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The Empire Strikes Back: Grammy Female Execs, Grammy Former CEO All Take on Ousted Deborah Dugan Before She Takes Her War to “GMA”

This has really gotten out of hand. Deborah Dugan, ousted head of the Recording Academy, is appearing on "Good Morning America" Thursday morning in...

Confirmed: Ousted Grammy Chief Deborah Dugan Demanded $22 Million to Leave Before She Was Put on Administrative Leave

Ousted Grammy chief Deborah Dugan wanted $22 million to leave her post as head of the Recording Academy. She and her lawyer made the...

Grammy Lawsuit Update: (Exclusive) No Lawsuit This Week as Recording Academy Employee Waits for Investigations

Here's an update in the saga going on at the Grammys and the Recording Academy: Claudine Little, the executive assistant to ousted NARAS chief Deborah...

Madonna Cancels Another Show, This Time in Lisbon, With 45 Minutes Notice, Hopes to Return Tomorrow (“Fingers Crossed”)

Madonna is certainly suffering from her blown out knee. She cancelled another show, this time in Lisbon last night with 45 minutes notice. She...

EXCLUSIVE: Recording Academy CEO Ouster May Result in Filing of Major Lawsuit As Exec Assistant Hires High Powered Hollywood Law Firm

EXCLUSIVE The saga of the ousted Recording Academy CEO continues to take sharp turns. I'm told that Claudine Little, the beloved executive assistant to Deborah...

Grammy Awards’ Other Problem is Taylor Swift: Snubbed in Best Album Category, Will Pop’s Princess Play?

From the beginning of August when it was released, Taylor Swift's "Lover" album looked like it would be Album of the Year at the...

Exclusive: Grammy Awards Lose PR Firm in Fight with Ousted CEO as Sunshine Sachs Exits from Public Argument

Exclusive: Ken Sunshine and Shawn Sachs are still repping the Grammys for press next Sunday. But I am told that they've resigned-- or shall we...

Grammy Turmoil UPDATED: Ousted CEO Deborah Dugan Dug Her Own Grave, Refusing to Be Political or Diplomatic

Ousted NARAS/Grammy CEO Deborah Dugan dug her own grave. She arrived with good intentions, but she ultimately her own worst enemy. Problems began last spring,...

Turmoil at the Grammy Awards as CEO Deborah Dugan Is Ousted After Six Months, A Week Before Show

Turmoil at the Grammys and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences: they've ousted new CEO Deborah Dugan, who began work on August...

Mariah Carey Gets into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Despite Plagiarism Claims, Others Include Pharrell, Steve Miller, Eurythmics, The Isley Bros.

The 2020 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees have been announced. Mariah Carey, who's never written a song by herself and was accused of plagiarism...