There are just two days left in the current voting and professional members of the Recording Academy to participate in the recordings for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. The submission window closes on Friday (August 30) at 6pm. PT.
The entry process has changed in recent years. There used to be no limit to the number of entries members could make. Some members took advantage of this liberal policy and submitted a large number of entries, causing the entry list to swell. The Academy now allows each voting member or professional only five “courtesy entries” before charges apply.
Additionally, in an effort to persuade procrastinators to make their entries early, these entry fees escalate as we approach the eligibility threshold. The fee for members was $40 per entry from July 17th to July 31st (what the Academy calls “early bird pricing”) and $75 per entry from August 1st to August 31st. 22 (standard pricing). This final week, it's $125 per entry (deadline pricing). (In all cases, these are the charges for entries beyond the five courtesy entries.)
In its rules, the Academy notes: “There will be no refunds for any entries once submitted to the Recording Academy, including those deemed inappropriate.”
Media companies can also enter entries, but they do not receive five courtesy entries. And their fees were higher for the first two filing periods – $65 through July 31 and $95 through August 22. The deadline fee for media companies is the same as members – $125 by August 30th.
The Recording Academy defines a media company as “a legal business entity whose primary business function is to create, assemble and promote audio and/or video content for multiple artists for commercial purposes and must have product in the national commercial distribution of US on our approved streaming platforms within the current eligibility period. It can't just be an imprint on the name only for the artist.” Media companies pay an annual registration fee of $180.
It is the submitter's responsibility to provide stream links or physical product in some cases. “Without streaming links or marketed product (if any), your entries cannot be reviewed or verified, which may result in disqualification,” the Academy notes.
The physical product must be submitted for consideration in five craft categories – Best Recording Package, Best Packaging or Limited Edition Package, Best Immersive Audio album, Best album Notes and Best Historical album. Rules Note “If you have made entries in craft categories that require a physical product, you will receive a separate email detailing the required product and further shipping instructions. Include a copy of the packing list with the product being shipped. Ship as soon as possible but no later than September 6th.”
No physical product is necessary in six other craft categories – best engineering album, non-classical. best engineer album, classical; best immersive audio album. better organic composition. best arrangement, instrumental or acapella. and better arrangement, instruments and vocals.
The Academy notes “Before the first round of voting [which opens on Oct. 4]We will send each submitter an email indicating the final category placement of their entries.”
The eligibility period for the 67th Grammy Awards is September 16, 2023 – August 30, 2024. First-round voting runs from October 4-15. The nominees will be announced on November 8. Voting for the final round runs from December 12 to January 3, 2025. The Grammys will be presented on February 2, 2025 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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