Democratic, GOP lawmakers push pay-for-‘play’ bill that would make radio stations compensate artists for airing their songs
This is a pay-for-play scheme that lawmakers can publicly get behind. Members of Congress from both parties introduced ...
‘The year of the woman’: Grammy CEO x Ari on Taylor Swift, Beyoncé & Sabrina Carpenter takeover
Women are dominating the 2025 Grammy nominations, with major contenders like Billie Eilish, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and ...
Elizabeth Wagmeister sits down with Grammys heads about calls to cancel the show
CNN’s Elizabeth Wagmeister sat down with Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. and Grammys executive producer Ben Winston about why the Grammys are still happening despite calls to cancel amidst the ...
The Grammys are the 1st awards ceremony to air since the L.A. wildfires: 'This is not just another show'
While some have called for the show to be postponed, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. told Yahoo Entertainment that ...
Inside the Grammys’ Decision to Go Ahead Amid L.A. Wildfires: ‘We Have to Do Everything We Can to Help’
Grammys were shaping up to be a lively celebration of a vibrant year in music: the year of Chappell, Charli and Sabrina; of ...
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A ‘very different’ Grammy Awards set for Sunday due to wildfires
In talking to some of the (California) leadership, not only did every single person, to a person, support the Academy having ...
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With Fires Burning, the Grammys Made a Choice: On With the Show
By Ben Sisario On Jan. 8, as wildfires were spreading across Los Angeles, Harvey Mason Jr., the head of the Grammy Awards, looked out the window of his home in the Hollywood Hills and saw smoke ...
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Grammy Awards to Proceed as Planned, Recording Academy Says
The 2025 Grammy Awards will proceed as planned on February 2, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. told members in a letter Monday morning, assuring that the show will go on at Crypto.com Arena ...
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Here’s How the Grammys Are Planning to Pivot on Their Feb. 2 Show
In their messaging, the academy is stressing the philanthropic angle. By Paul Grein Harvey Mason Jr., CEO, Recording Academy and MusiCares and Tammy Hurt, chair of the academy’s board of ...
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The 2025 Grammys Will Proceed as Planned, Despite L.A. Wildfires
UPDATE: In a joint statement, the Recording Academy and MusiCares CEO Harvey Mason Jr. and Tammy Hurt, the chair of the academy’s board of trustees, confirmed the Grammy Awards telecast will ...
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Inside the Grammys’ Decision to Go Ahead Amid L.A. Wildfires: ‘We Have to Do Everything We Can to Help’
“I’ll admit I was looking forward to a straightforward show,” says Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. “But on that Wednesday morning, it all just flipped upside-down.” Although many ...