Editing Grammy Awards (section)

===Issues with women===
The Grammys have also been criticized for their treatment of female artists specifically. Notably at the [[60th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2018, New Zealand singer [[Lorde]] made headlines after turning down an offer to perform at the ceremony. She suggested that she was invited to perform alongside several other artists in a tribute to [[Tom Petty]] but was refused a solo slot, despite being nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] award and stated that each male nominee was allowed a solo performance. Lorde's mother [[Sonja Yelich]] also criticized the Grammys, pointing out an article that only nine percent of the nominees at the previous six Grammy ceremonies were women.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/heres-lorde-turned-grammy-performance-2230515 |title=Here's why Lorde turned down a Grammy performance|website=[[NME]]|date=January 28, 2018|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=May 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502122401/https://www.nme.com/news/music/heres-lorde-turned-grammy-performance-2230515 |url-status=live}}</ref> After the ceremony, several media outlets reported that the ceremony had failed women, specifically pointing to the most nominated female artist [[SZA]] who failed to win in any of her five nominated categories, and to the [[Best Pop Solo Performance]] category which included four female nominees but was won by [[Ed Sheeran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/01/29/grammys-essay-women-artists-2018|title=How the 2018 Grammys failed women artists |website=The FADER|date=January 29, 2018 |access-date=April 12, 2021|archive-date=April 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412123528/https://www.thefader.com/2018/01/29/grammys-essay-women-artists-2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Neil Portnow]], president of the Recording Academy, sparked controversy after stating in an interview that female artists needed to "step up" in order to win awards. Portnow's comments were criticized by many female musicians including [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], [[Katy Perry]], [[Vanessa Carlton]], [[Sheryl Crow]], [[Iggy Azalea]], [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]], and [[Charli XCX]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/30/pink-sheryl-crow-slam-grammys-neil-portnow-women-step-up|title=Pink, Sheryl Crow and more slam Grammys boss for telling women to 'step up'|first=Ben|last=Beaumont-Thomas|date=January 30, 2018|website=the Guardian|access-date=February 18, 2018|archive-date=February 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219090202/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/30/pink-sheryl-crow-slam-grammys-neil-portnow-women-step-up |url-status=live}}</ref> They also caused the hashtag #GrammysSoMale to trend on social media.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5122993/grammys-so-male-reactions/|title=The Internet Is Calling Out the Grammys With #GrammysSoMale|magazine=Time|access-date=|archive-date= April 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405082723/http://time.com/5122993/grammys-so-male-reactions/|url-status=live|first = Samantha|last = Cooney|date = 29 January 2018}}</ref>

Before the [[61st Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2019, singer [[Ariana Grande]] decided not to perform or attend that year's ceremony over a disagreement about the song choices for her performance. An anonymous source told ''Variety'' that Grande felt "insulted" when producers refused to let the singer perform her latest single "[[7 Rings]]". They compromised by having her perform the song as part of a medley, but the condition that the producers choose the second song led Grande to withdraw from the show. The source said that the same stipulations were not imposed on other performers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/ariana-grande-not-attending-grammys-after-disagreements-with-producers-1203129734/|title=Ariana Grande Not Attending Grammys After Disagreements With Producers|first=Jem|last=Aswad|date=February 5, 2019|website=Variety|access-date=February 12, 2019|archive-date=February 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212002252/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/ariana-grande-not-attending-grammys-after-disagreements-with-producers-1203129734/|url-status=live}}</ref> Grande later accused Grammy producer [[Ken Ehrlich]] of lying about why she dropped out of the show. Ehrlich had said that Grande "felt it was too late for her to pull something together". Grande responded:
{{Blockquote|I can pull together a performance over night and you know that, Ken; it was when my creativity and self expression was stifled by you, that I decided not to attend. I hope the show is exactly what you want it to be and more.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ariana-grande-slams-2019-grammys-producer-kenneth-ehrlich-accuses-him-of-lying-about-why-shes-not-performing/|title=Ariana Grande slams Grammys producer and accuses him of lying|work=CBS News|access-date=2019-02-08|archive-date=February 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212070625/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ariana-grande-slams-2019-grammys-producer-kenneth-ehrlich-accuses-him-of-lying-about-why-shes-not-performing/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

