The first female president of the Recording Academy has been put on leave from her position as the organization’s head after just over five months tenure. The Los Angeles Times first reported…
has been put on leave from her position as the organization’s head after just over five months tenure.the news. Dugan’s leave comes just ten days before the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 26. Ironically, the Times ran a profile of Dugan on Wednesday. Its headline quoted her saying, “Everything’s being examined.”
Dugan replaced chief executive Neil Portnow, whose tenure was rocked when he suggested following the 2018 Grammys that female artists should “step up” in response to a lack of awards representation.
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