LADY GAGA INSPIRES NEW RULES FOR GRAMMY AWARDS

Posted on July 10, 2010 by

The Recording Academy has altered their Grammy qualifications after Lady Gaga was left out of Best New Artist category last year due to a technicality.

According to the old rules, nominees for the Best New Artist award could not have appeared on another Grammy-nominated recording. Gaga was therefor disqualified as her first single, “Just Dance,” was nominated for Best Dance Recording in 2008.

The Zac Brown Band moved in to snag the prize.

A Recording Academy spokesperson released a statement saying: “More and more, the first release of a new artist is as a featured artist on someone else’s album, or the new artist may release a single long before the release of [their] first album.”

The new rules suggest that any new artist will be eligible to win, except for those who have already released albums or have already won a Grammy.

-Source: RTT News