The Recording Academy’s task force on inclusion and diversity in the music industry issued a statement Thursday tacitly siding with many of the stinging criticisms leveled at the Grammy Awards organization by former President and CEO Deborah Dugan, ousted last week after less than six months at the helm. But we are deeply disappointed at the level of commitment by some of the Academy’s leadership in effecting the kind of real and constructive change presented in our report. Little accused Dugan of fostering a “bullying and abusive” environment in the workplace. On Tuesday, her legal team filed its own complaint, also specifying sexual harassment and retaliation, with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The Grammy Awards will begin Sunday at 5 p.m. Pacific time.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 24, 2020 06:11 UTC