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 Support The DrudgeReport; Visit Our Advertisers  Timing's everything for Streisand Grammy bid Tue Dec 09 2003 11:09:11 ET LOS ANGELES TIMES, Randy Lewis, Staff Writer Barbra Streisand's Grammy nomination for her latest album does not appear to be in jeopardy, despite a Drudge Report story over the weekend saying the Recording Academy was investigating the nomination because the album might be ineligible for this year's awards. Streisand's "The Movie Album," nominated in the traditional pop vocal album category, was released Oct. 14, two weeks after the eligibility period closed for the 46th Grammy Awards. Columbia Records, Streisand's label, issued a statement Monday saying that even though the CD did not reach stores until after the eligibility window had closed, " [it] was available as a commercial full album download on buymusic.com as of Sept. 30. This meets the Grammy eligibility requirement." Academy officials did not immediately respond to requests for confirmation that the album qualifies under its rules of eligibility. The academy's website states, "Recordings must be in general distribution in the U.S., i.e. sales by label to a branch or recognized independent distributor, via Internet, or mail order/retail sales for a nationally marketed product." Developing... |
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