Following Nigerians feeling overlooked, an old video resurfaced featuring American record producer and Recording Academy chairman Harvey Mason Jr. explaining the selection criteria for award winners. Read full article
Davido’s loss at the 66th Grammy Awards, despite three nominations, remains a contentious topic among his supporters.
Amidst this, a viral video revealed the Grammy Awards’ CEO acknowledging that sales and chart-topping success aren't decisive factors for the prestigious honor.
Harvey underscored that even with a global audience and millions of album sales, winning isn't guaranteed.
He clarified that residency in the USA and membership in the GRAMMY Academy are prerequisites.
Additionally, he highlighted that fellow musicians, as members of the Recording Academy, vote for nominees
See criteria bellow;
First you have to understand, that the only way to win a Grammy is to have the Membership of the Academy vote for you,”
“In order to be a member of the Academy you have to be a music professional working in the United States, for now. For now, it’s only in the United States of America, hopefully, we grow then. Right now, if you are a working professional in the USA you can become a member of the Recording Academy
“Once you are a member of the Academy, all the music is submitted the members listen to it and they evaluate it based on the quality of the art not the sales, not the streams not on the followers or how many fans… it is purely on the art.
“It’s purely on the opinion and as you all know it is very hard because it is subjective. There is no best song, best record it is just the opinion of the Membership in that particular year. That is how you win a Grammy and that is it.
“The voters vote, there is no committee, there is no journalist, no labels just music professionals voting for their peers, period,”