Neil Portnow

Former Grammys CEO Neil Portnow says a rape allegation aired against him in a complaint against the Recording Academy by his successor is “false and outrageous

The Grammy Awards are extending the number of nominees in its top categories from five to eight.
The Recording Academy told its members in a letter released Tuesday that the nominee increase “will better reflect the large number of entries in these categories and allow voters greater flexibility when selecting this year’s best recordings.”

Neil Portnow will step down as president and CEO of The Recording Academy and the Grammy Awards next year.
The organization announced Thursday that Portnow chose not to “seek an extension on his current contract,” which ends next year.

After a few missteps, The Recording Academy is reassuring its members that it is not lagging behind the music industry when it comes to female representation. In a letter sent to voting and non-voting members Thursday, which was obtained by The Associated Press, the academy offers statistics to show that women had a larger presence at the Grammy Awards compared...

More and more women in the music business say they have had enough. A draft of a letter circulating among high-ranking women in the music industry calls for major changes at the Recording Academy, which presents the Grammys, including publishing the demographics of its voting members and creating a plan to include more women, people of color and members of...

Recording Academy President Neil Portnow says his comments following the 60th annual Grammy Awards were taken out of context after he was criticized for saying women in the music industry need to “step up.” Portnow, in a statement Tuesday, says he regrettably used the words “step up” and that they were taken out of context and neither convey his beliefs...

Lorde didn’t perform at the 2018 Grammys on Sunday and fans wanted to know why. After Sunday night’s award show, Recording Academy President Neil Portnow and Grammys executive producer Ken Elrich spoke about why the Best Album nominee didn’t take the stage. “These shows are always a matter of choices, and we know we have a box and the box...

Rapper Ice-T tells NBC about the struggle rap had breaking into the Grammy Awards as a category, as well as his surprised reaction to Body Count’s nomination and being asked to perform.

Neil Portnow commented on the emerging debate over this year’s ceremony and the lack of female nominees and winners

If the 2018 Grammy nominees are any indication, the world of music is eager to honor diversity.

At Sunday’s Grammys, a man and a transgender woman will join the so-called trophy girls who bring music’s top honors onstage.
It’s a change that puts the Grammys in the front ranks of awards diversity.