
Recording Academy
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Grammys’ Chief Awards Officer Bill Freimuth Exits Recording Academy
By Brian Welk | August 16, 2021 @ 9:20 AMVP 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
By Brian Welk | June 28, 2021 @ 9:07 AMAbout 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
By Ross A. Lincoln | June 24, 2021 @ 9:25 PMDugan 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
By Brian Welk | June 23, 2021 @ 4:30 PM”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
By Brian Welk | June 22, 2021 @ 9:00 AMHarvey 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
By Brian Welk | May 13, 2021 @ 2:27 PMHe 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’
By Tony Maglio and Jennifer Maas | March 15, 2021 @ 11:16 AMGroup 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
By J. Clara Chan | January 4, 2021 @ 4:13 PMThree 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
By Ross A. Lincoln | December 17, 2020 @ 6:30 AMInitiative 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
By Brian Welk | September 3, 2020 @ 6:30 AMJimmy 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
By Brian Welk | July 7, 2020 @ 6:30 AMOrganizations 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
By Lawrence Yee | June 10, 2020 @ 8:17 AMChanges 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
By Brian Welk | April 30, 2020 @ 7:42 AMThe 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
By Brian Welk | March 24, 2020 @ 10:33 AMRecording 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
By Brian Welk | March 23, 2020 @ 6:30 AM”I don’t see us being able to transition while we’re under these circumstances,“ interim Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. tells TheWrap