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An ‘Insulted’ Ariana Grande Reportedly Won’t Attend the Grammys — Other Possible No-Shows Include Jay-Z, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Drake, Kanye

February 6, 2019

Which other major music stars will forego attending the Grammy Awards? The Recording Academy has apparently offended a major music star just days before the Grammy Awards. According to a new report, Arian... Read More...

50% of the Music Industry Says Neil Portnow Should Stay

We Asked the Music Industry If Neil Portnow Should Be Fired. 50% Said No.

Daniel Sanchez

February 16, 2018

Despite what critics have demanded from the Recording Academy, Neil Portnow won’t resign anytime soon. A lot of people don't actually want him too. Iggy Azalea wants Neil Portnow to step down. Pink, Halsey... Read More...

Is Neil Portnow Resigning? Grammys President Abruptly Cancels His Pollstar Conference Appearance

Daniel Sanchez

February 8, 2018

Grammys chief Neil Portnow has yet to “step up” to the calls demanding his resignation. Why did the Grammys present only a few women with a prestigious music award this year? Responding to #GrammysSoMale, a... Read More...

Grammys President Neil Portnow Nears His End As Resignation Petition Crosses 13,500

Grammys President Neil Portnow Battles for His Life as Resignation Petition Crosses 13,500

Daniel Sanchez

February 2, 2018

Recording Academy President Neil Portnow is still spinning his controversial 'step up' statement demeaning women in the music industry. But, why hasn’t he simply apologized? Following last Sunday’s Grammy A... Read More...

Avenged Sevenfold Boycotting Grammys to Protest How Rock Is Being Treated

Avenged Sevenfold Is Boycotting the Grammys to Protest How Rock Is Being Treated

Daniel Sanchez

January 26, 2018

Did the Grammys actually misrepresent the Rock genre as Avenged Sevenfold claims? At this year’s Grammys, California heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold will compete against Metallica and the Foo Fighters for... Read More...

Fewer Than 10% of Grammy Nominees Are Women, Study FInds

More Than 90% of Grammy Nominees Are Men, Study Finds

Daniel Sanchez

January 25, 2018

In bad news for the Recording Academy, only 9.3% of women in the music industry have received Grammy nominations since 2013. Several weeks ago, the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found that only 4.3% of ... Read More...

BTS Ignored by Grammys: 0 Nominations for 'Bubble Gum Kpop'

BTS Ignored by the Grammys; Zero Nominations Despite Record-Setting Year

Daniel Sanchez

November 28, 2017

Despite shattering records with their latest album and tearing up the US, the Grammys have snubbed up-and-coming Kpop group BTS. But, should they — or the group’s fans — even care? Just one month ago, the i... Read More...

The 59 Artists Who Have Never Won at the Grammy Awards

59 Artists Who Never Won a Grammy Award

Daniel Sanchez

December 6, 2016

Who needs a Grammy Award? The Recording Academy released their 2017 Grammy Awards nominees list. As always, top artists received major nods, like Beyoncé and Adele. Yet, others were snubbed from top nominati... Read More...

2017 Grammy Awards Snubs Prince, David Bowie, and Kanye West

2017 Grammy Nominees List Snubs Prince, David Bowie, and Kanye West

Daniel Sanchez

December 6, 2016

Image by Ronald Woan (CC by 2.0) There’s no major recognition for Kanye West, Prince, nor David Bowie at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy welcomed the class of nominees for the 59th Annua... Read More...

The Grammy Awards Are Taking Streaming Very, Very Seriously

Charlotte Hassan

June 16, 2016

Today, the Recording Academy has announced some changes that will dramatically impact the Grammy Award nominations in 2017. Not only will there be a reduction in the number of categories a member can vote up... Read More...

And the Official Grammy Nominees Are…

Paul Resnikoff

December 7, 2015

The 58th Annual Grammy Awards happen next year, though the official nominations were disclosed by the Recording Academy this morning in New York. Here are some highlights from the largest categories (a ful... Read More...

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An ‘Insulted’ Ariana Grande Reportedly Won’t Attend the Grammys — Other Possible No-Shows Include Jay-Z, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Drake, Kanye

We Asked the Music Industry If Neil Portnow Should Be Fired. 50% Said No.

Is Neil Portnow Resigning? Grammys President Abruptly Cancels His Pollstar Conference Appearance

Grammys President Neil Portnow Battles for His Life as Resignation Petition Crosses 13,500

Avenged Sevenfold Is Boycotting the Grammys to Protest How Rock Is Being Treated

More Than 90% of Grammy Nominees Are Men, Study Finds

BTS Ignored by the Grammys; Zero Nominations Despite Record-Setting Year

59 Artists Who Never Won a Grammy Award

2017 Grammy Nominees List Snubs Prince, David Bowie, and Kanye West

The Grammy Awards Are Taking Streaming Very, Very Seriously

And the Official Grammy Nominees Are…

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