It looks like U2's 'Songs of Innocence' will be eligible for the 2015 Grammys after all.
The album wasn't eligible previously and there was a thread about it
here, but it looks like U2 has found a way to make the Grammy eligibility deadline.
From
Rolling Stone
Quote:
With that deadline quickly approaching, U2 have sent a limited number of vinyl copies of Innocence to retailers that will be available to buy on Tuesday's cutoff date, a source close to the situation tells Rolling Stone.
A spokesperson for the Grammys tells Rolling Stone that once the record is available on Tuesday, the band will be eligible for the upcoming 57th Annual Grammy Awards on February 8th, 2015. "As long as the album, be it CD, vinyl or digital, is available commercially for sale to the public by our eligibility cutoff date at a nationally recognized retailer or website, then it's eligible for consideration," the spokesperson says.
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This doesn't mean that they will be nominated for anything though, but it's an interesting development.
Also, the article stated that Songs of Innocence will still be released physically on a wide scale October 14, and with an edition that contains 4 new songs.
Sorry if already posted.
