Awards & Events

Though organizers have cancelled an abundance of live events in response to the health risks presented by COVID-19, the 2020 MTV VMAs are in fact happening, according to both MTV and New York Governor Andrew ... Read More...

Amid ongoing protests over the death of George Floyd, the Recording Academy has removed the term ‘urban’ from multiple Grammy Awards categories, as part of a broad shift in its categorizations and rules. Rec... Read More...

On the heels of a very public and controversial battle with former CEO Deborah Dugan, the Recording Academy has appointed Valeisha Butterfield Jones as its chief diversity and inclusion officer. The Recordin... Read More...

The total shutdown of Broadway due to coronavirus means this year's Tony Awards will have to wait. Broadway is suddenly dark as the coronavirus pandemic situation worsens in New York City. The re-opening dat... Read More...

SXSW is formally announcing its film festival award winners, despite the festival's cancellation earlier this month. This year's SXSW film festival had several special award juries set up. Unfortunately, the... Read More...

In what is likely the most significant coronavirus-prompted postponement to date, Olympic officials and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have agreed to delay the Summer Olympics until 2021. The Tokyo Olymp... Read More...

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in the indefinite postponement of yet another much-anticipated music-industry event: the iHeartRadio Music Awards. iHeartRadio took to Twitter this morning to... Read More...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will indefinitely postpone its 2020 induction ceremony. The decision to cancel the May 2 event in Cleveland comes amid sweeping coronavirus concerns. Hall of Fame Inductees for... Read More...

Having been officially fired by the Recording Academy just two days ago, Deborah Dugan has made good on her promise to retaliate by coming forward with what she claims is evidence of a rigged Grammys nominati... Read More...

The very public conflict between the Recording Academy and Deborah Dugan has taken yet another dramatic turn, as Recording Academy board members have officially fired Dugan as CEO. Dugan’s firing was reveale... Read More...

The very public, very controversial war between the Recording Academy and ousted CEO Deborah Dugan is reportedly entering mediation. Sources with knowledge of the matter are now leaking that settlement talks... Read More...

Internal Recording Academy memos push back against Deborah Dugan’s allegations. Per a pair of internally circulated Recording Academy memos that were leaked by Variety, the organization’s higher-ups are ta... Read More...