46th Nominating Ballot Categories for 'Who Hears The Cries'
*Best Male Pop Vocal Performance*
Song:TO THE ROLL OF THE DICE
Artist: Craig Deanto
*Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals*
Song: RIBBONS OF HOPE
Artist: Craig Deanto & Kim Thomas
Song: THEY ARE THE CHILDREN
Artist: Craig Deanto Featuring Kim Thomas
Song: TIL THEY COME BACK HOME
Artist: Craig Deanto Featuring Kim Thomas
*Best Pop Instrumental Performance*
Song: TO THE ROLL OF THE DICE (INSTR.)
Artist: Ronald G. Smith, Frank Cornelius & Michael Manley
Song: THEY ARE THE CHILDREN (INSTR.)
Artist: Ronald G. Smith & Michael Manley
*Best Rap/Sung Collaboration*
Song: WHO HEARS THE CRIES
Artist: Craig Deanto Featuring Kim Thomas & Andre Williams
*Best Country Song*
Song: WHO HEARS THE CRIES
Artist: Craig Deanto & Andre Williams, songwriters (Craig Deanto, Kim Thomas, Andre Williams, Armando Ramos, Mikael Manley, Frank Cornelius, Thomas Dawson & Walter "Clyde" Orange)
When interviewed by a local newspaper after learning the results of the first round of voting, Craig Deanto of GoldTone Records® stated: "We are very very proud and delighted to have been on the 46th nominating ballot contending for eight Grammys and crossing over three genres, Pop, Rap, and Country. A miracle in itself. We are amongst the small handful of top accomplished artists and biggest labels in the music industry, quite an accomplishment and very cool for sure!"
Who Hears The Cries CD on Headline page of the Florida Today newspaper of the Space Coast!
Florida Today newspaper Interview with Craig Deanto titled "Songs of pain may gain Grammy nods"
"I was so excited, I couldn't believe it," says Deanto, after learning in late October that his work is in contention for eight nominations, which puts him on the same page with the likes of Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton.
Craig Deanto and GoldTone Records®, honored and proud to have been on the 46th annual Nominating Ballot 8 times, celebrate the holiday season and special presentations to 2003 Grammy® and Latin Grammy® Winners and Nominees at the Recording Academy®.
Craig picks Luther Vandross as a big winner for the Florida Today newspaper
CRAIG DEANTO - OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Grammy-balloted former 15-year Recording Academy® Voting Member
WHO HEARS THE CRIES PROJECT DETAILS
Craig Deanto - Executive Producer / Primary Artist / Songwriter / 100% Ownership of All Rights — Master Copyrights, ASCAP Writer / Publisher, and Exclusive Control of All Project Materials, Names, Images, Likenesses, and Identifying Elements. Unauthorized Use Is Strictly Prohibited. All Rights Reserved.
Grammy Award Winning Walter "Clyde" Orange - Executive Producer
Work‑for‑Hire Contributors:Kim Thomas (5), Ronald G. Smith (2), Michael Manley (3), Frank Cornelius (2), Andre Williams (2), Thomas Dawson (1), Others as credited.
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The Historic Milestone of Craig Deanto’s Who Hears the Cries GRAMMY Submissions
For an independent artist to successfully place a project let-alone 8-times into the official voting pool of the 46th Annual GRAMMY Awards® (2003–2004 cycle) was a monumental industry achievement to land on the nominating ballot alongside the biggest artists and record labels at that time. During this era, the Recording Academy enforced rigorous physical, commercial, and gatekeeping rules. Achieving eight distinct first-round ballot entries across multiple genres required the primary artist, Craig Deanto, to meet stringent mandates.
Earning Recording Academy Voting Membership
To submit Who Hears the Cries independently, he first had to achieve official Voting Member status in 2003. This required verifiable credentials, including commercially released tracks with national distribution, a proven catalog of professional songwriting and vocal work, and endorsements from active peer industry professionals to validate his standing as a creator.
Brick-and-Mortar Retail Distribution
Unlike modern digital releases, the 46th cycle strictly barred online self-distribution networks and local store consignment from eligibility. To satisfy the Academy’s commercial viability mandate, an album was required to have verified physical product placement on traditional commercial retail shelves, a metric successfully fulfilled via distribution at some physical Barnes & Noble store locations.
Manual Screening Committee Vetting
Before an entry could ever be placed on a ballot, physical copies of the CD were subjected to rigorous evaluation by specialized Academy genre-screening committees. These committees manually inspected the physical CD liner notes, professional typography, credits, and artwork layout to verify that the engineering and production met elite industry standards.
Preservation of Historical Records
All archival materials, master recordings, and 46th Grammy preliminary ballot data for Who Hears The Cries are preserved within Florida’s senior estate provisions of original creator Craig Deanto, under his verified accredited persona and trademarked label GoldTone Records®.
Craig Deanto funded this project to bring awareness to missing children and family‑court issues.
The Who Hears the Cries CD by Craig Deanto was completed in 2001 and released in 2002.
Per grammy.com, no GRAMMY nominations were awarded to any contributors. Craig Deanto’s album Who Hears the Cries was balloted 8-times in the 46th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Not authorized for agenda‑driven commercial or promotional repurposing or distortions deemed inconsistent with the integrity and legacy of the humanitarian mission serving children and families of divorce.
Historical Comparison Then vs. Now
In 2003, getting on the ballot was a no‑fee submission process, highly gatekept merit professional achievement that required physical retail placement and manual screening committee vetting of tangible CDs. Today, the modern Recording Academy uses an open, independent label fee submission model, differing to the demanding credentials required during the 46th Grammy cycle.
CRAIG DEANTO - WHO HEARS THE CRIES 46th ANNUAL GRAMMY DETAILS
Per grammy.com, no GRAMMY nominations were awarded to any contributors. Craig Deanto’s album Who Hears the Cries was balloted 8-times in the 46th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Not authorized for agenda‑driven commercial or promotional repurposing or distortions deemed inconsistent with the integrity and legacy of the humanitarian mission serving children and families of divorce.
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