Despite the controversy, Grande won for [[Best Pop Vocal Album]] and in 2020 performed at the [[62nd Annual Grammy Awards]] when nominated for five awards, including [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], but won none.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/ariana-grande-perform-2020-grammy-awards-jan-26|title=Ariana Grande To Perform At 2020 GRAMMY Awards On Jan. 26|work=CBS News|access-date=January 11, 2020|archive-date=January 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112010920/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/ariana-grande-perform-2020-grammy-awards-jan-26|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite past controversies, female artists dominated the [[63rd Annual Grammy Awards]], with the big four awards being awarded entirely to women. Several women also broke records at that ceremony.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/music/grammys-2021-women-artists-dominate-the-awards/?slide=2df81225-a403-401d-b94f-3747f5a51bcb#2df81225-a403-401d-b94f-3747f5a51bcb|title=Women Ruled the 2021 Grammys with History-Making Wins and Jaw-Dropping Performances|work=People|access-date=March 14, 2021|archive-date=May 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502122726/https://people.com/music/grammys-2021-women-artists-dominate-the-awards/?slide=2df81225-a403-401d-b94f-3747f5a51bcb#2df81225-a403-401d-b94f-3747f5a51bcb|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2018, it was revealed that money intended for the Recording Academy charity [[MusiCares]] was siphoned off to pay for the cost overruns of hosting the [[60th Annual Grammy Awards]] at [[New York City]]'s [[Madison Square Garden]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/musicares-artist-managers-concern-recording-academy-distribution/|title=Top Artist Managers Express Concern for MusiCares Amid Turmoil as Recording Academy Announces Record Dollar Distribution|magazine=Billboard|date=May 31, 2018|access-date=April 7, 2022|archive-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407050046/https://www.billboard.com/pro/musicares-artist-managers-concern-recording-academy-distribution/|url-status=live}}</ref> Concerning the controversies of hosting that year's Grammy Awards in New York, Dana Tomarken, the former executive vice president of the MusiCares foundation claimed [[Wrongful dismissal|wrongful termination]]. She alleges that she was fired for pushing back against the Academy's "boys club". She claimed that by having the MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Fleetwood Mac at [[Radio City Music Hall]], the event had to forgo its traditional VIP dinner and silent auction. She had already been offered a deal to have the event at the [[Barclays Center]] in [[Brooklyn]]. The Barclays Center is owned by AEG, which competes directly with [[The Madison Square Garden Company]] which owns [[Madison Square Garden]] and Radio City. [[Irving Azoff]], who then had a joint venture with the Madison Square Garden Company, told Tomarken that the event can not be held at Barclays and had to be held at Radio City. Oak View Group, which is associated with Azoff, received 300 of the highest price tickets to the MusiCares event at Radio City. Oak View Group was supposed to sell them as a package deal which also included tickets to the Grammy Awards themselves. MusiCares was promised to receive $1.5 million from those tickets according to Tomarken. Those 300 tickets were never sold and were then returned to MusiCares, which resulted in a loss.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-grammys-tomarken-20190524-story.html|title=Was the Grammys 'boys club' behind the firing of two women at its charity?|date=May 24, 2019|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=November 8, 2021|archive-date=November 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108200726/https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-grammys-tomarken-20190524-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2019, rapper [[Nicki Minaj]] spoke up against the Grammys for allegedly [[blackballing]] her after her controversial performance of "[[Roman Holiday (song)|Roman Holiday]]" at the [[54th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2019/06/21/nicki-minaj-explains-ken-ehrlich-feud-grammys-producer-queen-radio/|title=Nicki Minaj Finally Explains Feud With Grammys Producer Ken Ehrlich: He 'Blackballed' Me|work=Hollywood Life|access-date=April 25, 2024|date=June 22, 2019}}</ref> Minaj claimed that producer [[Ken Ehrlich]], who had previously accepted the performance, wanted her to cancel it last minute due to what he excused as the passing of [[Whitney Houston]]. Minaj however refused his request and performed anyway. She accused that shortly after the performance, Ehrlich had snubbed her from winning the [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] category, which was awarded to [[Bon Iver]]. In October 2022, Minaj went after the Grammys again for [[snub]]bing her song "[[Super Freaky Girl]]" from the rap categories at the [[65th Annual Grammy Awards]] and instead placing it in the pop categories. By way of comparison, Minaj mentioned [[Latto]]'s 2021 song "[[Big Energy]]" being potentially considered for the rap categories, saying that if Minaj's own single is not being qualified as a rap song, neither should be Latto's.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/nicki-minaj-grammys-move-super-freaky-girl-rap-pop-category-latto-1235403285/|title=Nicki Minaj Calls Out Grammys for Moving 'Super Freaky Girl' From Rap to Pop, Claims Latto Is Treated Differently|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=October 13, 2022|access-date=October 17, 2022}}</ref> She also accused the Grammys of purposely placing her in those categories to favor other artists over her, such as [[Adele]] and [[Harry Styles]]. After Minaj's comments, Latto later responded to her in a series of tweets, leading them into a back-and-forth argument.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/nicki-minaj-latto-twitter-fight-explained-1235156569/|title=Here's Why Nicki Minaj & Latto Are Beefing|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 13, 2022|access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref> Subsequently, Minaj's song was not nominated for any categories for the ceremony, while Latto received nominations for the Best New Artist category as well as the [[Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance|Best Melodic Rap Performance]] category for the latter song.

