::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

buzzz worthy. . .   More Than 21,000 Entries Were Submitted To The Recording Academy ®  For 59th GRAMMY Awards ®  Consideration; Nominations To Be Announced Dec. 6   SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Oct. 13, 2016) —  The Awards process for the  59th Annual GRAMMY Awards ®  is well underway with  21,719 entries received by The Recording Academy ®  for GRAMMY ®  consideration. This total marks an increase from last year's 21,564 submissions. All entries were due Aug. 24 and have since undergone a vetting process to verify eligibility in preparation for first-round ballots, which will be mailed to Academy Voting members on Oct. 14. As part of that process, The Recording Academy convened 350 artists and experts to listen to and organize the thousands of entries into one of The Academy's  84 Awards categories  in 30 Fields.   Earlier this year, The Recording Academy announced amendments to the rules governing the GRAMMY Awards. K...