Recently ousted CEO of the Recording Academy alleges that the Grammys nomination/voting process is rigged

[Exemplar]

You can hear her talk about it at 3:50

Grammy Awards Face Credibility Threat In Former CEO's Complaint

The EEOC discrimination complaint filed by Deborah Dugan, the Recording Academy's first female chief, contains several allegations that could undermine the prestige of the prizes.

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Must-Read: Grammys CEO Deborah Dugan Exposes "Corrupt" Recording Academy In 46-Page Complaint

Deborah Dugan had only served as Grammys CEO for six months before being suspended. Now, just ten days prior to the awards show airing, she’s airing the Academy out, insisting that it’s a corrupt boy’s club. Why are we not surprised? From CBS News: Newly suspended CEO Deborah Dugan filed a...

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[Blue Of Mind]

Shocking news: a crappy music award might be rigged!

I've never taken the Grammys or any other music award seriously. It's pretty obvious they favour certain artists once they start getting big by playing the music industry game.

 

[Scarlet Illusion]

I'm with Blue here. I never believed that the Grammy's weren't rigged and I still feel the same way about the other crappy awards shows. It's not really about who puts in the most work or who has the most talent; it's all about who plays the game the way the "music industry" wants.

I really don't know how people believe this isn't rigged in some way. (No offense to them, or anything.)

(Clever though she waited until five days before the awards to drop this bombshell. Now the awards don't have a chance to wait for the info to fizzle out and become old news.)

 

[parallax_fifths]

The Grammys still exist? I thought they died out years ago.

 

[peaches2217]

If only. They're still a pretty big deal, even though just about everyone knows they're a load of crap.

 

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[lIlI]

Honestly, the prejudice and harassment reports are more concerning than who's getting the shiny gramophone. ):