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Fired MusiCares VP Files a Lawsuit Against Neil Portnow and the Recording Academy

February 12, 2019

Changing her story, MusiCares’ former VP Dana Tomarken has taken aim at Neil Portnow and the Recording Academy. Last year, Dana Tomarken, former Vice President at MusiCares, made serious allegations against ... Read More...

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

Daniel Sanchez

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...

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...

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...

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Fired MusiCares VP Files a Lawsuit Against Neil Portnow and the Recording Academy

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

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

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

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