A Grammy victory can change their life – but only if the public really knew it.
During the 67th Grammy Awards Prix on February 2, trophies were awarded to artists and musicians in 94 categories and countless genres. But for millions of viewers who look at home, only nine prices seemed to exist, because less than a tenth of the Grammys categories were presented during the television broadcast on CBS. For the vitality and future success of the Grammys in a competitive television market – and to honor and celebrate more music which rightly deserves recognition – the model of the program of future programs of the recording academy must Include the presentation of more prices live on television.
Admittedly, the model of limiting the number of awards presented during the main Grammys distribution is far from new. The 2024 ceremony also presented only nine prices in the waves, and at best, it seems that around a dozen is the approximate upper limit of television grammys in recent years. In a realistic way, no spectator has the duration of attention or musical knowledge to justify the implementation of 94 categories on television, so that the practice of the registration academy to put most of the rewards during of a pre-show in difficulty is logical. However, it can surely be made time to tighten more than a simple nine reward in the grand listening niche for the biggest evening of music.
At a certain level, the Grammys decision not to televise certain categories this year was completely inexplicable, especially when the main artists who won were present in the public. Charli XCX occupied the final performance slit of the evening and won the first three Grammys of his career for his noisy album “BRAT”, but was not considered a priority to receive one of these prices in difficulty in Which could have been another viral moment. Likewise, Sza was on site to give the price for the best pop / group duo, but deserved more attention to having won the best R&B song in the consecutive years, which she first caught ” Snooze “and again with” Saturn “. Likewise, Kacey Musgraves won her third best country song statuette – beating “Texas Hold” by Beyoncé – but most viewers would not know it otherwise.
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More importantly, the award ceremony would be a welcome change to highlight and celebrate more genres of music to which the general public may not be exposed outside the Grammys. It was confusing that none of the five R&B categories was presented, despite the relevance and lasting impact of the genre to consumer music. Likewise, no rock or alternative category has reached broadcasting, which would have been the appropriate moment to honor the victory of the controversial Beatles “Now and then” or St. Vincent, who collected three trophies. Even comparatively technical categories such as the producer of the year, not classic and author of the year, not classic – which are now considered to be part of the prestigious general domain of all gender – deserve to be shown on television To celebrate the crafts of winners.
The presentation of more categories on television would also lead to a considerable advantage for artists. Of course, artists established like Charli XCX, SZA and Musgraves will continue to succeed without television recognition for their victories in the Grammy. For other artists without the same fans base or the same renown, not receiving a television prize can be a conviction to remain relatively unknown to the public. For example, few viewers probably realize that the second winner of the ceremony – behind the transport of Kendrick Lamar for “Not like Us” – was in fact the singer -songwriter Sierra Ferrell, who swept the four categories Americaa and American Roots. Ferrell’s talent could have been launched above if even one of his victories was shown on television, but she and many other winners for the first time did not receive this opportunity.
Although the Grammys are not supposed to be simply a promotional vehicle for artists trying to go to a wider audience, the ceremony of February 2 only proved why artists receiving prices on television are so crucial. In particular, the end and moving acceptance discourse of Doechii while accepting the best rap album immediately catappered it in the conscience of a wider audience while offering one of the most memorable and exciting moments diffusion. The best victory of Chappell Roan by Chappell Roan’s artist must always be a televised, but when the artists have the freedom to say biological and sincere speeches – as Roan did when he made comments on the shortcomings of Disk houses – This can cause impatient and impacting conversations.
The greatest benefactor, however, of more prices awarded on television could be the grammys themselves. The Grammys audience ratings for this year reveal that the public thinks that the ceremony must change. With 15.4 million viewers, the 2025 ceremony was the fourth most based grammy of the 21st century and marked a 9% drop compared to the size of last year’s television audience. The reflections on Roan’s speech and memes on Beyoncé’s reaction to the victory of the best Country album illustrate the innate interest of the audience for the delivery of the distinctions both to the mounting talents and the beloved musicians.
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For opponents who could wonder how the grammys could introduce more prices in a diffusion which passes notoriously above its allocated time, the ceremony of February 2 illustrated that there are superfluous segments of the diffusion of Grammys which can be easily edited. Clumsy pre -recorded sections which preceded the performance of Sabrina Carpenter in Shakira were unnecessary stuffed animals, the host of the comedy riffs by Trevor Noah fell flat and most of the artists who interpreted several songs – including Carpenter, Shakira, Charli XCX and the weekend – could have kept their whole for a track. Performance is certainly one of the most enlocking aspects of Grammys – and are essential to hold the attention of viewers during an extended period – but there were clear acclaises in the February 2 show that could have been Fixed by more trophies given instead.
The reward exhibitions honoring music are in danger because the Billboard Music Awards and the American Music Awards, which have each been previously, viewers have not been broadcast or have been seriously modified in recent years. The Grammys have always benefited from the standing head and shoulders above these other programs in terms of respect and authority that the recording academy has. It would be a waste of the respect and resources of the grammys not to make the effort to celebrate more vital music, especially since other programs related to music decrease.
In order for grammys to continue to evolve in a changing musical landscape and adapt to the shorter duration of public attention, the awards presentation offers a welcome solution. Not only will the memorable moments of acceptance speeches initiate viewers and will encourage them to continue to look, but this will also allow the registration academy to remember its main objective – to celebrate as many different music as a different musical sounds as possible. Putting the 94 categories in the air is not the answer, but if the Oscars can put 23 rewards in a diffusion, then 15 or 20 grammys during the main diffusion would certainly be more than feasible.
In the future, the Grammy Awards would benefit from the recall of the award element of their ceremony.