Grammys CEO Harvey Mason jr. is making one factor clear to Recording Academy voters: “There isn’t any place in our group for such bias, grudge-holding, or careless voting.”
The songwriter-producer and government despatched a letter to Academy voters on Friday, reminding them to solid their votes for the 2025 present with a objective.
“Final GRAMMY season, I heard a GRAMMY voter say they hadn’t taken a particular artist critically since a efficiency they noticed greater than ten years in the past. I used to be shocked and disturbed by that. There isn’t any place in our group for such bias, grudge-holding, or careless voting. It’s in regards to the present yr and the standard of the work, interval!,” he wrote.
Mason jr. provides, “There ought to be no different rationale for voting. In case you are bearing in mind an artist’s older work, or their repute, or race, or gender, what label they’re on, who their supervisor is, what number of pals participated within the challenge, or anything like that, you’re not doing all your job. I do know most of you already do however please, simply hearken to the music, and consider it!”
The 67th annual Grammy Awards will happen Feb. 2, 2025, on the Crypto.com Enviornment in Los Angeles, and nominees for the present will likely be introduced on Nov. 8. First-round voting will run from Oct. 4 to Oct. 15 and closing voting will run from Dec. 12 by Jan. 3, 2025.
Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are amongst these anticipated to earn nominations on the upcoming present, which can broadcast stay on CBS and stream stay and on-demand on Paramount+.
Learn Mason jr.’s full letter beneath.
Pricey GRAMMY voters,
Usually you don’t hear from me about GRAMMY voting till our poll is stay however this yr is totally different. I need to be sure to perceive how critically vital it’s so that you can vote, and to vote with intention and integrity.
Everyone knows the GRAMMY is music’s most coveted award as a result of it’s an honor that comes from one’s friends. It’s not a reputation contest. The nominees and winners aren’t chosen by the critics, followers, or the employees of the Academy. They’re chosen by you—the 12,000+ music creators who’re the voting members of the Recording Academy.
You’re the GRAMMY voters. Your votes are tallied by Deloitte, after which introduced publicly, celebrated, and recorded by historical past as the easiest in music for that yr. The trajectory of individuals’s careers and lives are altered by your decisions. As such, you owe it to your friends to vote deliberately, intentionally, with pleasure and with objective.
Final GRAMMY season, I heard a GRAMMY voter say they hadn’t taken a particular artist critically since a efficiency they noticed greater than ten years in the past. I used to be shocked and disturbed by that. There isn’t any place in our group for such bias, grudge-holding, or careless voting. It’s in regards to the present yr and the standard of the work, interval!
There ought to be no different rationale for voting. In case you are bearing in mind an artist’s older work, or their repute, or race, or gender, what label they’re on, who their supervisor is, what number of pals participated within the challenge, or anything like that, you’re not doing all your job. I do know most of you already do however please, simply hearken to the music, and consider it! You’re the purpose the GRAMMY Award is so particular.
Music is a pressure for good on the planet. It adjustments moods, opens hearts and minds and unites the world. It strikes us to behave. And the GRAMMY is the way in which to honor the individuals who work so laborious to make it. Subsequent February, all throughout the globe, the individuals who make music and all of the individuals who love music will likely be watching to see who the GRAMMY voters have chosen to honor. All eyes will likely be on you, on us. I hope you view your vote as vital. I hope that you just start prioritizing your duty now, and never wait till GRAMMY season is right here. I hope that you just consider the music rigorously, and put together your self to vote with care and objective, and that you just encourage your fellow voting members to do the identical. Your friends in music are relying on you.
Respectfully yours,
Harvey
