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This leaves the Core Committee to focus on the more difficult decisions such as determining who is eligible for the Best New Artist category and trying to find the best home for borderline genre entries.
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Additionally, there were separate screening committees for Pop and Rock, whereas previously these categories were screened by a Core Committee.As justification for this development, the Academy highlighted the changing music industry and added that submitting links was more convenient and cost effective, especially for smaller and independent labels. The Academy stated: "For most categories, we would prefer streaming distribution links for online entry submissions, though CD submissions remain optional". As of the 62nd Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy would accept links to streaming services as opposed to physical copies as submissions.Category changes įor the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, multiple categories were changed. Several tributes to Bryant were included in the ceremony, including a performance of " It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" by host Alicia Keys and Boyz II Men, while Lil Nas X, Lizzo and DJ Khaled all incorporated tributes to Bryant into their performances. The ceremony was held at the Staples Center on the same day as the death of basketball player Kobe Bryant, who played for the Los Angeles Lakers - the arena is the team's home venue.
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took over as interim president and chief executive officer and presided over the ceremony instead of Dugan. Recording Academy Chairman Harvey Mason Jr. Taylor Swift reportedly cancelled a planned surprise performance of her song " The Man" at the ceremony in solidarity with Dugan, although both Swift and Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich denied this. After her dismissal, Dugan sparked controversy by claiming that the Recording Academy engaged in favoritism and corruption during the Grammy nomination process. The Academy launched an investigation into allegations that Dugan bullied an assistant. This was set to be the first edition of the Grammy Awards that the new Recording Academy president Deborah Dugan would have presided over however, she was relieved of her duties as president and CEO and placed on administrative leave from the organization ten days before the ceremony. Nominations were announced in all 84 categories by Gayle King, Alicia Keys, and Bebe Rexha on the set of CBS This Morning on November 20, 2019.