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Why The Grammys Nominees and Winners Are Finally Starting to Reflect What People Are Actually Listening To · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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  Speaker 2: For years, the Grammys have been criticized for being out
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  Speaker 2: of touch with certain artists and projects that were undeniably
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  Speaker 2: popular and culturally relevant, overlooked and back. In twenty nineteen,
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  Speaker 2: the Recording Academy began to make changes to make its
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  Speaker 2: voting body younger and more diversive, requiring members to have
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  Speaker 2: at least five current credits on music released in the
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  Speaker 2: prior five years. And we're now seeing just how much
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  Speaker 2: of an impact that decision has made. Sixty six percent
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  Speaker 2: of the thirteen thousand voters are new, having joined in
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  Speaker 2: the last five years, and female voting members have risen
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  Speaker 2: by twenty seven percent. The change is expected to make
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  Speaker 2: the nominees more in line with pop culture and what
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  Speaker 2: people are listening to. Academy CEO Harvey Mason Junior says,
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  Speaker 2: it's essential that our membership reflects the current music community.
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  Speaker 2: We want to ensure it consists of individuals who are
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  Speaker 2: actively engaged in the industry today. The Grammy nominations will
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  Speaker 2: be Noown November eight, that's
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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood,