At a meeting that took place not too long before the official list of 2022 Grammy Nominations was announced, an additional fleet of artists and their respective creations were added to the upcoming contenders of some of the biggest categories of the event.
Taylor Swift’s evermore and Kanye West’s Donda joined the nominations for album of the year, increasing the number of nominees from eight to 10.
The other top categories for the 64th Grammys Awards were also expanded upon, including Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” and Abba’s “I Still Have Faith in You” joining the nominations for record of the year, as well Doja Cat’s “Kiss Me More (ft. SZA)” and Carlile’s “Right on Time” joining the nominations song of the year.
“[The category expansion] lines up perfectly everything that we’ve been trying to do in the last year in a half,” Harvey Mason Jr., the chief executive of Recording Academy, explained, “which is to honor excellence in music, serve our music community, and do it in a thoughtful but proactive way.”
The 2022 Grammys Awards were, notably, considered without the use of anonymous nomination review committees, which was a significant move made after years of complaints and criticisms, especially from Black musicians, who declared feeling confined by certain categories over others.
The winners of this year’s show will, inevitably, be determined by votes from the 11,000 members of the Recording Academy, who must qualify as working musicians.
The actual ceremony will take place on January 31st in Los Angeles, California.
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