The nominations for next year’s Grammy Awards are likely to include a number of historic firsts, pop music critic Mikael Wood writes.
If that showdown materializes as predicted in nominations due to be announced Nov. 15 — a dream scenario for a telecast struggling, like all awards shows, to attract viewers — the rivalry would precisely echo the 59th Grammys in 2017, when the A-list divas went head to head in the same major categories.
For its part, the academy insists it’s taking steps to diversify its membership, which historically has been viewed as a stronghold of older white men. This year nearly 2,000 new members joined the organization, 44% of whom come “from traditionally underrepresented communities,” according to the academy. “And almost 50% are under the age of 40,” added Recording Academy chief executive Harvey Mason Jr.
“A more diverse membership — a young, relevant, more gender-balanced membership — will come out with results that are more reflective of the excellence in music,” says Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr.did away with its so-called nominations review committees “I think it’s too early to tell if that transparency is for real,” said a prominent major-label executive, who like others in this story requested anonymity to freely discuss the Grammys. Another exec said doing away with the committees “was a great first step” toward restoring trust in the institution. “It might take a few years to bear out,” this person added, “but I’m willing to be patient.”
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