Grammys Cutting More Than 30 Categories
For the next Grammy Awards in February 2012, over thirty awards will be cut. There has been a lot of criticism that the current 109 categories were taking away from the award show's impact. However, on the show, only a dozen are given out. The rest are given out before the show airs at a separate ceremony. For the next show, there will only be 78 awards. Such genres, like R&B, pop, and country, have had around eight categories for each, but for next year, will only have four. Bill Werde, the editorial director of Billboard thinks, "Too many categories can confuse consumers and reduce the overall value of the prize."
I like the idea that the Grammys are reducing the number of awards. So many of the categories are alike, so by cutting down the number of awards, there will be less confusion. Also, there is a constant list of award winners on the bottom of the screen during the show. These winners are awarded before the show airs. I obviously don't expect to have all of the awards presented during the show. But in my opinion, because these awards are not televised, they don't have as much significance as those that are televised.
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