“A thousand percent no”: Recording Academy CEO when asked if ratings were a consideration for the late addition of Taylor Swift and Kanye West to the 2022 Grammys
The move, which saw the list of nominees in the top four general categories grow from eight nominees to 10, was positioned as a natural progression by CEO Harvey Mason jr. when asked about it by Variety on Monday. “We saw it as an incredible opportunity for us to honor more artists and shine a light on more great music, and potentially offer a greater opportunity for more genres of music to be honored,” he said.
Lil Nas X’s “Montero ” and ABBA’s “I Still Have Faith in You” were added to record of the year; Swift’s “Evermore” and West’s “Donda” were the additional candidates for album of the year; Doja Cat’s “Kiss Me More” and Brandi Carlile’s “Right on Time” were put it at the last minute for song of the year ; and Baby Keem and Arooj Aftab were added to the best new artist field, according to the report.
Mason told the Times that the artists added to the list were simply the ninth and tenth most voted by the Academy’s members, and were determined by Deloitte, its partner in collecting and tabulating votes. As whether ratings for the multimillion dollar Grammy telecast were a consideration for the Swift-West addition, he responded, “A thousand percent no. That was not a consideration.”
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