The Grammy Awards have changed its tune and voted to remove its nomination review committees — groups that determined the contenders for key awards at the coveted music show. Interim president and CEO Harvey Mason Jr. speaks at the 62nd Grammy Awards Nominations Nov. 20, 2019 in New York City. The Recording Academy fired Deborah Dugan, its former president who called into question the integrity of the Grammy Awards nominations process, in March 2020. While some critiqued the nomination review committees, other members preferred them — seeing the committees as a way to protect the integrity of different genres. For instance, the rap field at the Grammys added a nomination review committee three years after Macklemore & Ryan Lewis won three rap Grammys in 2014 over Kendrick Lamar.

Source: CBC News April 30, 2021 21:45 UTC