Tiffany Haddish has received a public apology from the interim Recording Academy boss after going public with the "disrespectful" offer she received to host the 2021 Grammy Awards pre-show.
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Harvey Mason, Jr. is speaking out after seeing The Weeknd‘s response to being snubbed by The Grammys.
If you didn’t see, the “Blinding Lights” musician called out the Recording Academy in a scathing Instagram post, after his critically acclaimed album, After Hours, received zero nominations.
“The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency…” he wrote in his post.
Now, Harvey is speaking out with a statement on the situation, via Variety.
“We understand that The
Tiffany Haddish has received a public apology from the interim Recording Academy boss after going public with the "disrespectful" offer she received to host the 2021 Grammy Awards pre-show.
Recording Academy interim chief Harvey Mason Jr. has issued an apology to Tiffany Haddish after the actress went public with the fact that she had been asked to pay her own way as host of the Grammy Awards pre-show.
Tiffany Haddish recently revealed that she turned down the offer to host the Grammys pre-telecast Premiere Ceremony. The Recording Academy allegedly asked her to host the three-hour live-streamed event without receiving any payment.
Tiffany Haddish spoke out about turning down a pre-show hosting gig for the 2021 Grammys over pay discrepancies, she received a public apology from the Recording Academy’s interim chief, Harvey Mason Jr.“It’s just been brought to my attention that the Recording Academy invited Tiffany Haddish to host this year’s Premiere ceremony,” Mason, 52, said in a one-minute Instagram video posted on Thursday, December 10.
The Recording Academy’s Interim Chief Harvey Mason, Jr. has issued an apology, both publicly and privately, to Tiffany Haddish.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter actor Tiffany Haddish told Variety that she had been invited to host the Grammy Awards Premiere ceremony but turned down the offer after being told that she would have to pay her own way, Recording Academy interim chief Harvey Mason, jr. posted a public apology on social media, and said that he had apologized to her personally as well.
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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorToward the end of a dramatic day that saw The Weeknd, whose music has dominated 2020, shut out of all Grammy nominations, leading him to accuse the Recording Academy of corruption and a lack of transparency, Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason, jr.