Gala will be held February 8, 2019 Eight-time GRAMMY winner ...

Gala will be held February 8, 2019 Eight-time GRAMMY winner Dolly Parton will be honored at the 2019 MusiCares Person the Year tribute on Friday,…

Posted on September 5, 2018Features

The Music Modernization Act (MMA) isn’t out of the woods ...

The Music Modernization Act (MMA) isn’t out of the woods yet. Now, there are fresh assaults from both Sirius XM Radio and Music Choice to…

Posted on August 6, 2018Labels

In the wake of high-profile dismissals of Billboard CEO John ...

In the wake of high-profile dismissals of Billboard CEO John Amato, Recording Academy chief Neil Portnow, and Disney writer/director James Gunn, music industry executives are…

Posted on July 24, 2018Labels

The New York imbroglio is over.  Now the 61st Grammy ...

The New York imbroglio is over.  Now the 61st Grammy Awards are shifting back to LA, to the familiar Staples Center roost. It’s been a…

Posted on July 18, 2018Labels

Nominations will be announced December 5th The Recording Academy has ...

Nominations will be announced December 5th The Recording Academy has announced key dates and deadlines for the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards. Music’s Biggest Night returns…

Posted on July 18, 2018Features

The Recording Academy has now released a list of the ...

The Recording Academy has now released a list of the key dates for the upcoming 61st Grammy Awards, along with some key information about voting…

Posted on July 9, 2018Labels

Hal Blaine, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Louis Jordan, the Meters, ...

Hal Blaine, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Louis Jordan, the Meters, Queen, and Tina Turner being honored at third annual event The Recording Academy will honor…

Posted on June 12, 2018Features

MusiCares, the Recording Academy’s non-prit wing, has hired law firm ...

MusiCares, the Recording Academy’s non-prit wing, has hired law firm Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP to look into a fired employee’s claims harassment. In a letter…

Posted on June 5, 2018Labels

Neil Portnow, the longtime president the Recording Academy and chief ...

Neil Portnow, the longtime president the Recording Academy and chief overseer the Grammys, has announced his resignation. In the middle an extremely rocky year, embattled…

Posted on June 1, 2018Labels

Recording Academy chairman and president Neil Portnow is in broiling ...

Recording Academy chairman and president Neil Portnow is in broiling water once again — this time for diverting funds.  But are these just accusations from a…

Posted on May 24, 2018Labels

The event is May 10th in Seattle Additional performers for ...

The event is May 10th in Seattle Additional performers for the 2018 MusiCares Concert For Recovery benefit honoring GRAMMY winner Mike McCready Pearl Jam have…

Posted on April 19, 2018Features

Performers include Barrett Martin, Duff McKagan, Mike Ness, Slash, Chad ...

Performers include Barrett Martin, Duff McKagan, Mike Ness, Slash, Chad Smith, Nancy Wilson and McCready The MusiCares Foundation, an affiliated charity the Recording Academy with…

Posted on March 9, 2018Features

Performers include Barrett Martin, Duff McKagan, Mike Ness, Slash, Chad ...

Performers include Barrett Martin, Duff McKagan, Mike Ness, Slash, Chad Smith, Nancy Wilson and McCready The MusiCares Foundation, an affiliated charity the Recording Academy with…

Posted on March 9, 2018Features

The Country Music Association (CMA) Foundation has just accepted the ...

The Country Music Association (CMA) Foundation has just accepted the resignation its latest board member, Mike Huckabee.  The tenure lasted less than 24 hours, and…

Posted on March 2, 2018Labels

Despite what critics have demanded from the Recording Academy, Neil ...

Despite what critics have demanded from the Recording Academy, Neil Portnow won’t resign anytime soon.  A lot people don’t actually want him too. Iggy Azalea…

Posted on February 17, 2018Labels

Grammys president Neil Portnow told women to ‘step up’ if ...

Grammys president Neil Portnow told women to ‘step up’ if they wanted to win more awards.  Now, Billboard is backing him up. Is the old…

Posted on February 14, 2018Labels

Recording Academy and Grammy Awards president Neil Portnow said women ...

Recording Academy and Grammy Awards president Neil Portnow said women should ‘step up’ if they wanted to win more recognition and accolades.  Should that comment…

Posted on February 14, 2018Labels

Brooks accepted the award in Los Angeles during the Pollstar ...

Brooks accepted the award in Los Angeles during the Pollstar Conference Garth Brooks has been named the first inductee to the just-announced Live Hall Fame…

Posted on February 9, 2018Features

Grammys chief Neil Portnow has yet to “step up” to ...

Grammys chief Neil Portnow has yet to “step up” to the calls demanding his resignation. Why did the Grammys present only a few women with…

Posted on February 8, 2018Labels

Recording Academy President Neil Portnow is still spinning his controversial ...

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?…

Posted on February 2, 2018Labels

Why haven’t more women received Grammy nominations?  According to Neil ...

Why haven’t more women received Grammy nominations?  According to Neil Portnow, because they need to “step up.” Last week, the USC Annenberg Initiative published a…

Posted on January 31, 2018Labels

The head the Grammys says ‘women need to step up’ ...

The head the Grammys says ‘women need to step up’ to win more awards. Alessia Cara won Best New Artist at the Grammys last night.  But…

Posted on January 29, 2018Labels