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Miguel and Eva Longoria will be among the honorees at the annual Impact Awards Gala on Friday, Oct. 27, at the Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles. Hosted by Francia Raisa and MJ Acosta-Ruiz, the annual celebration honors the contributions of Latino individuals in creating a more inclusive society. The awards are presented by The National […]
Raj Kapoor, who has served as a producer and executive producer of numerous Grammy Awards telecasts, has been named executive producer and showrunner of the 96th Oscars, which are set to air live on ABC on Sunday, March 10, 2024.
Katy Mullan has been tapped as executive producer, and Hamish Hamilton as director.
This will be Kapoor and Mullan’s first time executive producing and Hamilton’s fourth time directing the Oscars. Kapoor has worked on the show for the past seven years and most recently served as producer for the 95th Oscars.
Kapoor has received six Primetime Emmy nominations – four of them for outstanding variety special (live) for The Grammys in 2019, 2021 and 2022 and Oscars in 2023. His other two Emmy nods are for outstanding variety special (pre-recorded). He won in 2022 for Adele: One Night Only and is a current nominee for Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter. (The long-delayed 2023 awards will be presented on Jan. 15, 2024.)
“As a Canadian boy of South Asian descent and a girl from London who grew up watching the Oscars, dreaming of being part of it, this is a ‘pinch me’ moment!” Kapoor and Mullan said in a joint statement. “This has been an exceptional year for the movies, and it’s an absolute privilege to be leading the team celebrating the global film industry and the astounding talents that bring these cinematic stories to life. We’re dedicated to making it a remarkable celebration for all.”
“Raj and Hamish have been incredible Oscars collaborators, and we are delighted to welcome them and Katy to lead the 96th Oscars,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy president Janet Yang said in a statement. “Their deep love of cinema, fresh vision, and tremendous live television expertise is perfect for our reinvigorated show.”
Several people from the creative team behind the 95th Oscars are returning to work on the 96th Oscars, including creative director Kenny Gravillis, production designers Misty Buckley and Alana Billingsley, red carpet show executive producer David Chamberlin, and red carpet creative consultants Lisa Love and Raúl Àvila.
In addition to his Emmy-nominated work, Kapoor’s credits include the ACM Awards, the Latin Grammys, The Emmy Awards, Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration and The Disney Family Singalong.
Mullan is an executive producer, showrunner and partner in the global live event production company Done + Dusted. Her work in live entertainment ranges from producing the London Olympics opening and closing ceremonies to The Little Mermaid Live! Her recent credits include Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration, Step Into…The Movies and the Disney Family Singalong franchise.
Hamilton made his Oscars debut directing the 82nd Academy Awards telecast in 2010 and subsequently directed the 86th and 87th Oscars. He has received 11 Primetime Emmy nominations, for directing four Super Bowl half-time shows, two Oscar telecasts, two Grammy telecasts, Lizzo: Live in Concert and the opening ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics.
Hamilton, who has directed 14 Super Bowl halftime shows, was Emmy-nominated for the ones starring Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez & Shakira and Rihanna as well as the all-star hip-hop celebration starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent. He received two Emmy nods for the one starring Rihanna, one as a producer and one as a director. That and Lizzo: Live in Concert are pending, so Hamilton has three chances to win his first Primetime Emmy in January.
Hamilton, a partner in the global live event production company Done + Dusted, has received a Peabody Award and a BAFTA Award. He was also a 2002 Grammy nominee for Robbie Williams – Live at the Albert, a contender for best long-form music video.
The 96th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
The Grammys have not yet announced their production team. The 66th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Feb. 4, 2024.
Jung Kook, The Kid LAROI, Sabrina Carpenter, Coi Leray and Rema are among the artists set to perform live at the 2023 MTV EMAs.
The show will broadcast live on MTV in more than 150 countries on Sunday Nov. 5 from Paris Nord Villepinte, in addition to being available in multiple international territories on Pluto TV, and on demand on Paramount+.
Other performers set to perform on the show are Anne-Marie, David Guetta, Manuel Turizo, Ozuna, Reneé Rapp and Thirty Seconds to Mars.
Most of these artists are also nominees this year. Jung Kook, whose “Seven” (featuring Latto) reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and Rema, whose “Calm Down” (with Selena Gomez) reached No. 3, are each up for three awards. Jung Kook is nominated for best song, best K-Pop and biggest fans. Rema is nominated for best song, best collaboration and best Afrobeats.
