Question on the Grammys please?

Question

I want to know who does the actual voting for these things. Ive heard the Dixie Chicks music recently and it isnt THAT great, certainly in my opinion not worthy of ONE Grammy, let alone FIVE. I suspect that this was voted on by higher ups, so Im curious....how much of a political statement was their win from exec voting and how much of it was legitimate from fan voting?

Sprydle, thats an incredible answer. But to be specific, who are the individuals who do the final voting? The process is fascinating and that gave me99% of the answer i wanted. Who does the final choosing is my essential question. I'm not interested in vitriolic opinions of the politics of those answering. Baba did me no service with a leftist answer. My issue with the chicks is that they premeditatively turned their backs on their country, both politically by slandering an American President overseas, and musically by thumbing their nose at those who reacted to their childish behavior of insulting established stars who support the country, not just one President.

Answer 1

That's "dissent" Baba and it's not the criticizing the president while overseas that caused the trouble it's more of the them exacerbating the situation by saying they don't consider themselves country when that's what they sing about. That really got the stations to say "Okay we're not going to play you since you're in a roundabout way telling the fans they don't matter."

Grammy voting goes like this...

The process begins with members and record companies submitting entries, which are then screened for eligibility and category placement. The Academy's voting members, all involved in the creative and technical processes of recording, then participate in (1) the nominating process that determines the five finalists in each category; and (2) the final voting process which determines the GRAMMY winners.

Submission
Recording Academy members and record companies enter recordings and music videos released during the eligibility year which they consider worthy of recognition in the GRAMMY Awards process.

Screening
Reviewing sessions by more than 150 experts in various fields are held to ensure that entered recordings meet specific qualifications and have been placed in appropriate fields such as Rock, R&B, Jazz, Country, Gospel, New Age, Rap, Classical and Latin, among others. The purpose of screenings is not to make artistic or technical judgments about the recordings, but rather to make sure that each entry is eligible and placed in its proper category.

Nominating
First-round ballots with lists of eligible recordings in all fields, except those voted on by special nominating committees, are sent to voting members who return their ballots to the independent accounting firm of Deloitte for tabulation. To help ensure the quality of the voting, members are directed to vote only in their fields of expertise; they may nominate in the four general categories (Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best New Artist) and in no more than nine out of 31 fields on their ballots.

Special Nominating
Committees In craft and other specialized categories, final nominations are determined by national nomination review committees comprised of voting members from all of The Academy's Chapter cities.

Final Voting
Lists of the finalists are sent to voting members with their second round ballots. The finalists determined by the special nominating committees are also included on these lists. In this final round, Recording Academy members may vote in the four general categories and in no more than eight of the 31 fields. Ballots again are tabulated in secrecy by the independent accounting firm, Deloitte.

Results
Results of members' voting are not known until the GRAMMY Awards presentation ceremony when names of the winners are delivered by Deloitte in sealed envelopes. GRAMMY Award winners are revealed during the GRAMMY Awards telecast.


There are over 100 different types of awards offered most of which we never see given on TV but are in the box at the bottom of the screen. Fans don't do ANY voting for the Grammys but they do buy the records and it's sales that really matter not awards.

Answer 2

Whoever told you that DC album is not worth of Grammys lied to you.

What fan voting are you talking about? The members of the Recording Academy vote. And they are musicians themselves.

Sprydle, sales are not what matters the most. What matters the most is artistic credibility. If it was like you said, Britney Spears would be the most respected artist of our time.

Answer 3

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences sends out ballots every year to all of it's members. Their individual or collective motivations in casting their votes is their business.

Answer 4

I'm glad the Dixie Chicks won. I'm glad they spoke out on this war, and that a$$hole in the Oval Office from the very beginning - as did I.

Good for them for using their freedom of dissent! - Sorry!

I'm a big fan of theirs!

Answer 5

Actually, in my opinion, the music was great....and I don't really like country music.