Rules and Guidelines
64TH GRAMMY AWARDS® RULES AND GUIDELINES ® Contents © 2021 Recording Academy | May not be reproduced in whole or in part without express permission. INTRODUCTION THESE ARE THE OFFICIAL RULES FOR THE GRAMMY AWARDS. All GRAMMY Awards ballots are cast by Recording Academy Voting Members and are subject to classification and qualifications under rules or regulations approved by the Board of Trustees. From time to time, the Board may vote to amend the qualification criteria for consideration for a GRAMMY Award or other award. 2 GRAMMY AWARDS YEAR CALENDAR GRAMMY AWARDS YEAR CALENDAR 2020 – 2021 Sept.1, 2020 – Sept. 30, 2021 Release Eligibility Period March 1, 2021, 11:59 P.M. PT Deadline to apply for membership for 64th GRAMMY Awards. Fees must be paid in order to qualify for voting. July 6, 2021, 9 A.M. PT Media Company Registration begins Aug. 24, 2021, 6 P.M. PT Media Company Registration ends July 13, 2021, 9 A.M. PT First-round Online Entry Process (OEP) Access Period begins July 29, 2021, 6 P.M. PT First-round Online Entry Process (OEP) Access Period ends Aug. 17, 2021, 9 A.M. PT Final-round Online Entry Process (OEP) Access Period begins Aug. 31, 2021, 6 P.M. PT Final-round Online Entry Process (OEP) Access Period ends Oct. 22, 2021 - Nov. 5, 2021 First-round Voting TBD Nominations announced Dec. 6, 2021 - Jan. 5, 2022 Final-round Voting 14 days after the announcement of nominations Deadline for errors and omissions to the nominations 2022 Jan. 31, 2022 64th Premiere Ceremony Jan. 31, 2022 64th GRAMMY Awards 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 INTRODUCTION
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