Taylor Swift 'Cruel Summer' Can Be Submitted To Grammys Even If It's Released In 2019

In the past few years, songs released years, even decades ago, find their resurgence on the short-video streaming platform, TikTok.

The application has catapulted and helped songs reach more audiences, thereby resulting in increased streaming, radio airplay, and sales spike.

One example of this is Taylor Swift's 2019 song "Cruel Summer." Not released as an official single of the album "Lover," the track became one of her most popular songs revived by TikTok and her loyal fandom.

Eventually, Taylor Swift released "Cruel Summer" as a single and was introduced to US Radio. The song became one of the most awaited moments of her record-breaking "The Eras" tour. Aside from that, a music video of the song was reportedly in the works and was supposed to be released this year.

Now, with the Grammy Awards eligibility cutoff nearing, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that "Cruel Summer," might actually make it to the Grammy Awards this year, should Taylor Swift do the following.

'Cruel Summer' In 2024 Grammys Possible?

According to The Hollywood Reporter, there are five ways for an old record to be eligible at the Grammy Awards way past its release date. Academy eligibilities usually dictate that songs released only a specific time frame within the year or the past year are eligible to be nominated. However, this could be "skipped" if an artist would do the following:

Record A Live Version

As straightforward as it sounds, recording a "live version" of the song way out of its release date but within the year of eligibility can still merit a nomination for the Recording Academy.

Notably, Pharell William's 2013 song "Happy" won the 2015 Grammys for Best Pop Solo Performance as the live version was submitted for nomination. Provided that it's only submitted for performance categories, it could work, not in a "Best Song" or "of the Year" categories.

Shoot A Music Video

This one is pretty straightforward too. Even if the song was released years ago, a music video for it, filmed and released within the eligibility period, could also land a Grammy Nomination for Best Music Video. Taylor Swift's "All Too Well: The Short Film" holds the recent Grammy title.

Make It A Duet

A reimagined duet version of an old song can also boost its eligibility for a Grammy nomination. This means that The Weeknd and Ariana Grande's chart-topping duet of "Die For You" could also be eligible.

Release A Remix

A remix could also catapult an old song to Grammy eligibility, provided that it was released and recorded during the current timeframe. The Recording Academy has specific rules for this.

Put It In An Album

If the song was released as a non-album single then and has not achieved significant commercial success back then, it could be added to a "Deluxe Version" of an existing album, or perhaps a "Greatest Hits" album. Perhaps Taylor Swift could release a deluxe version of "Lover" with from the vault tracks?

Do you think "Cruel Summer" could be nominated for a Grammy?

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