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The Grammy Award—the most prestigious honor for musical achievement in the country—will be presented for the 19th time this year. Submissions for albums released between December 1, 2010, and November 30, 2011, wrapped up on January 6. The Recording Academy at Berklee College of Music finished logging all entries recently; labels have submitted a whopping 334 releases for the Grammy Awards 2012—that’s actually 38 more than last year!
With the number of submissions up, the pool for nominations has grown too: we're looking at 1,571 entries this year—a jump of 211 over 2011. Even the number of participating labels has climbed, with 34 competing this time compared to 31 last year. Right now, about 40 experts from every corner of the music industry are working in seven different task forces to process all the valid entries.
Siniša Bizović, Director of the Grammy Award, had this to say regarding the Grammy Awards 2012: "It’s honestly fantastic—despite the global and local crises hitting everyone—to see such a massive surge in the sheer volume of domestic music. That kind of growth usually signals a boost in quality, too. Just taking a quick look at the raw list of nominees shows that we’ve had an incredible musical year ahead of us, and some categories are going to be incredibly competitive. It’s been a fruitful year for music, both in quantity and quality—a great harvest that the Grammy will rightfully celebrate with an exclamation point."
This year, the decisions will be made by a group of over 1,150 Grammy voters—professional musicians, composers, editors, producers, arrangers, sound engineers, musicologists, designers, directors, concert and festival organizers, club programmers, and various folks from radio, TV, web media, journalism, and criticism.
The winners are chosen by people nominated by music associations or those who have earned their spot through pure talent and hard work. We make sure to update the voter list every year to ensure it truly reflects the current reality and diversity of our music and media landscape.
"Over the last few years, we’ve introduced significant updates and improvements to the Grammy voting system," says Darko Bakić, Executive Director. "A higher-quality system motivates more voters, which leads to a much 'fairer' distribution of awards. We believe that’s part of why even more labels decided to test their mettle with the Grammys this year. It’s both a recognition of our work and a commitment to keep getting better in every cycle."
There’s an old insider saying that 'the Grammy is only as good as the musical year preceding it'—which suggests the 19th Grammys are going to be legendary! We've got albums that were hits with both critics and fans, including works from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bareta, Foo Fighters, Overflow, Bon Jovi, Massimo, Nina Badrić, Vanna, Boris Novković, The Beatles, and many other heavy hitters. Alongside the 'major leagues,' it's also great to see a stellar lineup of newer artists making waves, like Jelena Rozga, Dražen Zečića, Danijela, or the Camba group—plus rising stars like Luka Belani, Radio Luksemburg, Boy, Kanđžija, ti rit piriti Pip, Ivan Vragolovich, Zoran Mišić, Lotus, and plenty of others.
We've seen a noticeable spike in entries for jazz, blues, film scores, instrumental tracks, and compilation albums. Between the fascinating collaborations involving global sensations like 2Cellos—who worked together and even with Urban and Oliver—the Grammy voters are going to have a seriously tough job picking just the top three in each category this March. We'll finally find out who they chose on March 21 at the AMC IMAX during the big nomination announcement ceremony.
Source: grammy.info
With the number of submissions up, the pool for nominations has grown too: we're looking at 1,571 entries this year—a jump of 211 over 2011. Even the number of participating labels has climbed, with 34 competing this time compared to 31 last year. Right now, about 40 experts from every corner of the music industry are working in seven different task forces to process all the valid entries.
Siniša Bizović, Director of the Grammy Award, had this to say regarding the Grammy Awards 2012: "It’s honestly fantastic—despite the global and local crises hitting everyone—to see such a massive surge in the sheer volume of domestic music. That kind of growth usually signals a boost in quality, too. Just taking a quick look at the raw list of nominees shows that we’ve had an incredible musical year ahead of us, and some categories are going to be incredibly competitive. It’s been a fruitful year for music, both in quantity and quality—a great harvest that the Grammy will rightfully celebrate with an exclamation point."
This year, the decisions will be made by a group of over 1,150 Grammy voters—professional musicians, composers, editors, producers, arrangers, sound engineers, musicologists, designers, directors, concert and festival organizers, club programmers, and various folks from radio, TV, web media, journalism, and criticism.
The winners are chosen by people nominated by music associations or those who have earned their spot through pure talent and hard work. We make sure to update the voter list every year to ensure it truly reflects the current reality and diversity of our music and media landscape.
"Over the last few years, we’ve introduced significant updates and improvements to the Grammy voting system," says Darko Bakić, Executive Director. "A higher-quality system motivates more voters, which leads to a much 'fairer' distribution of awards. We believe that’s part of why even more labels decided to test their mettle with the Grammys this year. It’s both a recognition of our work and a commitment to keep getting better in every cycle."
There’s an old insider saying that 'the Grammy is only as good as the musical year preceding it'—which suggests the 19th Grammys are going to be legendary! We've got albums that were hits with both critics and fans, including works from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bareta, Foo Fighters, Overflow, Bon Jovi, Massimo, Nina Badrić, Vanna, Boris Novković, The Beatles, and many other heavy hitters. Alongside the 'major leagues,' it's also great to see a stellar lineup of newer artists making waves, like Jelena Rozga, Dražen Zečića, Danijela, or the Camba group—plus rising stars like Luka Belani, Radio Luksemburg, Boy, Kanđžija, ti rit piriti Pip, Ivan Vragolovich, Zoran Mišić, Lotus, and plenty of others.
We've seen a noticeable spike in entries for jazz, blues, film scores, instrumental tracks, and compilation albums. Between the fascinating collaborations involving global sensations like 2Cellos—who worked together and even with Urban and Oliver—the Grammy voters are going to have a seriously tough job picking just the top three in each category this March. We'll finally find out who they chose on March 21 at the AMC IMAX during the big nomination announcement ceremony.
Source: grammy.info