The Grammy Awards, often called the top of musical achievement, have all the time been extremely coveted within the music business. They symbolize not simply recognition but additionally the celebration of inventive excellence. This 12 months, there’s a buzz amongst EXO followers concerning Baekhyun‘s potential to snag a GRAMMY nomination.

The question arises: Why are fans so hopeful about Baekhyun’s probabilities, particularly when he hasn’t made a solo comeback lately? The reply lies in his debut with the “League of Legends” boy group HEARTSTEEL and their hit single “Paranoia.”

HEARTSTEEL’s “Paranoia” is being eyed for a nomination within the class of “Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media” on the subsequent Grammy Awards. This class, although comparatively new, has gained important consideration, with final 12 months’s award going to the soundtrack of “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok.”

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok and its composer Stephanie Economou have gained the primary Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media. https://t.co/jYX0llltvS pic.twitter.com/DWK3aH17OT

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Although the monitor was launched exterior the qualifying interval for this 12 months’s Grammys, it stands as a possible nominee for the following cycle. The monitor has garnered immense reputation and important acclaim, becoming completely into the distinctive area of interest of online game music, which the Grammys have began to acknowledge extra in recent times.

However, there’s a technicality that might impede “Paranoia’s” path to a GRAMMY nomination. According to the Grammys’ web site, the award for “Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games” is particularly for albums which might be “comprised predominantly of original scores and created specifically for, or as a companion, to a current video game or other interactive media released within the qualification period.”

Since “Paranoia” is a single and never an album, it won’t meet this criterion if Riot Games Music launched it simply as a single and never as a part of a “single album.”

There stays a glimmer of hope, although. HEARTSTEEL would possibly nonetheless launch an album throughout the 12 months, mirroring the technique of the earlier “League of Legends” woman group KDA —  which launched a mini-album. Such a transfer may place “Paranoia” throughout the eligibility standards for the Grammy nomination, maintaining the dream alive for Baekhyun’s followers.

A nomination wouldn’t solely be a milestone for Baekhyun and HEARTSTEEL but additionally a recognition of the burgeoning affect of Ok-Pop and online game soundtracks within the international music scene. Fans are holding their breath, eager for a history-making announcement on the subsequent Grammy Awards.

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