3 out of 5 Grammy Children’s Award Nominees reject nomination

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UPDATE:
The organization informed the category's two remaining nominees, Joanie Leeds and Justin Roberts, that the Grammy will be given to whichever of them receives the most votes.

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9508478/recording-academy-grammy-nomination-diversity-childrens/



In a letter to the Recording Academy, Alastair Moock & Friends, the Okee Dokee Brothers and Dog on Fleas—3 out of 5 nominated for Grammy Awards for Best Children's Music Album—have asked that their names be removed from the final ballot.  

"We are deeply grateful to the Recording Academy and its voting members for the honor we’ve received," they said in their correspondence, "but we can’t in good conscience benefit from a process that has—both this year and historically—so overlooked women, performers of color and most especially, Black performers.

It's unclear if the Recording Academy will actually remove their names from the ballot, but the three artists have also asked voting members not to vote for them in the final round. 

 Full letter below :

https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=324403&title=GRAMMY-WTF%3A-CHILDREN%27S-MUSIC-PROTEST

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Not the Best Children’s nominees showing the most solidarity  but also 

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Just now, 777777777777777777 said:

"but we can’t in good conscience benefit from a process that has—both this year and historically—so overlooked women, performers of color and most especially, Black performers.

Yass!!

 

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Such a nice gesture for Pepa Pig, Selena and Billie to step out of the Grammy game this year. 😍

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Ugh I hope they start a trend

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Everyone needs to do this

[Guest]

The Grammys are really going down huh?

[JRCF29 8,203]

I call bullshit on the "black artists snubbed" narrative. 

Beyonce (8 noms)

Brittany Howard (5 noms)

Doja, Megan, D Smoke, Chika nominated for new artist

Tiffany Haddish nominated for Comedy Album

Black Pumas nominated for Album of The Year

Roddy Ricch, H.E.R, Beyonce nominated for SOTY

Black Pumas, MTS, Beyonce (x2!), Doja, DaBaby/RR nominated for ROTY

Melodic Rap Performance nominees = all black

R&B Song nominees= all black

R&B Album nominees= all black

Mickey Guyton nominated for Best Country Solo

Anderson Paak, Beyonce, Future/Drake nominated for MV

 

List goes on

 

[Red 98,031]

1 minute ago, Yennefer Stark said:

The Grammys are really going down huh?

And I yell "timber!" to that   

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Wow, children having more balls than established industry veterans 

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18 minutes ago, JRCF29 said:

I call bullshit on the "black artists snubbed" narrative. 

Beyonce (8 noms)

Brittany Howard (5 noms)

Doja, Megan, D Smoke, Chika nominated for new artist

Tiffany Haddish nominated for Comedy Album

Black Pumas nominated for Album of The Year

Roddy Ricch, H.E.R, Beyonce nominated for SOTY

Black Pumas, MTS, Beyonce (x2!), Doja, DaBaby/RR nominated for ROTY

Melodic Rap Performance nominees = all black

R&B Song nominees= all black

R&B Album nominees= all black

Mickey Guyton nominated for Best Country Solo

Anderson Paak, Beyonce, Future/Drake nominated for MV

 

List goes on

 

They are literally talking about the Best Children’s Album category. Yall are quick to defend racism

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This is amazing. 

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The Grammys thought they were being slick with snubs

But they played themselves

No one is untouchable, Grammy. 

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51 minutes ago, JRCF29 said:

I call bullshit on the "black artists snubbed" narrative. 

Beyonce (8 noms)

Brittany Howard (5 noms)

Doja, Megan, D Smoke, Chika nominated for new artist

Tiffany Haddish nominated for Comedy Album

Black Pumas nominated for Album of The Year

Roddy Ricch, H.E.R, Beyonce nominated for SOTY

Black Pumas, MTS, Beyonce (x2!), Doja, DaBaby/RR nominated for ROTY

Melodic Rap Performance nominees = all black

R&B Song nominees= all black

R&B Album nominees= all black

Mickey Guyton nominated for Best Country Solo

Anderson Paak, Beyonce, Future/Drake nominated for MV

 

List goes on

 

Its because of the weeknd...let's be honest...but it's not so much a race thing but a game of politics that's the issue 

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Seeing this gives me hope for a better future.