Laycon, a Nigerian rapper and former Big Brother Naija champion, is now a member of the Grammy Awards voting committee.
On Tuesday, October 18, 2022, the news was made via the Grammys’ official Twitter account.
Recording artists, performers, songwriters, producers, engineers, instrumentalists, and other creatives involved in the recording industry make up the voting members of the Grammy.
Voting Membership is available to musicians, singers, composers, producers, engineers, and other creatives who are currently employed in the recording industry.
An individual must have creative or technical credits on at least six commercially released tracks on a physical music release or 12 on a digital album to be eligible to join the voting academy. A person who doesn’t meet these requirements.
With the support of at least two active Recording Academy voting members, qualifications may still be necessary to become a voting member.
Around 12,000 of the Academy’s total 21,00 members are reportedly eligible to vote, according to Billboard.
A voting member’s duties include participating in two voting processes to choose the winner. Voters receive ballots during the nomination process, which is the first stage, and cast their ballots in areas of competence, such as the top four categories (Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Best New Artist).
After the nomination procedure, the final voting takes place, during which the voters receive the final shortlist and cast their votes in all of the major categories, including the big four.
