[QUOTE]In an unprecedented move that seemed inevitable in the digital age, the Recording Academy has announced today that streaming only recordings will now be eligible for Grammy consideration. The amendment will take effect for the 2017 Grammy Awards with the eligibility schedule between Oct. 1, 2015 and Sept. 30, 2016.
In a press release, the Academy describes eligible streaming only recordings as music "released via general distribution, defined as the nationwide release of a recording via brick and mortar, third-party online retailers, and/or applicable digital streaming services. Applicable streaming services are paid subscription, full catalog, on-demand streaming/limited download platforms that have existed as such within the United States for at least one full year as of the submission deadline."
For those wondering: yes, this means Chance the Rapper and his new mixtape [I]Coloring Book[/I] will be [URL="http://www.complex.com/music/2016/05/chance-the-rapper-coloring-book-could-win-grammy"]eligible for Grammy consideration[/URL]. The question came into play [URL="http://www.complex.com/music/2016/05/petiton-to-make-free-music-eligible-for-grammy-nominations"]after a petition was made[/URL] to allow free music—in particular Chance's [I]Coloring Book[/I]—to be eligible for the Grammys, a petition Chance signed. 20 years from now, we may be calling this the "Chance Rule." However, the always humble Chance took to [URL="https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/743483386921005056"]Twitter[/URL] to tell the fans the "victory this morning isn't about me, it's about all the Soundcloud albums that may now be recognized for excellence." Chance's [URL="http://www.complex.com/music/2015/05/chance-the-rapper-the-social-experiment-new-album-surf"][I]Surf[/I] collaborator, Donnie Trumpet,[/URL] echoed the sentiment in a [URL="https://twitter.com/DonnieTrumpet/status/743462110370226176"]series of tweets[/URL] thanking the Grammys for their growth.
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Thank you Kanye.
it's only because kanye west did that
what a man, truest of emblems of humanity.
that's pretty cool; i didn't know they weren't eligible for grammys before now
What about YouTube videos? They've got a massive collection, a huge user base, and now a paid subscription option.
[QUOTE=FezianEmperor;50541245]Thank you Kanye.[/QUOTE]
*Chance, don't none of ya'll get it twisted
[QUOTE=despair3173;50549077]*Chance, don't none of ya'll get it twisted[/QUOTE]
Well it was both of them , by kanye was the one to contact people within the Grammy's.
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