Jung Kook has performed on the EMAs as a member of BTS, but this will be his first solo performance on the show. These will also be the first EMAs performances by Leray, Turizo, Ozuna, Rema, Rapp, Carpenter and The Kid LAROI.
Thirty Seconds to Mars have won nine EMAs, more than any of this year’s other performers. Guetta, who was born in Paris, the site of this year’s show, has won six.
Also set to appear on the MTV EMA stage as presenters are: former Little Mix member and now solo star Leigh-Anne; actresses Lily Collins and Ashley Park; Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli, the subject of an eponymous Paramount+ documentary; viral rap star and best push nominee Kaliii; best Nordic act nominee Loreen; and British breakthrough singer and best collaboration, best new and best UK & Ireland act nominee PinkPantheress.
Fans can vote for their favorite artists across MTV EMA categories — including best song, best artist, best collaboration and best Afrobeats — at mtvema.com until Oct. 31, at 11:59pm CET. Biggest fans and best group winners will be voted on at a later date via @MTVEMA on social media.
Bruce Gillmer and Richard Godfrey are executive producers for the 2023 MTV EMAs. Debbie Phillips and Chloe Mason are producers. The 2023 MTV EMAs is sponsored by Dolby and Paramount+.
Maria Becerra, Bizarrap, Feid, Kany García, Carin León, Christian Nodal, Rauw Alejandro and Alejandro Sanz are all set to perform at the 24th annual Latin Grammy Awards. The Latin Recording Academy announced the first round of performers on Tuesday (Oct. 17) for the upcoming ceremony, which will broadcast from FIBES in Seville, Spain, on Thursday, […]
The American Association of Independent Music, Inc. is adding three new categories to the 2024 A2IM Libera Awards. They are: Publisher of the year, honoring the publishing company that has demonstrated exceptional commitment to songwriters, composers, and the broader independent industry. Distributor of the year, celebrating the distributor that has made significant contributions to the […]
Milli Vanilli made Grammy history in 1990 – in the worst possible way – when they became the first and only act to have their Grammy revoked. They had won best new artist at the February 1990 ceremony, but lost it nine months later after it was revealed that they didn’t sing a note on their smash album Girl You Know It’s True. (They did provide the look and the stage moves, which were probably just as important in their case.) The disgraced duo may find Grammy redemption this year: A music doc about them, Milli Vanilli, is among 94 films vying for a nomination for best music film.
As always, it’s a very competitive category. Two films that were on the Oscars’ shortlist of 15 films eligible for best documentary feature (though neither wound up with a nomination) are being considered here — David Bowie’s Moonage Daydream and Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen: A Journey, A Song.
At least 20 acts who have albums contending for album of the year nominations are also vying for best music film nods, including several for films that are direct tie-ins to their album counterparts. Boygenius’ The Film is linked to the trio’s The Record. Other films with closely linked eligible albums include Miley Cyrus’ Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions) and Kelsea Ballerini’s Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (A Short Film),
Three past winners in this category are on the entry list again this year. Duran Duran, whose Duran Duran won in 1984, is a contender with A Hollywood High. U2, the 1995 winners for Zoo TV: Live From Sydney, are entered with Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman; Foo Fighters, the 2012 winners for Back & Forth, are entered with Preparing Music for Concerts.
The last two winners in this category were Various Artists films – Summer of Soul and Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story. Fifteen Various Artists albums are on the entry list this year, including several that document various music scenes: San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time, Meet Me in the Bathroom (a journey through the New York music scene of the early 2000s), If These Walls Could Sing (the story of Abbey Road studios in London), and two that center on hip-hop: Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop and Mixtape.
More than a dozen of the films were recorded live. Longtime pals and tour-mates Elton John and Billy Joel are represented with films shot at stadium shows on opposite sides of the country – Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium and Joel’s Live at Yankee Stadium, a remixed and reedited version of a film documenting The Piano Man’s 1990 show at the legendary venue. Joel’s original film, produced and directed by Jon Small, received at 1992 nomination in this category. Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium is nominated for a Primetime Emmy for outstanding variety special (live).
Other live films in the mix include A$AP Rocky’s Amazon Music Live With A$AP Rocky, Ellie Goulding’s Monumental: Ellie Goulding at Kew Gardens, Guns N’ Roses’ Live in New York, Imagine Dragons’ Live in Vegas, Carole King’s Home Again – Live From Central Park, New York City, May 26, 1973, Kendrick Lamar’s Live From Paris: The Big Steppers Tour, PJ Morton’s Watch the Sun Live: The Mansion Sessions, The 1975’s At Their Very Best: Live From Madison Square Garden, Sam Smith’s Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Stormzy’s Live in London: This Is What We Mean, The Weeknd’s Live at SoFi Stadium and the multi-artist Encanto Live at the Hollywood Bowl.
A sobering number of the contenders are by artists who, like Bowie and Cohen, are deceased. These include Louis Armstrong’s Louis Armstrong’s Black and Blues, Whitney Houston’s I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston, Little Richard’s I Am Everything, Tupac Shakur’s Dear Mama and Donna Summer’s Love to Love You, Donna Summer.
Milli Vanilli isn’t the only Billboard 200-topping group with one deceased member on the entry list – Wham! (Wham!) and TLC (TLC Forever) are also in the running.
EDM is well-represented, with Diplo’s Apple Music Sessions: Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Zedd’s Clarity Orchestral Concert Documentary and Illenium’s Starfall.
Jelly Roll, a likely best new artist nominee (and in several other categories) is on the entry list with Save Me.
Tanya Tucker featuring Brandi Carlile’s The Return of Tanya Tucker, is also entered. The two stars shared two Grammys four years ago – best country album for Tucker’s While I’m Livin’ (which Carlile co-produced) and best country song for “Bring My Flowers Now,” which they co-wrote with Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth.
Selena Gomez is a contender with Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me. “Calm Down,” Gomez’s collaboration with Rema, would have been a sure-fire record of the year contender — but it’s not eligible because it came out before the start of the eligibility period.
Dionne Warwick, whose 1964 classic “Walk on By” is prominently sampled in Doja Cat’s Hot 100-topping “Paint the Town Red,” is a contender with Don’t Make Me Over, which draws its title from her 1962 breakthrough hit.
What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears looks at the band that had one of the biggest albums of 1969 (their self-titled set topped the Billboard 200 for seven weeks and won the Grammy for album of the year), but quickly faded.
More films by or about artists that are in contention this year include Travis Scott’s Circus Maximus, Jason Isbell’s Running With Our Eyes Closed (Music Box), Lizzo’s Love, Lizzo, Ed Sheeran’s The Sum of It All, Kenny Wayne Shepard’s Trouble Is…25: The Film, Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli and Virginia Bocelli’s A Bocelli Family Christmas, Wynonna Judd’s Between Hell & Hallelujah, Keke Palmer’s Big Boss and Chris Stapleton’s Kentucky Rising.
Lainey Wilson and HARDY, who won multiple awards for their country hit “Wait in the Truck,” now find themselves competing for a Grammy nomination for songwriter of the year, non-classical (and also for best new artist).
Wilson and HARDY, who is listed as Michael Hardy in songwriting categories, are among 58 songwriting pros who are competing for a nomination for songwriter of the year, non-classical.
The award, which is in its second year, got a big boost from the Recording Academy, which moved it from being the only category in the songwriting field last year to the general field, which also includes record, album and song of the year plus best new artist. Producer of the year, non-classical was also moved up to that high-rent district on the Grammy ballot. The move is expected to greatly increase the number of Academy members who will vote in these two categories.
Songwriter of the year, non-classical was specifically designed to celebrate songwriters who primarily write for other artists, rather than songwriters who are also artists or producers. So how did Wilson and HARDY make the list? Wilson’s entry shows songs she wrote for Ashley McBryde, Mackenzie Porter and more. HARDY’s shows songs he wrote for Morgan Wallen, Jelly Roll and Cole Swindell, in addition to his own work.
Eight past Grammy winners are vying for nominations in the category. The roster includes Liz Rose and Hillary Lindsey, who shared a Grammy for best country song eight years ago for co-writing (with Lori McKenna) the Little Big Town smash “Girl Crush.”
The six other past Grammy winners vying for a nod in this category are Edgar Barrera, Claudia Brant, Jason Ingram, Shane McAnally, Jonathan Smith and Diane Warren.
