All About The 64th Annual Grammy Awards And Its Nominations
The full list of nominations for the most-awaited Grammy Awards 2022 is announced shortly. So, let us check the further details of this gala event
Event Details
The Grammys 2022 event will be held in Los Angeles, the USA on 31st January, 2022 i.e on Monday! The full event will be live broadcast on CBS.
Total Number of Submissions
Well, there are a total of 22,000 submissions received this year and Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy termed it as a crazy number!
Major Changes
This year, two changes have been made in the selection procedure… First, the organizers decided to rule out the controversial secret committees and next selected the nominees with the 'popular vote' method!
Increase In The Nominees Number!
Another major change in this year's nominations list is, the number of nominees in each category has been increased from 8 to 10.
Selection Process
Coming to selecting the winners, the prestigious Grammy Awards are voted by the membership body that consists of around 12000 music makers. This jury includes popular and renowned recording artists, songwriters, producers, mixers, and engineers.
Another Rule Change For This Year
There is an addition to the eligibility criteria… With the new rule, an artist who participates in an album even as a featured guest or producer or co-writer, he/she will be eligible for the submissions!
Nomination Details
The nominations for the Grammy 2022 Awards were announced on Tuesday morning via global live stream. This event featured Mason along with Batiste, Eilish, Finneas, Maneskin, Tayla Parx & Carly Pearce, Nate Bargatze, Recording Academy chair Tammy Hurt and 'CBS Mornings' anchor Gayle King.
Total Categories
There are a total of 62 categories in the nominations list and the most popular ones are Record Of The Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Music Video and Best Rock Album!