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I'm Not Jumping in Your DMs — "Blues Song" For Your Consideration | Dr. Yaya Diamond

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Here's my weekly update for Oct 19, 2026...


🎥 I'm Not Jumping in Your DMs — "Blues Song" For Your Consideration | Dr. Yaya Diamond

Recording Academy voters — I'm not jumping in your DMs about the FYC.

💙

"Blues Song" is up for your consideration: Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots Song.

It's a love song for the people of this world — a world that has become a blues song, but one we can fix by loving each other, no matter where you come from.

If it resonates with you, it resonates.


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🎥 Vote "Blues Song"! SSA + Grammy FYC + Top Host 2026 | Dr. Yaya Diamond #Shorts

Three things at once, y'all!

😅🙏

1️⃣ SSA Awards — vote "Blues Song" for Song of the Year at ssa.cc/awards.htm (name + email, then confirm through the SSA.Votes email — check spam!

).

Voting ends Nov 5.

2️⃣ Grammys — Recording Academy voters, please consider "Blues Song" on your FYC ballot.

First-round voting runs Oct 12–22.

3️⃣ Top Host 2026 — vote for me at tophost.org/2026/yaya-diamond — the first cut is Oct 15!


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🎥 Grammy Voting Is OPEN + SSA Awards Vote — "Blues Song" | Dr. Yaya Diamond

It's happening!

!

🙏 Grammy first-round voting is OPEN (Oct 12–22) and SSA Awards voting is open too!

Recording Academy voters — I'd be so grateful for your FYC consideration of "Blues Song" to move forward on the ballot.

💙 And EVERYONE can vote for "Blues Song" for SSA Song of the Year at ssa.cc/awards.htm — enter your name + email, then confirm through the email from SSA.Votes (check your spam folder!

).

Voting ends Nov 5.


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