Deborah Dugan on Grammys Nomination Process: There Are 'Conflicts of Interest That Taint the Results'

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Suspended Recording Academy chief Deborah Dugan on her sexual harassment claim: 'I felt like I was being tested and, how much would I acquiesce? And I realized that was a power-setting move just on the onset as I was coming into the committee.'

— with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences on Tuesday.last week just 10 days ahead of Sunday's Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy has said that Dugan didn't raise the issues in her complaint until after claims were made against her, including that she had created a "toxic and intolerable" work environment, by the outgoing chief's executive assistant.

During the interview with George Stephanopoulos, Dugan reiterated her complaint claims that she was sexually harassed by music lawyer Joel Katz, who is the Academy's general counsel and a former board member, and that her predecessor Neil Portnow was accused of raping a female performer, which led to his contract not being renewed.

Dugan described her allegation in an email to human resources on Dec. 22, 2019. She was subsequently placed on leave, "in light of concerns raised to the Recording Academy Board of Trustees, including a formal allegation of misconduct by a senior female member of the Recording Academy team," according to an initial statement from the Academy. The Academy now adds in a statement to, "Ms.

In Dugan's complaint, she also alleged rigging with the annual Grammys telecast, claiming there are secret committees that push forward artists with whom they have relationships, that the nominations process is manipulated in order to line up the show's performances, and — referencing the Academy's long-standing— says the top awards often go to winners in the rock, country and pop categories, over R&B. On Thursday, she said she has evidence to support her complaint.

 

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RecordingAcad was taken over by corporations many years ago. Then they began the music makers purge from the board... Having accomplished that they began purging the member rolls of music makers. I was pushed out after 32 years of membership and my name on millions of records.

Deborah needs to go away now - she wants $22mil for one year. Can you imagine how many school music programs that would pay for? Grammys2020 ego

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