Grammy Awards American Music protest reform.
Our reporter Li Helin
Issued only three months time Grammy large-scale reform plan, new and old music in a public protest against the massive sound of people having trouble. June 30, the singer who oppose the reform coalition of Manhattan in New York held a press conference announced the start of the implementation of the Grammy boycott, and will apply to the Court of Appeal. Music that the reform program of the highest music honor certainly want the music is not fair.
Or to cancel or merge a number of awards
In April this year, Grammy organizers of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced that from February next year's 54th awards ceremony began, they plan to reduce the number of 31 awards, cut from the original 109 to 78. Cancellation of awards, including best contemporary R & B album, urban / alternative performance, best rap band / group, best album and other children's reading, in which classical music categories of its most "heavy", in addition to "Best Classical Album" and "the most Best chamber music performance "award was abolished, Best Instrumental Soloist Award two were merged into one, the famous Chinese cellist Yo-Yo Ma had gains in 2010" Best Classical Crossover Album "award has been canceled. The Indian music, Hawaiian music, Latin jazz music with local characteristics such as unit awards were merged into the "best regional traditional music," the awards.
In addition, Grammy award categories were large men and women combined, pop, R & B and country awards and so no longer distinguish between the best male singer and best female singer, best singer all located only a seat, male and female candidates in the same awards in the competition. Reform plan is still eligible to make the number of new regulations, competitors in each category will be increased to 25 before 40. If a unit in less than 25 competitors, the award ceremony will be abandoned. If the unit's competitors for three consecutive years are less than 25 people, the awards will be completely canceled.
Chairman and CEO 内尔波特劳 Grammy On the reform scheme, this change is to allow the Grammy music industry to adapt to the new rules more so that fifty years have a better Music Awards hope and the future: "I know, every year for the Grammy to a large-scale reform is almost impossible, although we will do some attempts in the past, and never turn around and go the whole review Grammy experience early Last year, we decided to proceed with the issue, a comprehensive survey of how the Grammy for a more consistent change and I think that this reform is positive, enabling the Grammy competition is more intense and has a gold content. If we have been complacent, Grammy will go sour. "
Reform accused of killing ethnic music
However, the reform plan is fiercely opposed incurred Grammy organizers did not expect. Program first introduced, the famous American critic Stephen Hargreaves Road, especially on the evaluation, said: "This series is a self-contradictory nature of change in the wording of Grammy this reform will only bring negative effects, Because certain singers who want to obtain is no doubt a merciless blow. "to jazz pianists Herbie Hancock and the veteran rock legend Carlos Santana led a hand-old singer public a joint letter the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences complaints to express strong dissatisfaction Grammy drastic reform.
The end of June, protests peaked. On four Grammy Award-nominated Latin jazz 鲍比萨纳布里亚 set up against the reform coalition called the Grammy music awards and the U.S. boycott of CBS CBS programs. This is because, CBS in June with the Grammy Awards ceremony has just renewed for 10 years, will continue to serve as the nomination ceremony and live music series and the exclusive broadcast television to 2021. In addition to action against television programs, New York City Latin jazz artists also plan to appeal, claiming that the U.S. Recording Academy's decision to threaten their survival. Even if only a Grammy Award nomination, this honor can greatly promote music sales.
Musicians, the focus of debate on the reform program focused on folk music and classical music influences, especially in many Latin-born singer, angrily accused the Grammy folk music is being driven onto the road to ruin, those who adhere to this belief in folk music music is not fair. July 1, 萨纳布里亚 interview, said: "This is the musical diversity of cultural diversity and the humiliation we should do is to support the development of folk music, not silence those who are interested in joining folk music The singer's enthusiasm. "
The authority of the United States singles charts "Billboard" director Bill Wilde that Grammy really difficult reform areas is recognized as a music career high honor, the Grammy need to re-shuffle of the award ensure its own high-value, and guide consumers to clearly understand the music trends, the direction is not wrong, the problem is that nobody is willing to sacrifice their own piece of music categories: "Grammy's reform ideas gained some recognition, However, they only stop at the concept stage, if you happen to be canceled for that category in the Grammy singer, you certainly will not be too happy. "
Critics consider the impact to be rational view
Known as the "music Oscar," the Grammy Award is named America's annual music event, is the world's most influential music in one award. Although the film industry's Oscars, as was marked by the imprint of American culture, but many musicians around the world can still clinch the Grammy's old gramophone trophy proud. Grammy Award for the authority, impartiality and widespread impact of, it not only a professional standard of music is certainly high, but also hit albums and singles gold medal protection.
However, the recent Grammy Awards always makes very tired. Many in the audience reflected the lengthy list of nominations sleepy, some awards and people "to award the prize" feeling, Grammy really need a reform. Through the reduction of the merger, co-race, out at the end of three forms of large-scale downsizing, Grammy music major environmental changes in the circumstances, had to be more close to the public and the market to seek a way out.
Young German clarinet virtuoso Liu Shu said in an interview with reporters, the overall weakness in the global music industry trends, the folk music and classical music market share is also reduced, to adjust too detailed classification of the Grammy awards may not be do not do one thing, he said: "Not long ago, one of the five largest American Symphony Orchestra in Philadelphia bankruptcy, reflecting the classical music audience in the training market and there are still some problems. folk music, too, that enjoy most people is the art insiders, the real audience is not much. In addition, piracy and illegal downloading of music has also affected people's income and the desire to create, will also result in diminished quality of music-related awards shrink, though the reform will hit some people's enthusiasm, but even without the incentive, a lot of good music, people would insist on their dreams. "
Society of Chinese pop music, famous music critic Horqin husband, told reporters that in recent years, Grammy and Academy Awards ratings drop as experiencing trouble, to raise public attention and social influence, the more the audience small cut on the classical and folk music awards, but also on commercial considerations, although the reform plan met fierce opposition, but in fact can be very limited impact: "the quality of the music itself and the promotion of the fundamental means of survival is, can award-winning course, icing on the cake, but should not be regarded as unique. "
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