The deadline for Grammy eligibility was September 30th (that’s why Justin Timberlake and others released their albums on that Monday instead of waiting for the traditional Tuesday) and Grammy submissions are starting to leak. To be considered for a Grammy, one must first submit your song, record, whatever for consideration. Labels often make the submissions. There is some strategy involved. If you submit all the songs that you released in a year, you may dilute your vote amongst them. So, artists will often only submit one – the one they think is most likely to win. Sometimes, there is even a little category shopping. There are sometimes hundreds of submissions in a category.
Grammy nominations themselves won’t be announced until Dec 6th. The Grammys are generally held in February, but have been moved up to January 26th to avoid competing with the Winter Olympics. The eligibility period is from Oct 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013.
We haven’t seen the actual Grammy submission forms yet, but here is what is rumoured for our blog related artists (posted by The Max over on Pulse):
Contestants:
Carrie Underwood
• Best Country Solo Performance: “Two Black Cadillacs”
• Best Country Solo Performance: “See You Again”
Fantasia
• Best Urban Contemporary Album: Side Effects of You
• Best R&B Song: “Without Me” (with Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliott)
• Best R&B Performance: “Without Me” (with Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliott)
• Best Traditional R&B Performance: “Get It Right”
Kelly Clarkson
• Record of the Year: “Catch My Breath”
• Song of the Year: “Catch My Breath”
• Best Pop Solo Vocal Performance: “Catch My Breath”
• Best Country Performance by a Duo/Group: “Don’t Rush” (with Vince Gill)
Phillip Phillips
• Best New Artist
• Album of the Year: The World from the Side of the Moon
• Best Pop Solo Vocal Performance: “Gone, Gone, Gone”
• Best Pop Album: The World from the Side of the Moon
Judges:
Christina Aguilera
• Album of the Year: Lotus
• Best Pop Solo Vocal Performance: “Let There Be Love”
• Best Pop Album: Lotus
• Best Pop Performance by a Duo/Group: “Just a Fool” (with Blake Shelton)
Kelly Rowland
• Best Urban Contemporary Album: Talk a Good Game
Obviously, that is not all the submissions (and there is always a possibility they are wrong). Any thoughts on the choices?
