Recording Academy
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Grammys’ Chief Awards Officer Bill Freimuth Exits Recording Academy
VP of communications Lourdes Lopez and chief marketing and innovations officer Lisa Farris also depart
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Recording Academy Invites 2,710 New Members, With More Than Half From Underrepresented Groups
About half of new voting members to Grammys also identify as women
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Deborah Dugan and Recording Academy Settle Dispute Over Her Firing
Dugan was ousted by the Grammys organization just ahead of the 2020 ceremony
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Grammys’ New Leadership Team Vows to ‘Be Better’ Amid The Weeknd’s Boycott and Diversity Challenges
”We have to be more relevant, we have to be more reflective,“ Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. tells TheWrap
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Recording Academy Names Valeisha Butterfield Jones and Panos A Panay as Co-Presidents
Harvey Mason Jr.’s position will shift to just CEO after officially taking on the role in May
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Harvey Mason Jr Named President and CEO of Recording Academy
He has served as interim president since January of last year
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National Center on Sexual Exploitation Rips Grammys Show for ‘Glamorizing Prostitution and Stripping’
Group calls Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion performance one ”that could have been cut from a hardcore pornography film“
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3 Musicians Decline Grammy Nominations Over Category’s Lack of Diversity – But They’re Still on the Ballot
Three of five nominees for Best Children’s Music Album called the all-white category an ”embarrassment“
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Color of Change and Recording Academy Unveil #ChangeMusic Plan for Racial Justice in Music Industry
Initiative expands on #Change Hollywood, Color of Change’s collaboration with Michael B. Jordan
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Quincy Jones, John Legend, Debra Lee to Serve as Honorary Chairs on Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective
Jimmy Jam and Sylvia Rhone will also participate to help amplify Black voices in music community
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Recording Academy Partners With, Donates $1 Million to Color of Change to Advance Diversity in Music
Organizations will launch a Black music advisory group and a campaign to attract new Black voting members to the Academy
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Grammys Drop ‘Urban’ From Category Name, Clarify Best New Artist Rules
Changes also address conflicts of interest for nomination committee members
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Recording Academy Appoints Valeisha Butterfield Jones as Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
The role is the organization’s first and was recommended by the task force for diversity and inclusion led by Tina Tchen
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Major Music Streaming Services Contribute Millions to Fund for Out of Work Musicians
Recording Academy’s MusiCares contributed initial $2 million to COVID-19 Relief Fund last week
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Music Industry Won’t ‘Be Able to Adapt’ to Coronavirus, Grammys Chief Says
”I don’t see us being able to transition while we’re under these circumstances,“ interim Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. tells TheWrap
