Recording Academy

The dramatic rise in the number of cases nationwide continues to force dozens of institutions to change their plans.

The Grammy Awards will adopt an inclusion rider that will require producers to recruit and hire more diverse candidates backstage and in front of the camera for next year’s ceremony.

Ousted Grammys CEO Deborah Dugan and the Recording Academy have reached a confidential settlement over why the former leader was let go from the organization.

The Recording Academy has updated its rules for the album of the year Grammy, giving more producers and songwriters a better chance at winning the top award.

The Grammy Awards have changed its tune and voted to remove its nomination review committees — groups that determined the contenders for key awards at the coveted music show

Trevor Noah took a careful approach hosting “The Daily Show” from his New York apartment during the pandemic.

Lizzo is sharing writing credit on her hit song “Truth Hurts” with the creator behind the song’s signature line, but not with two other writers who claim they also contributed to the track. “Truth Hurts” features the popular line, “I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100 percent that bitch,” which originated from a 2017 tweet by singer...

Billy Ray Cyrus has lent his achy breaky heart and country sound to Lil Nas X after Billboard removed the Atlanta rapper’s song “Old Town Road” from consideration for the country charts. The duo released a remixed version of the song early Friday, with Cyrus featured on vocals.

Alicia Keys usually attends the Grammys, but this year she’ll be there as a host.
The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that the R&B star will host the Feb. 10 show for the first time. The Grammys will air live on CBS from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The Grammy Awards are extending the number of nominees in its top categories from five to eight.
The Recording Academy told its members in a letter released Tuesday that the nominee increase “will better reflect the large number of entries in these categories and allow voters greater flexibility when selecting this year’s best recordings.”

The former chief of staff for former First Lady Michelle Obama will head The Recording Academy’s new task force focused on inclusion and diversity.

After a few missteps, The Recording Academy is reassuring its members that it is not lagging behind the music industry when it comes to female representation. In a letter sent to voting and non-voting members Thursday, which was obtained by The Associated Press, the academy offers statistics to show that women had a larger presence at the Grammy Awards compared...

More and more women in the music business say they have had enough. A draft of a letter circulating among high-ranking women in the music industry calls for major changes at the Recording Academy, which presents the Grammys, including publishing the demographics of its voting members and creating a plan to include more women, people of color and members of...

Recording Academy President Neil Portnow says his comments following the 60th annual Grammy Awards were taken out of context after he was criticized for saying women in the music industry need to “step up.” Portnow, in a statement Tuesday, says he regrettably used the words “step up” and that they were taken out of context and neither convey his beliefs...

Rapper Ice-T tells NBC about the struggle rap had breaking into the Grammy Awards as a category, as well as his surprised reaction to Body Count’s nomination and being asked to perform.

Neil Portnow commented on the emerging debate over this year’s ceremony and the lack of female nominees and winners

Alicia Keys kicked off Grammy Award week with an award — and was serenaded with “Happy Birthday” The 15-time Grammy winner and her husband, Swizz Beatz, were both honored Thursday with an honor from the Recording Academy’s Producers & Engineers Wing. It was also Keys’ 37th birthday and media crews welcomed her on the red carpet with the traditional song.

The music industry hasn’t been rocked with as many public allegations of sexual misconduct as Hollywood, but insiders are still seeking to show solidarity with the #MeToo movement on its biggest night. Key executives have called on artists and employees alike to wear a white rose on Sunday in support of Time’s Up as the Grammys celebrate its 60th anniversary...

Bruno Mars and Cardi B, who recently collaborated on the upbeat song “Finesse,” will perform together at the Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy announced Wednesday that “Despacito” hit makers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, SZA and Kesha will also take the stage at the Jan. 28 show at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Childish Gambino, Lady Gaga, Little Big Town and Pink will perform at the 60th Grammy Awards, which will also feature Broadway musical tributes by Patti LuPone and Ben Platt in honor of the show’s return to New York City.