Exiled Grammy CEO Exposes 'Rigged' Grammy Votes "I Have Evidence"; Speaks Out in 1st interview on ABC News

Deborah Dugan was employed as CEO of the Recording Academy/Grammy Awards in August 2019. A short time later, she was clear about her crucial free the cryptic organization of its defilement, mystery and intended to make the Grammy Awards process increasingly straightforward. Remember, a Grammy Award is a serious deal. Dugan was set on managerial leave just three weeks in the wake of sending a notice to the Recording Academy's head of Human Resources sketching out “’exorbitant and unnecessary’ legal bills, and conflicts of interest involving members of the academy’s board, executive committee and outside lawyers.”

Presently, Dugan, the main female to hold the title of CEO for the Recording Academy, is openly guaranteeing in a sensation allegation that the democratic framework for the Grammys is "rigged." Many of us who watched The Grammy's throughout the years accept this yet to have the (suspended) CEO freely state is notable.

A straightforward designation process, Dugan claims, isn't empowered. Or maybe, entries for Grammy grants are said in any case a vote from casting a ballot individuals, after which top 20 choices are investigated by “secret committees”whose individuals are picked by Head of Awards Bill Freimuth and the Board Chair.

Dugan claims these advisory groups have individuals "who speak to or have associations with" possibly assigned specialists. The Board is then claimed to utilize the advisory groups to advance craftsmen who have associations with them.

A few people may think not a problem yet the validity in our general public related in the psyches of the majority for the craftsman winning a Grammy Award is gigantic. Clarified in an unexpected way, this could clarify why certified craftsmen who are not bankrolled by media outlet appear to always lose these honors. Throughout the years, this could be slanting recognitions about nature of the craftsmanship itself.

Dugan didn't stop there. She additionally affirms in regards to the democratic procedure,

“[O]ne artist who initially ranked 18 out of 20 in the 2019 Song of the Year category ended up with a nomination. This artist was actually permitted to sit on the Song of the Year nomination committee. Incredibly, this artist is also represented by a member of the Board.

As a result of the foregoing, it is not surprising that many high caliber artists who could have taken home the award in a specific category have, at times, not been nominated at all. For instance, Ed Sheeran and Ariana Grande, who had been voted for by the membership, missed out on nominations in the 2019 Song of the Year category in part because the aforementioned artist who ranked 18 out of 20 was nominated instead.”

At that point, on Good Morning America, Dugan said she has proof to back up every last bit of her cases. “There are conflicts of interest that go on . . . I have evidence [of] that in another room because there were complaints made in the jazz category,” Catch that video beneath.

The former Recording Academy CEO and president Deborah Dugan talks to "GMA" about the allegations that it was a "boys' club" that put their "financial interest above the academy's mission." READ MORE: https://gma.abc/36jB5O3 #ABCNews #Grammys #DeborahDugan

Anybody keen on understanding Ms. Dugan's finished stunner allegations leveled against the Recording Academy should look at her official objection enrolled with the Equal Opportunity Commission Los Angeles District Office in Deborah Dugan versus National Academy of Recording Artists and Sciences here.

 
 

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