In the run-up to this year's Grammy ceremony, there was a great deal of public speculation about whether or not the Academy would address #MeToo and #TimesUp with the same coordination and effect that Hollywood did at this year's Golden Globes - in what Meryl Streep memorably called a "thick black line." However, NPR has learned that the group does not know current demographic details about its membership. NARAS has responded with plans to address issues of gender bias. Many of those women are calling for fundamental changes to the way that the Recording Academy (also known as NARAS, or the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) is run, and for a change in the organization's leadership. The outcry is a direct response to the the format and content of this year's telecast, and to statements made by the highest-ranked official at the Recording Academy - the professional organization whose members vote for the Grammys - and the producer of the telecast.Īmong those who have spoken out are musicians including Pink, Fiona Apple, India.Arie, Sheryl Crow, Vanessa Carlton, Charli XCX and Kelly Clarkson, as well as two groups of highly influential, female industry executives. Much of that momentum has built up over the past week, since the telecast of this year's Grammy Awards ceremony, which were held Jan. Top solo artists and groups of high-powered female executives in the music industry are demanding change within the Recording Academy. Recording Academy and MusiCares president and CEO Neil Portnow, onstage during the Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Jan.
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