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Four months after male artists dominated the list of performers and winners at the Grammy Awards, longtime Recording Academy president and CEO Neil Portnow said today that he will exit the job next year. The move comes after a trophy show that was dogged by a #grammyssomale backlash, which included music executives…

As some in the industry call for his head for his intemperate remarks on women, Recording Academy President Neil Portnow has come up with a task force that will examine the “unconscious biases that impede female advancement in the music industry.” Portnow is still playing defense on his tone-deaf post-awards remark…

While last night’s Grammy Awards produced highlights such as Kesha singing the #MeToo anthem “Praying” after a rousing introduction by Janelle Monae, the show’s big morning-after takeaway is a different Twitter hashtag: #GrammysSoMale. After male artists dominated the list of performances and winners, and the…