The Grammys Change Eligibility Rules to Allow Streaming
Bill Freimuth, Senior Vice President of Awards for The Recording Academy, helped the iconic award show announce several changes today, one of them being the eligibility of streaming-only recordings that Chance the Rapper, in particular, has been vying for.
“The GRAMMYs aren’t just peer-awarded, they’re peer-driven,” Freimuth said in a statement to press. “Throughout the year, members of the music community come to us asking to make changes to the Awards process, and we work with them to figure out how those changes might work.
“I’m proud of this year’s changes because they’re a testament to the artists, producers, writers – the people who rolled up their sleeves to shape the proposals and, in turn, the future of the GRAMMYs,” he added. “It’s exactly what they should be doing. It’s their award.”
Although Chance has been trying to make this change happen, Chance says this isn’t about him.
Chance 3 turned out to be Coloring Book, an album that broke a record by becoming the firststreaming-only album in the Billboard 200’s top 10 when it was released. Thanks to the rule change, Coloring Book is now eligible for a Grammy.
