SB19 members (from left) Justin, Stell, Pablo, Ken, Josh. Image: Sony Music Philippines
SB19 has as soon as once more made historical past as its hit track “Gento” was introduced as an authorized entry to the 66th Grammy Awards, Sony Music Philippines confirmed on Friday, Oct. 13.
The music label made the announcement on their X (previously Twitter) web page, the place SB19 is aiming for a nomination on the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance class.
“A’TIN!!!! Mag ingay (Make some noice)!!!! @SB19Official’s GENTO is an approved entry to the GRAMMY’s [emojis] Share until it gets to the voting members of the Recording Academy before Oct 20,” the publish learn.
A’TIN!!!! Mag ingay!!!! @SB19Official‘s GENTO is an approved entry to the GRAMMY’s ⚠️????
Share till it will get to the voting members of the Recording Academy earlier than Oct 20 ????????????#GetSB19GrammyNominated#SB19RoadToGrammyNomination pic.twitter.com/g1XYzO4YP3
— Sony Music Philippines (@sonymusicph) October 13, 2023
The closing listing of Grammy nominees might be introduced on Nov. 10.
Meanwhile, the primary spherical of voting will happen on Oct. 11 to twenty.
Entry vs Grammy nominee
The 66th Grammy Awards, which is scheduled on Feb. 4, 2024, is shaping as much as be one among its best editions but, as artists from completely different nations, together with SB19, are aiming to be thought-about by the US-based Recording Academy.
The group consists of musicians, songwriters, producers, and music professionals which determines whether or not the entries launched from Oct. 1, 2022 to Sept. 15, 2023 are eligible for nomination.
SB19’s “Gento” was launched in May 19, 2023 because the lead single of their second EP “Pagtatag.”
“Entries that meet all eligibility requirements are included in the first ballot, which goes to the Recording Academy’s Voting Members, who then vote for the entries they believe should receive a nomination,” in response to the Recording Academy’s web site.
This implies that the Recording Academy will maintain “review sessions” involving “recording industry experts” to find out whether or not the thought-about entries are worthy of a Grammy nomination.
But whereas Grammy nominees are solely as much as the music-based group, one of many essential elements to be thought-about is the correct use of “For Your Consideration (FYC) communications and advertisements,” or in different phrases, the correct campaigning by the concerned events.
Among the prohibited campaigns embody “casting a negative or derogatory light on a competing recording” the place any tactic that “singles out the “competition” by identify or title isn’t allowed,” “exaggerating or overstating the merits of the music,” and “misrepresenting honors or awards, past or present, received by either the recording or those involved with production.”
SB19 members (from left) Ken, Pablo, Justin, Stell, Josh. Image: Sony Music Philippines
‘Gento’s’ achievements
Since its launch final May, “Gento” is one among SB19’s greatest hits thus far. It has over 25.5 million streams on Spotify, 1.8 million posts on Tiktok, and its music video has over 30 million views, as of this writing.
It additionally entered Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart final June, which was decided by the platform’s “most popular downloaded songs of the week.”
The track additionally turned a social media sensation the place Okay-pop’s greatest stars together with NCT’s Taeyong, Super Junior’s Eunkyuk, former 2NE1 member Minzy, and ENHYPEN’s Jungwon joined within the “Gento” dance craze on Tiktok.
SB19 members (from left) Justin, Josh, Pablo, Stell, Ken. Image: Twitter/@SB19Official
Following its achievements, SB19 expressed gratitude for its overwhelming success, the place Ken admitted throughout a press convention that the popularity had been “unbelievable.”
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“Sobrang unbelievable. Sobrang lucky namin kasi hindi naman lahat ng artists at kanta, nagva-viral sa social media. It all feels like a dream for us and we’re very, very thankful and grateful to our fans for supporting us,” he mentioned. To recall, Ken made an look on the Recording Academy’s “Global Spin” sequence in July 2022, the place he carried out his solo monitor “Bulan.”
SB19 — consisting of Pablo, Josh, Stell, Ken, and Justin — debuted in October 2018 with the one “Tilaluha.” Some of their greatest hits embody “Mapa,” “Where You At (WYAT),” “What?” and “Bazinga,” amongst others.
The group formally launched their very own firm 1Z Entertainment in October, months after confirming that they transitioned into self-managed artists. EDV