Warren has received 15 Grammy nominations, more than any other of this year’s other contenders for this award. She has won just one Grammy – best song written specifically for a motion picture or for television for her Celine Dion classic “Because You Loved Me.”
Nija Charles and Laura Veltz, who were nominated in this category last year, are in the running to be nominated two years in a row. But Tobias Jesso Jr., who won the inaugural award, is not on the entry list in this category this year, nor are last year’s nominees Amy Allen and The-Dream.
One songwriting pair is nominated – Mariah Martinez and Dana Victoria Portlalatin.
Lauren Christy is entered with songs she wrote for such artists as Pentatonix and Loud Luxury featuring Bebe Rexha. Christy was nominated for producer of the year, non-classical in 2003 as part of The Matrix (along with Graham Edwards and Scott Spock).
This category is analogous to producer of the year, non-classical, which was introduced in 1974. Thom Bell, one of the architects of the Philadelphia soul sound, was the first winner in that category.
First-round voting for the 66th annual Grammy Awards opened on Wednesday Oct. 11 and closes Oct. 20. Nominees will be announced on Nov. 10 (five days earlier than last year). The final-round voting window extends from Dec. 14 through Jan. 4, 2023 (same as last year). Winners will be announced on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, at Crypto.com Arena (formerly known as Staples Center) in Los Angeles.
Here are the 58 songwriters who are in the running for the 2024 Grammy for songwriter of the year. They are listed in alphabetical order.
Sarah Aarons
Carole Ailin
Andy Albert
Aldae
Jessi Leigh Alexander
Vision Alexander
Edgar Barrera
Evan Bogart
Claudia Brant
Nija Charles
Lauren Christy
Kevyn Mauricio Cruz
Delacey
Jessie Jo Dillon
Dougie F (Douglas Ford)
Jessie Early
Feli Ferraro
Jesse Frasure
Jesús Roberto Laija García
Natalie Nicole Gilbert
Ashley Gorley
Charlie Handsome
Michael Hardy
Scott Harris
Jamie Hartman
Jacob Kasher Hindlin
Sarah Hudson
Ethan Hulse
Jason Ingram
Steph Jones
Jozzy
Ilsey Juber
Sean Kennedy
Akil “World Wide Fresh” King
Chris LaCorte
Lauri Laubre
Hillary Lindsey
Madison Love
Mariah Martinez and Dana Victoria Portalatin
Shane McAnally
Maureen “Mozella” McDonald
Josh Miller
Michael Pollack
Sam Roman
Elena Rose
Liz Rose
Jonathan Smith
Sarah Solovay
Jacob Sooter
Mike Spears
Theron Thomas
Justin Tranter
Laura Veltz
Billy Walsh
Diane Warren
Simon Wilcox
Lainey Wilson
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Drake has known both success and more than his share of disappointment at the Grammys over the years. The Canadian-born superstar, one of the most commercially successful recording artists of all time, could be headed for Grammy success this year. Her Loss, his Billboard 200-topping collaborative project with 21 Savage, is entered for both album […]
Gracie Abrams, Ice Spice, Coco Jones, Jelly Roll, Noah Kahan, Peso Pluma, the War and Treaty and Lainey Wilson are among 405 artists who are vying for best new artist nominations at the 66th annual Grammy Awards.
While the aforementioned artists appear to be front-runners to fill the eight available slots, or at least among the front-runners, Grammy voters have a way of surprising us. Last year, not that many thought that Samara Joy would be nominated. She was not only nominated – she won. And this year’s eligibility list contains the names of 397 other artists, many highly credible, who are also hoping to make the final list.
As expected, Zach Bryan, who received a Grammy nomination (best country solo performance for “Something in the Orange”) last year was ruled ineligible. So was boygenius, which includes Phoebe Bridgers, who has received four previous nominations. A previous nomination is an automatic disqualifier in this category (assuming the artist had released enough tracks to be eligible in a previous year).
But for the most part, the Academy tries to err on the side of inclusiveness in this category. In the past, Whitney Houston, Richard Marx, Lady Gaga and many more potential best new artist nominees and even winners were ruled ineligible based on what were sometimes nitpicky technicalities. The Academy now looks for ways to include artists, not rule them out.
Indeed, several of the artists who were ruled eligible this year have been around awhile. Jelly Roll has been putting out albums, without much notice until recently, since 2011.
