GRAMMY AWARDS® SEASON KICKS OFF WITH MORE THAN 21,000 SUBMISSIONS
buzzz worthy. . . First-Round Ballots To Decide 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards ® Nominations Mailed To Recording Academy ® Members; Nominations To Be Announced Dec. 7, 2015 SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Upon the close of The Recording Academy ® ’s annual screening committee meetings, where more than 200 experts from various musical backgrounds and disciplines listen to and categorize all entries across 83 categories and 30 fields, the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards ® are underway. First-round ballots have been mailed to voting members, who will vote to decide this year’s GRAMMY nominations, which will be announced Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. "With such a high volume of entries, the awards process requires a lot of energy," said Bill Freimuth, Senior Vice President of Awards for The Recording Academy. "But music makers put their hearts and souls into these recordings, so it’s important to respect that work by giving each entry the time and consideration it ...