Grammys CEO Deborah Dugan Suspended Amid Misconduct Allegation

The Grammy awards have regularly led to controversy and it kind of feels like this yr could also be no other.

Not up to two weeks sooner than the 2020 Grammy Awards, CEO of the Recording Academy Deborah Dugan has been suspended from her position, the Recording Academy mentioned in a remark to E! Information. “In gentle of issues raised to the Recording Academy Board of Trustees, together with a proper allegation of misconduct via a senior feminine member of the Recording Academy staff, the Board has positioned Recording Academy President and CEO Deborah Dugan on administrative go away, efficient right away,” the message started. “The Board has additionally retained two impartial third-party investigators to habits impartial investigations of the allegations.”

“The Board decided this motion to be vital so as to repair the boldness of the Recording Academys Club, restore Recording Academy worker morale, and make allowance the Recording Academy to concentrate on its undertaking of serving all track creators,” the remark persisted. “The Recording Academy Board of Trustees is dedicated to fostering a protected, various, and inclusive office, track business, and society.”

All over the investigation, board chair Harvey Mason Jr. will function period in-between President and CEO. 

Dugan took price of the Recording Academy in August 2019, making her the primary feminine president and CEO of the track group. Following her suspension, Dugan’s legal professional launched a remark denies any wrongdoing. “What has been reported isn’t just about the tale that must be advised,” Bryan J. Freedman mentioned. “When our skill to talk isn’t restrained via a 28-page contract and felony threats, we will be able to divulge what occurs while you ‘step up’ on the Recording Academy, a public nonprofit.”