The suspended chief executive of the organization behind the Grammy Awards claims the nominating process for the music industry ceremony is 'rigged' and clouded by conflicts of interest.
claiming she had been placed on leave in retaliation for having sent a memo outlining her concerns about the academy to human resources.In the complaint, Dugan claims that she sent an email to the director of human resources on Dec. 22 detailing"egregious conflicts of interest, improper self-dealing by board members and voting irregularities with respect to nominations for Grammy Awards.
"If there are certain artists that the producer would like [to perform] on the show, there are strong hints, influence, that might affect a select few in the nominating process," Dugan said. She said she was aware of occasions when musicians would be sitting in the room during meetings of the nominating committee.
Dugan insisted that musicians were unaware of the corruption behind the ceremony, saying that a"great majority of the [nominees] are so, so well-deserving" and that her allegations were not attempts to steal the spotlight or to impugn artists.
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