Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff as well as St. Vincent lose Grammy nominations for Olivia Rodrigo's 'Sour'.

Swift, Jack Antonoff and St. Vincent were attributed as writers on Rodrigo's 'deja vu'.


The Recording Academy have retracted the names of Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff as well as Annie Clark-- aka St. Vincent-- as part of the checklist of nominees on Olivia Rodrigo's 2022 Cd Of The Year Grammy election for her debut 'Sour'.

Swift, Antonoff and also Clark were originally listed as part of the attributed writers for the election, provided Swift's 2019 single 'Cruel Summer season' was inserted on Rodrigo's top-five 2021 single 'deja vu'. Both Swift and also Antonoff were also attributed for Rodrigo's track '1 progression, 3 go back', which interpolates Swift's 2017 track 'New Years Day'. This was done in accordance with the Academy's new rule that everyone that served as a credited songwriter on an album chosen in the classification shares the election.

The Academy have since, nonetheless, changed this rule to mirror those that straight wrote songs for the cd-- instead of those whose work is interpolated or referenced.

A statement from the Recording Academy (shared via Billboard) checks out as complies with:.

" During the entry procedure, the Academy received credit histories from the tag for the track 'deju vu'. Recently, we received the correct credit histories from the tag that acknowledge Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff and Taylor Swift as songwriters of an interpolation on the track 'deja vu'. In maintaining with present Grammy standards, as songwriters of an inserted track, Clark, Antonoff and Swift are not nominees in the album of the year classification for 'Sour'.".

The declaration ends by noting that both Swift and Antonoff are currently nominated in the Album Of The Year category for Swift's 2020 cd 'evermore'.

Strangely Enough, Hayley Williams and also Josh Farro-- that were added as songwriters to Rodrigo's 'excellent 4 u' adhering to contrasts to Paramore's 'Torment Organization'-- were not provided as candidates together with Swift, Antonoff as well as Clark.

This retracted election from a Grammys classification complies with on from Marilyn Manson's quiet removal from Kanye West's Ideal Rap Tune nomination. The modification was made because of the nomination changing from 'Prison Pt. 2'-- which features Manson on backing vocals and a knowledgeable from debatable rapper DaBaby-- to 'Prison', which includes Jay-Z.
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