Other best new artist contenders who aren’t exactly new include Ava Max, whose hits, dating back nearly five years, include “Sweet but Psycho” and “Kings and Queens”; Cody Johnson, who was nominated for a CMA award for new artist of the year in both 2019 and 2022; and Coi Leray, who was nominated for a BET Award for best new artist in 2021.
Several more of this year’s Grammy best new artist hopefuls have been nominated for new artist of the year at the CMA Awards, including Wilson, who won in that category in 2022, and Jelly Roll, who is the front-runner to win there on Nov. 8. Others include HARDY, Parker McCollum, Megan Moroney and Hailey Whitters.
Several other Grammy contenders have been nominated for best new artist at the BET Awards. Jones won that award this year. FLO, Ice Spice and Lola Brooke were also nominated.
Peso Pluma is vying to become the third Latin artist in the past five years to receive a best new artist nomination. He would follow Rosalía and Anitta. Pluma wasn’t eligible for best new artist at the Latin Grammys and was passed over for nominations in the categories in which he was eligible. A nomination here would be a make-good for an artist who was widely seen as snubbed.
Aespa, Fifty Fifty, Seventeen and Stray Kids are among the K-pop acts that are hoping to make history as the first K-pop act to land a best new artist nomination.
Here are more noteworthy artists, not already named, who are fighting for one of the eight nomination slots: Madison Beer, Sabrina Carpenter, Gus Dapperton, Ezra Collective, Fred Again…, Fridayy, JVKE, David Kushner, Laufey, The Linda Lindas, Lizzy McAlpine, Tate McRae, Mitski, NLE Choppa, Joy Oladokun, Keke Palmer, Pink Pantheress, Raye, Rema, Stephen Sanchez, Lauren Spencer Smith, Toosii, Yves Tumor, Morgan Wade and Bailey Zimmerman.
As noted, 405 artists are entered, so this is just a sampling. We could be in store for a surprise.
The number of best new artist nominees at the Grammys jumped from five to eight in 2018, and from eight to 10 in 2021. This year it will (mercifully) drop back down to a more reasonable eight.
The winners in the past five years, since the number of number of nominees expanded, were Dua Lipa (2018), Billie Eilish (2019), Megan Thee Stallion (2020), Olivia Rodrigo (2021) and Joy (2022). As you can see, Grammy voters tend to favor female artists in this category. The 2017 winner (the last year there were just five nominees), was also a woman (Alessia Cara).
Last year’s nine other nominees — besides Joy – were: Anitta, Omar Apollo, DOMI & JD Beck, Muni Long, Latto, Maneskin, Tobe Nwigwe, Molly Tuttle and Wet Leg.
Best new artist is the only category in what has long been called the Big Four (along with album, record and song of the year) to see an increase in the number of entries from last year. There are 405 entries this year, up from 368 last year. The number of contenders in this category peaked in 2013 at 670.
First-round voting for the 66th annual Grammy Awards opened on Wednesday (Oct. 11) and closes Oct. 20. Nominees will be announced on Nov. 10 (five days earlier than last year). The final-round voting window extends from Dec. 14 through Jan. 4, 2023 (same as last year). Winners will be announced on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, at Crypto.com Arena (formerly known as Staples Center) in Los Angeles.
All Grammys count the same toward someone’s career Grammy total, but we all know they’re not really on an equal footing. Every media outlet on Earth will report the winners of album of the year and record of the year next Feb. 4, but good luck trying to find out who won best regional roots music album (we’ll have it, of course).
Some categories are far more competitive than others. There are more than 20 times as many entries in this year’s most populated category, song of the year (642), as in this year’s least populated category, best opera recording (28). (Nearly 23 times, actually, but we didn’t want to sound too nerdy.)
Since final-round voting for the 66th Grammy Awards opened Wednesday (Oct. 11), Grammy voters have been conscientiously wading through the entry lists for 88 of the 94 Grammy categories (or so Academy leaders fervently hope). The nominees in the other six categories are determined by committees.
Voters may find some surprises as they study the entry lists. The number of entries in three of the General Field categories (widely known as the Big Four) dropped again this year, perhaps due to the Academy’s new policy, now in its second year, of charging a fee for entries beyond five “courtesy entries.”
