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Prior to joining the Academy’s executive team, Marchand held several elected leadership roles at the Academy. In 2004, she was elected governor and vice president of the New York Chapter.
Harvey Mason Jr., chairman and interim CEO of the Recording Academy, said in a statement that major rules and guidelines have been introduced for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards “to ensure the ...
The Recording Academy, the body behind the Grammy Awards, has weathered controversy in recent years stemming from a lack of diversity in its membership, nominations and awards. Between 2018's # ...
The Recording Academy and its deposed leader, Deborah Dugan, have reached a settlement ahead of arbitration hearings that were set to begin next month over Dugan’s controversial firing from the ...
The Recording Academy has named Valeisha Butterfield Jones as its first chief diversity and inclusion officer. The appointment comes just months after the controversial and abrupt dismissal of ...
The Recording Academy’s board of trustees voted Monday to formally terminate President and CEO Deborah Dugan barely seven months after she took the job, the aftermath of a dramatic meltdown ...
After The New York Times reported that controversial artist Ghostwriter submitted the A.I.-generated song “Heart on My Sleeve” for Grammy consideration, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr ...
Following its public and controversial parting with CEO Deborah Dugan earlier this year, the Recording Academy announced Thursday morning that Valeisha Butterfield Jones, who was previously global ...
An investigation into recently ousted Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan’s sexual harassment allegation against Academy general counsel Joel Katz has begun, according to two documents sent to ...
The Recording Academy announced the appointment of Valeisha Butterfield Jones as its first Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, a role that is among the recommendations of the organization’s ...
That month, the Recording Academy announced new diversity initiatives to “ensure that the Academy – and the music business – is truly representative of artists and their audiences.” “Too ...