Getting Grammy voters’ attention usually means showing up in person. But the pandemic has driven artists to find new tools to increase their chances.
. “Every label right now is having conversations with our best candidates and thinking about, ‘What have you got going on in the best periods?’ ‘Hey, why are you doing this livestream in early September; why not do it in late September?’ ”
Artist representatives are concentrating heavily on social media and online marketing. Patientce Foster, who works withon brand management, says identifying voters and studying their posting habits provide clues about what they follow online. “You figure out how they spend their time and what they like to watch, and you pitch your artists in those same spaces,” she says. “We’ve been in quarantine the past six months. At this point, you’ve had enough time to track a voter’s patterns.
Some artists are determined to avoid this kind of lobbying and let their music speak for itself — likecould gain nods for best alternative music album or best folk album. “We’re not thinking about really in-depth campaigns for anyone right now,” says Jon Coombs, vp A&R for Olsen’s label, Secretly Group. “I’m just confident a lot of voters are music fans, and if we tell a compelling story through the album, it will connect.
Many acts are campaigning more aggressively. Haddon hopes to score a best gospel performance/song nod for “I Can’t Breathe,” co-written and co-produced by former Motown A&R executive Mickey Stevenson; the two will cohost the A Voice To Vote livestream on Sept. 20 in part to draw attention to the single. “You can’t be in a group of people, shake some hands and say hi,” says John Payne, a consultant for Stevenson. “But you can still perform. We have a captive audience.
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