in a roundtable conversation with Recording Academy representatives duringCBS Mornings,though since 2020, it has returned to a traditional noontime Easternpress releasestatement and highlight of in-show award nominees on social media. In2016,the Grammys became the first awards show to regularly air live annually in all U.S. territories, and for decades, alongside theAcademy Awards,Primetime Emmy AwardsandTony Awards,the shows have aired live in over 150 countries worldwide.
From 2004 to 2019, the Grammys were held on the second Sunday of February (the week after theSuper Bowl), with two exceptions: if that day was February 14 (Valentine's Day), it was moved to the following day; if it was aWinter Olympicsyear, it was held earlier on the last Sunday of January (the week before theSuper Bowl). Starting in 2020, theAcademy Awardsceremony would move back to the second Sunday of February, forcing the Grammys to move back to the last Sunday of January to avoid conflict with either the Oscars or the Super Bowl.[122]To allow enough time for preparation, the cutoff date for eligible recordings would move from September 30 to August 31. This change reduced the eligibility period for the 2020 awards to eleven months (October 1, 2018 – August 31, 2019), a month shorter than usual.[123]
Viewership by year
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Year | Viewers (Millions) | Rating/Share (Households) | Average Ad Price (30s) | Source(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1974 | N/A | 30.3/52 | N/A | [124] |
1975 | N/A | 16.4/30 | N/A | [124] |
1976 | N/A | 23.8/47 | N/A | [124] |
1977 | 28.86 | 21.3/38 | N/A | [124] |
1978 | N/A | 26.6/44 | N/A | [124] |
1979 | 31.31 | 21.9/34 | N/A | [124] |
1980 | 32.39 | 23.9/39 | N/A | [124] |
1981 | 28.57 | 21.2/34 | N/A | [124] |
1982 | 24.02 | 18.2/29 | N/A | [124] |
1983 | 30.86 | 25.6/33 | N/A | [124] |
1984 | 51.67 | 30.8/45 | N/A | [124] |
1985 | 37.12 | 23.8/35 | N/A | [124] |
1986 | 30.39 | 20.3/32 | $205,500 | [124] |
1987 | 27.91 | 18.3/27 | $264,200 | [124] |
1988 | 32.76 | 21.1/33 | $299,900 | [124] |
1989 | 23.57 | 16.0/26 | $318,300 | [124] |
1990 | 28.83 | 18.9/31 | $330,600 | [124] |
1991 | 28.89 | 18.8/31 | $319,200 | [124] |
1992 | 23.10 | 16.2/27 | $352,900 | [124] |
1993 | 29.87 | 19.9/31 | $401,500 | [124] |
1994 | 23.69 | 16.1/24 | $407,700 | [124] |
1995 | 17.27 | 11.8/19 | $399,100 | [124] |
1996 | 21.50 | 14.6/23 | $304,800 | [124] |
1997 | 19.21 | 13.4/22 | $346,300 | [124] |
1998 | 25.04 | 17.0/27 | $315,600 | [124] |
1999 | 24.88 | 16.6/26 | $472,000 | [124] |
2000 | 27.79 | 17.3/27 | $505,500 | [124] |
2001 | 26.65 | 16.7/26 | $574,000 | [124] |
2002 | 18.96 | 11.9/19 | $573,900 | [124] |
2003 | 24.82 | 14.7/23 | $610,300 | [124] |
2004 | 26.29 | 15.7/24 | $654,600 | [124] |
2005 | 18.80 | 11.6/18 | $703,900 | [124] |
2006 | 17.00 | 10.9/17 | $675,900 | [124] |
2007 | 20.05 | 12.1/19 | $557,300 | [124] |
2008 | 17.18 | 10.3/16 | $572,700 | [124] |
2009 | 19.04 | 10.3/16 | $592,000 | [124] |
2010 | 25.80 | TBD | $426,000 | [125][126] |
2011 | 26.55 | 10.0/25 | $630,000 | [28][125][127] |
2012 | 39.91 | 14.1/32 | $768,000 | [128][129] |
2013 | 28.37 | 10.1/25 | $850,000–$900,000+ | [130][131] |
2014 | 28.51 | 9.9/25 | $800,000–$850,000 | [132][125][130] |
2015 | 25.30 | 8.5/23 | $1,000,000 | [133][134] |
2016 | 24.95 | 7.7/22 | $1,200,000 | [135] |
2017 | 26.05 | 7.8/22 | [136] | |
2018 | 19.80 | 5.9/21 | [137] | |
2019 | 19.88 | 5.6/22 | [138] | |
2020 | 18.70 | 5.4/22 | [139] | |
2021 | 9.23 | 2.1/22 | [140] | |
2022 | 9.59 | [39] | ||
2023 | 12.55 | [41] |
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^Before theBillboard Music Awardsin the summer and theAmerican Music Awardsin the fall.
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External links
[edit]- Official website
- Grammy Awards winnersat Grammy (searchable database)
- CBS: GrammysOfficial broadcast for Grammys