Why was country music mostly absent from 2024 Grammy nominations?

It was an unexpected musical success story last year, one that has only continued to snowball. Country music, with its loyal listenership on the margins of pop’s mainstream, had a crossover moment.
It was an unexpected musical success story last year, one that has only continued to snowball: Country music, with its loyal listenership on the margins of pop’s mainstream, had a crossover moment. (Jan. 17)

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Why was country music mostly absent from 2024 Grammy nominations

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