VOOZH about

URL: https://www.recordingacademy.com/awards

⇱ The GRAMMY Awards Process: A Guide to Music's Biggest Night | RECORDINGACADEMY.com


πŸ‘ Sabrina Carpenter performing at the 67th GRAMMY Awards

Music’s Biggest Night

But it takes the whole year to get there. Have you ever wondered how the process works?


The GRAMMY is the only music award

in which nominees and winners are determined solely by creators themselves: the peers of those being judged.


ONLINE ENTRY


To be eligible for the

πŸ‘ Image

recordings must be released between August 31, 2024 and August 30, 2025


πŸ‘ online entry 2
πŸ‘ online entry 1
Recording Academy Members
Media Companies

Submit recordings and music videos/films released during the

πŸ‘ Image

The Online Entry Process Access Period for the 68th GRAMMY Awards is open July 16, 2025 – August 29, 2025.


ONLINE ENTRY

ELIGIBILITY & GENRE

πŸ‘ Girl dancing
πŸ‘ Hands on a drum

The Recording Academy Awards Department and screening committees ensure that all entries are in the appropriate categories.

The purpose of genre screening committees is not to make artistic or technical judgments about the recordings, but rather to make sure that each entry is eligible and placed in its proper category.

ELIGIBILITY & GENRE SCREENING

FIRST ROUND

First Round Voting determines GRAMMY nominees

πŸ‘ badge_01

Voting members in good standing are provided secure access to their First Round online ballot.

πŸ‘ badge_01
ROCK
COMEDY
MUSIC THEATER
πŸ‘ badge_01
POP
REGGAE
ROCK
πŸ‘ badge_01
COMPOSING
ARRANGING
REMIXER
πŸ‘ badge_01
CLASSICAL
JAZZ
SONGWRITING
LATIN
ALTERNATIVE

To help ensure the quality of the voting, members are directed to vote only in their

AREASofEXPERTISE
FIRST ROUND VOTING

NOMINATIONS

πŸ‘ Image

First Round ballots

Are tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP

Five Finalists

In each category are nominated for a GRAMMY Award.

In the General Field, however, the top eight finalists are the nominees, with the exception of Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical and Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical, both of which have five nominees.

NOMINATIONS

FINAL ROUND

Final Round Voting determines GRAMMY Winners.

After nominations have been determined and announced, Academy voting members vote in up to ten categories across three genre fields in the genre fields plus the six categories in the General Field to determine the winners.

Final Round Voting determines GRAMMY Winners.

After nominations have been determined and announced, Academy voting members vote in up to ten categories across three genre fields in the genre fields plus the six categories in the General Field to determine the winners.

FINAL ROUND VOTING

GRAMMY AWARDS

Music's Biggest Night!

Winners are announced at the Annual GRAMMY Awards & Premiere Ceremony.

GRAMMY AWARDS