There are 615 entries for record of the year, down slightly from 619 last year; 476 entries for album of the year, down from 518; and 642 entries for song of the year, down from 686. The one Big Four category that saw a jump in entries was best new artist, with 405 entries this year, up from 368 last year.
Taking a longer view, this year’s 615 entries for record of the year is the smallest number in that category since 2004. This year’s 476 entries for album of the year is the least since 1995. This year’s 642 entries for song of the year is the least since 2005.
This is actually a positive trend. The entry lists were far too long. It’s asking too much of busy people to expect them to diligently wade through a list of 1,463 entries — and that was just for one category (record of the year) three years ago.
Here’s the newish rule, and the rationale behind it, taken from the 66th Grammy Awards rules and guidelines booklet: “The per-entry fee structure encourages entrants to consider the value of each entry and make mindful decisions to put forward work that they truly believe is Grammy-worthy. All professional and voting members of the Recording Academy will receive five courtesy entries every year. Any member who would feel burdened by the entry fees can request the fees be waived by reaching out to the awards department.”
This marks the first year that songwriter of the year, non-classical and producer of the year, non-classical have been moved up to the General Field (which is now the Big Six, I guess). The number of entries for songwriter of the year, non-classical, which is in its second year, is only about one-third of the number of entries for producer of the year, non-classical, which was introduced in 1974. (The exact totals are 58 and 195.) That’s probably because of the new category’s restrictive rules, which were intended to put the focus on songwriters who are not also artists or producers.
All three of the categories that were added this year had a healthy number of entries. There are 159 entries for best alternative jazz album, 122 for best African music performance, and 107 for best pop dance recording.
The most populated songwriting category (outside of song of the year) is best American roots song (297). Country, though generally thought of as a songwriter-driven genre, lags behind all other genres with 139 entries. (Nashville, you can do better.)
Here are all songwriting categories, ranked from most to least number of entries this year: song of the year (642), best American roots song (297), best rock song (271), best rap song (214), best R&B song (207), best contemporary Christian music performance/song (189), best gospel performance/song (175), best song written for visual media (144) and best country song (139).
The Recording Academy keeps track of the number of entries in each category. Here’s the relevant rule from the rules and guidelines booklet: “Each category shall have at least 40 distinct artist entries. If a category receives between 25 and 39 entries, only three recordings will receive nominations in that year.” That’s the case for both best opera recording, which as noted above, had 28 entries this year, and best música urbana album, which had 37.
The rules further state: “Should there be fewer than 25 entries in a category, that category will immediately go on hiatus for the current year – no award given – and entries will be screened into the next most logical category. If a category received fewer than 25 entries for three consecutive years, the category will be discontinued, and submissions will be entered in the next most appropriate category.” (That doesn’t apply to any categories this year.)
If you’re curious, the six categories where the nominations are determined by committees, rather than by voters at large, are best recording package, best boxed/special/limited edition, best album notes, best historical album, best remixed recording and best immersive audio album.
First-round voting for the 66th annual Grammy Awards opened on Wednesday (Oct. 11) and closes Oct. 20. Nominees will be announced on Nov. 10 (five days earlier than last year). The final-round voting window extends from Dec. 14 through Jan. 4, 2023 (same as last year). Winners will be announced on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, at Crypto.com Arena (formerly known as Staples Center) in Los Angeles.
Here are the categories with most and fewest entries this year.
Categories with the most entries
(in descending order)
Song of the year, 642
Record of the year, 615
Best music video, 592
Album of the year, 476
Best new artist, 405
Best jazz performance, 370
Best engineered album, non-classical, 350
Best instrumental composition, 340
Best rock performance, 335
Best arrangement, instruments and vocals, 314
Best alternative music performance, 301
Best American roots song, 297
Best pop solo performance, 281
Best global music performance, 280
Best rock song, 271
Categories with the fewest entries
(in ascending order)
Best opera recording, 28
Best música urbana album, 37
Best gospel album, 45
Best choral performance, 49
Best large jazz ensemble album, 50
Best roots gospel album, 50
Best traditional blues album, 51
Best contemporary blues album, 51
Best spoken word poetry album, 51
Best Latin rock or alternative album, 52
Best tropical Latin album, 54
Best musical theater album, 56
Best Latin jazz album, 57
Best classical solo vocal album, 58
Songwriter of the year, non-classical, 58