Grammys to allow sampling in all songwriting categories
All the old white dudes are finally coming around to the ubiquity of sampling, as The Recording Academy has announced a few changes to the rules surrounding the Grammy Awards process. The most noteworthy is that songs with samples and/or interpolation will now be allowed in all songwriting categories, including Song Of The Year. This opens the door for numerous hip-hop artists, whose sample-soaked tunes were previously limited to only the Best Rap Song category. The closest a remotely hip-hop song has come to winning Song Of The Year was Beyoncé’s 2010 win for “Single Ladies.” But on February 8, 2015, The Recording Academy could potentially dole out its first Song Of The Year to a rap artist.