Deborah Dugan, the Recording Academy president and CEO who took over for Neil Portnow last August, has been placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into misconduct allegations. The news comes just a week prior to this year’s Grammy Awards, which take place on Sunday, January 26. The Recording Academy confirmed the news in a statement (via Variety):
In light of concerns raised to the Recording Academy Board of Trustees, including a formal allegation of misconduct by a senior female member of the Recording Academy team, the Board has placed Recording Academy President and CEO Deborah Dugan on administrative leave, effective immediately. The Board has also retained two independent third-party investigators to conduct independent investigations of the allegations.
The Board determined this action to be necessary in order to restore the confidence of the Recording Academy’s Membership, repair Recording Academy employee morale, and allow the Recording Academy to focus on its mission of serving all music creators. Board Chair Harvey Mason Jr. will serve as interim President and CEO pending the conclusion of the investigation.
The Recording Academy Board of Trustees is committed to fostering a safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace, music industry, and society.
Pitchfork has reached out to the Recording Academy for further comment.
Dugan was the CEO of the Bono-founded nonprofit AIDS organization (RED) before coming to Recording Academy. She stepped into a role vacated by Portnow, who resigned amid an outcry from multiple female artists including Vanessa Carlton and Fiona Apple. He stirred controversy with comments after the 2018 Grammy Awards when he said women should “step up” if they want to be successful in the industry.
In an interview she gave shortly after she stepped into the Recording Academy job, she gave an interview saying she was excited to “bring new perspective” to the organization. “I want to look at the Recording Academy and hopefully bring positive change,” she said. “I intended to do everything I can to make the Recording Academy, the entertainment industry and our society more inclusive and equitable.”
Earlier today, the Los Angeles Times ran a profile on Dugan with music industry accolades from executives at Warner Records and Capitol Music Group. She discussed her interest in “complete transparency” for the Grammy nomination process and discussed calling Public Enemy to offer them a lifetime achievement award.
Dugan also said she wasn’t planning to be on camera at this year’s Grammys. “I’m not in favor that after an hour and a half, somebody comes out and gives a Recording Academy spiel,” she said. “I won’t be there unless there’s something important for me to say to the 22 million people watching.”
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This article was originally published on January 16 at 10:46 p.m. Eastern. It was last updated at 11:26 p.m. Eastern.
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