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The Recording Academy Launches Task Force to Investigate Biases Against Women in the Grammys

by Cody Smith
February 4, 2018
in EDM News
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The six trophies for Adele are displayed backstage at the 54th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO/ FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

Neil Portnow, the president of the Recording Academy, told a Variety reporter that women need to “step up” in the music industry. This statement came directly after this year’s Grammy awards ceremony concluded, and also in the face of the trending #GrammysSoMale hashtag. The backlash against Portnow’s comment has lit the music industry ablaze, and now the Recording Academy has announced it will tackle the issue of gender inequality head-on.

Portnow penned a letter announcing the Recording Academy will launch an independent task force to investigate biases that “impede female advancement in the music industry.” The letter leaves out concrete details, but it appears that Portnow, the Recording Academy and the Grammys will take this issue quite seriously. For this year’s Grammys, Alessia Cara came away as the only woman winner among the categories televised during the ceremony.

Read Portnow’s full letter announcing the formation of the task force below:

“To The Music Community…

“After hearing from many friends and colleagues, I understand the hurt that my poor choice of words following last Sunday’s Grammy telecast has caused. I also now realize that it’s about more than just my words. Because those words, while not reflective of my beliefs, echo the real experience of too many women. I’d like to help make that right.

“The Recording Academy is establishing an independent task force to review every aspect of what we do as an organization and identify where we can do more to overcome the explicit barriers and unconscious biases that impede female advancement in the music community. We will also place ourselves under a microscope and tackle whatever truths are revealed.

“I appreciate that the issue of gender bias needs to be addressed in our industry, and share in the urgency to attack it head on. We as an organization, and I as its leader, pledge our commitment to doing that. We will share more information about the steps we are taking in the coming weeks.

“Sincerely, President/CEO of the Recording Academy.”

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