The suspended head of the Recording Academy said the Grammys nomination process is rigged because of conflicts of interest. Deborah Dugan filed a complaint earlier this week, alleging she was put on leave for reporting corruption within the Academy’s processes and severe misconduct on the part of former CEO Neil Portnow.
“In that room not only are there trustees that have conflicts of interest on particular artists that are nominated, but more importantly there are even artists that are nominated that are in the room,” she said on “CBS This Morning” Thursday. “So for me that’s just such a blatant conflict of interest.”
She went on to say that the process has the potential to be “fair and transparent” and that “so many good people on the board, they deserve better.”
Asked if she would call the process “rigged,” Dugan said, “Yes it is.”
Dugan’s complaint, which jolted the music industry and led to host Alicia Keys canceling all interviews leading up to the show, alleged that the “Song of the Year” category was specifically an issue. In the 20-name shortlist, the complaint states that someone on the bottom of the list was moved up to the top five.
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