Frequently Asked Questions

Members may promote their music to other members on GRAMMY365 EXCLUDING category numbers. To be respectful of your fellow members and to maintain the integrity of the site, we ask all members to follow the instructions below.

1.Post links to your music only in the field in which it’s been submitted and approved for. The list of fields is available in the GRAMMY Awards section of the forum area of the site. DO NOT POST CATEGORY OR FIELD NUMBERS. Any entry with that information posted will be removed.

2.Members may also post music to their network of contacts or in their profile

3.Do not post music anywhere else on site. Music posted in non approved areas will be taken down immediately without notice. If it is reposted, the member will risk being removed from GRAMMY365.

4.Respect your fellow members. Do not solicit contact requests in an effort to promote your entry.

If you have any questions, or wish to report a violation of these guidelines, please email membership@GRAMMY.com or contact Member Services at 310.581.8722.

For the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, albums must be released between Oct. 1, 2011 and Sept. 30, 2012. Recordings must be in general distribution in the United States, i.e. sales by label to a branch or recognized independent distributor, via the Internet, or mail order/retail sales for a nationally marketed product.

Recording Academy voting members only. Record companies do not vote.

Proposals for changes to the categories are reviewed each year by The Academy's Awards & Nominations Committee, with final approval by The Academy's Trustees. Proposals may be submitted by any member. Contact the Awards department for more information.

GRAMMY 365 allows for duplicate product reviews as the opinions may vary between members.

From the main menu, select  GRAMMY U. On the GRAMMY U page the names and emails of your chapter representatives will be under the Chapter Information section.

From the left hand side of your screen, from the the Upload Content buttons, select Add Contact.

1. Search by Username or First Name or Last Name.
2. You can sort by Chapter, by utilizing the Chapter dropdown and selecting Apply.
3. You may sort through users by page.
4. Select blue highlighted User Name.
5. From that users profile page, select Become Users Contact.
6. Fill in appropriate Elaboration message to user.
7. Select Send.

Sometimes when using the Internet Explorer browser the Content Editor icons are blurred out. To correct this, go to your browser menu and select view, select zoom option  and set to 100%.

This will resize your page and allow all the icons to be crisp and clear.

Yes, you have the ability to upload music tracks that can be downloaded by other G365 Members.

You also have the ability to upload music that can only be streamed on the site and not downloaded.

Any content you upload will remain on G365 forever unless you delete it.

Yes, members own the rights to their content.  The Recording Academy may use member generated content (MGC) to help promote the site, but will contact the member and acquire the necessary member approval prior to using content.

Please refer to the Terms of Use

No, only Recording Academy editors may create events within the Chapter and All Events Section of the Chapter Page.

Status Updates, and any other content uploaded from members, will be displayed within the All Members or My Contact tabs on the G365 Home page.

You can always see your personal Status Updates on the Member Content section on your Profile Page.

The most recent entries will be displayed at the top and older entries will pushed to the bottom.

From the left hand side of your screen, from the the Upload Content buttons, select Add Audio, Add Video or Add Photos.

1. Enter Audio, Video or Photo Name.
2. Select Add Media.
3. Select Browse, select file/s, hit open.
4. Hit Upload!
5. Once Upload is complete, select Done.
6. Select Done (again).
7. Enter Description.
8. Enter Tags.
9. Select Post.

From the left hand side of your screen, from the the Upload Content buttons, select Review Product.

1. Fill in Product Name.
2. Select Author's rating from one to five stars (one star being the lowest, five stars being the highest).
3. Select the most approriate Product Category.
4.Enter Tags.
5. Enter Product Review.
6. Upload Product Image (Select Browse, select image, hit upload).
7. Select Post.

From the left hand side of your screen, from the the Upload Content buttons, select Create Opportunity.

1. Fill in Opportunity Title.
2. Enter Scheduling options (Publish On dates, Unpublish on dates).
3. Fill in Location (City and State only).
4. Enter Description.
5. Enter Tags.
6. Select Post.

From the main menu, select GRAMMY U. On the GRAMMY U page you can view All Events (events across all chapters) or Chapter Events (events specific to that chapter page). You may also select More Events to review other upcoming events.

No, non-members will not be given access to member profile information.

Currently you cannot reply to a Contact Request Message. Once a contact is approved you can send a Private Message from the Message Center.

If a contact is not approved, due to security measures, you cannot send a Private Message.

There is a 60 character limit on photo captions.

No, members do not have the ability to customize or personalize their profile page look and feel.

Not at this time. Sorry!

Yes, G365 presents suggested tags based upon key word spelling. Once you start typing your tag it will pop up if it has already been entered into the system. If it doesn't pop up then you might be the first to enter in that specific keyword.