Grammy Awards
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Former Grammys Chief Neil Portnow Blasts ‘False and Outrageous’ Rape Accusation in EEOC Complaint
Neil Portnow, the former CEO of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences that oversees the Grammy Awards, is denying an accusation he raped an unnamed female recording artist, an allegation which was made in a discrimination complaint filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by ousted Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan on Tuesday.In the complaint, Dugan, who replaced Portnow last May to become the first woman to lead the Recording Academy, said that Portnow “allegedly r
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Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan Out Following ‘Misconduct’ Accusation
Recording Academy president and CEO Deborah Dugan is out after less than a year on the job and less than two weeks before the group’s biggest event: the 2020 Grammy Awards.According to the Los Angeles Times, which first reported the news, Dugan stepped down entirely after the group’s board placed her on administrative leave to investigate “a formal allegation of misconduct by a senior female member of the Recording Academy team.”“In light of concerns raised to the Recording Academy Board of Trus
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2020 Grammy Nominations: Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X Lead the Pack
The nominations for the 2020 Grammy Awards are in, with Lizzo (eight nominations), Billie Eilish (six), and Lil Nas X (six) leading the pack.Bebe Rexha, Alicia Keys, Gayle King, Recording Academy President and CEO Deborah Dugan, and Chair of the Board of Trustees Harvey Mason Jr. all pitched in to read off the names Wednesday morning via a live stream and on “CBS This Morning.”Keys will return to host next year’s Grammys, her second turn as emcee of “Music’s Biggest Night.”The nominees are below
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GRAMMYs 2019: Meet the Best New Artist Nominees
From Bebe Rexha to Dua Lipa, Greta Van Fleet to H.E.R., listen to all the burgeoning artists competing for the golden gramophone.
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Singer says no designer will dress her for the Grammys because she's 'too big'
She's a UK size 12.
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Natalie Cole’s Family Rips Grammys for ‘Shameless’ Tribute
Natalie Cole received a tribute during the Grammys In Memoriam segment on Monday night, but the singer’s family doesn’t think that was enough. Cole’s son Robert Adam Yancy and her sisters, Timolin and Casey, are taking the Recording Academy to task for not giving Cole her own special segment of the program. “Here is a woman who has been in the business for four decades, had 21 Grammy nominations and won nine Grammys,” Yancy told Entertainment Tonight. “She deserves more than (to be a part of)