Embattled Grammy Chief Asks Recording Academy to Make Legal Docs Public: 'I Have Nothing to Hide'

It’s been one week since the Grammy Awards, and for many people it’s taken a week even to begin to process all the things that happened in the deranged ten days leading up to the show, let alone try to figure out where things currently stand.

Dugan was placed on administrative leave earlier this month

After two days of quiet on the Recording Academy vs. Deborah Dugan front, the organization’s ousted CEO has asked to be released from the arbitration agreement she signed when she joined the Academy. The contract she signed upon joining the Academy last year requires her to arbitrate any disputes confidentially.

On Sunday, the biggest of the biggest stars from the music industry descended to attend the popular Grammys. The 71st edition of the award show was attended by many celebs to celebrate the year's achievements in music.

Many who tuned into Sunday's Grammy Awards did so with anticipation to see how music's biggest night would handle the scandal that has embroiled the Recording Academy in the week leading up to its annual telecast.With the awards show kicking off only hours after the tragic news that NBA legend Kobe Bryant — along with his 13-yeard-old daughter Gianna, and seven others — had died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, Alicia Keys opened the ceremony with an emotional tribute to the

The Recording Academy's interim CEO and board chair, Harvey Mason Jr., asked for a moment of silence in honor of Kobe Bryant at the 2020 Grammy Awards' Premiere Ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday (Jan. 26).

Diddy was recognized with the 2020 Grammy Salute to Industry Icons Award during the Recording Academy and Clive Davis’ annual Pre-GRAMMY Gala on Saturday. 

Sean “Diddy” Combs slammed the Recording Academy before a star-studded crowd at the annual Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala on Saturday night, saying that hip-hop and black music have “never been respected by the Grammys,” ironically as he accepted his award as the 2020 Grammy Salute to Industry Icons honoree at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles.

On the eve of music’s biggest night -- the 62nd Grammy Awards -- the most compelling drama may be unfolding offstage as the Recording Academy’s new CEO, Deborah Dugan, now on leave, squares off with the organization’s old guard in a verbal battle royale -- complete with high-powered lawyers -- featuring.

Taylor Swift planned to deliver a surprise performance at the Grammys on Sunday but has since pulled out due to sexism allegations within the Recording Academy, according to a report.

Less than 48 hours before the Recording Academy starts handing out 84 Grammy Awards on Sunday, interim CEO and board chair Harvey Mason Jr. sent an email to the organization’s membership on Friday (Jan.

Mickey Smith Jr. of Maplewood Middle School in Sulphur, La.

Days before the biggest music night commences, the Grammys 2020 is already surrounded by a set of controversies. For the unversed, the Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan was sacked just a few weeks ago before the annual awards show.

By Erik Pedersen

Suspended Recording Academy chief executive and president Deborah Dugan has filed a legal complaint accusing its officials of sexual misconduct and voting corruption.

Neil Portnow, the former chief of the Recording Academy, has been accused of raping a female artist by his successor, Grammys CEO Deborah Dugan, who was placed on an administrative leave days ago.

The much-awaited and the biggest music night is only a few days away but Grammys 2020 is embroiled in a controversy like no other. The Recording Academy, which conducts the Grammy Awards, sacked former CEO Deborah Dugan just days before the  awards night.

In May 2018, after Neil Portnow said that women needed to “step up,” the longtime head of the Grammys found himself out of a job. Six months ago, Deborah Dugan—the former CEO of (RED)—was brought on to replace him. That tenure lasted until last week, when she was ousted and put on “administrative leave” under unclear circumstances involving an undisclosed allegation of misconduct.