This specific change gives more producers and songwriters a better chance at winning the top award, reducing the minimum requirements to be considered an eligible collaborator on an album. The academy announced Wednesday that any producer, songwriter, engineer or featured artist on an album nominated for album of the year will also earn a nomination — even if the music creator co-wrote one song on the 10-track project. Before the change, songwriters or producers would need to be credited with at least 33% or more playing time on the album to be eligible for nomination — a rule implemented in 2017. The new change reflects how the Grammys handled album of the year before 2017, when producers, engineers or featured artists would earn a nomination for album of the year even if they worked on one song. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFor the 2022 Grammys, songs and album released between Sept. 1, 2020 and Sept. 30, 2021 are eligible for nomination.

Source: Fox News May 26, 2021 14:53 UTC