Recording Academy CEO [[Deborah Dugan]] was placed on leave on January 16, 2020, after a complaint of bullying from a member of staff (according to an anonymous ''New York Times'' source), ten days before the [[62nd Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref name="LaT">{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-01-16/grammys-deborah-dugan-recording-academy-fired|title=Ousted Grammys chief: 'We will expose what happens when you "step up" at the Recording Academy'|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=January 16, 2020|archive-date=January 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127135414/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-01-16/grammys-deborah-dugan-recording-academy-fired |url-status=live}}</ref> Dugan had complained internally, alleging a broken system of voting that was subject to [[Conflict of interest|conflicts of interest]] and unnecessary spending.<ref name="LaT" /> On the nominations for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, she stated that the voting process was an "outrageous conflict of interest" with several nominated artists sitting on the voting boards of their prospective categories. She claimed that "one artist who initially ranked 18 out of 20 in the 2019 'Song of the Year' category ended up with a nomination". She also claimed that a few artists like [[Ed Sheeran]] and [[Ariana Grande]] had the votes to be nominated for the category, but were ultimately omitted.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/deborah-dugan-speaks-filing-lawsuit-recording-academy-68460397|title=Deborah Dugan speaks out after filing lawsuit against Recording Academy with Grammy allegations|work=Good Morning America|access-date=|archive-date=January 23, 2020|first1= Hayley|last1= FitzPatrick |first2= Lesley|last2= Messer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123223935/https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/deborah-dugan-speaks-filing-lawsuit-recording-academy-68460397|url-status=live|date = January 23, 2020}}</ref>

In 2020, comedy star [[Tiffany Haddish]] turned down the invitation to host the [[63rd Annual Grammy Awards]] pre-telecast premiere ceremony when they said that she would have to pay her own way. In an exclusive interview with ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', Haddish revealed that she was told to cover the cost of hair, makeup, and wardrobe for the three-hour event, adding, "I don't know if this might mean I might not get nominated ever again, but I think it's disrespectful". When contacted, the Recording Academy explained that the premiere ceremony is not a CBS program and is hosted by the Academy, a not-for-profit organization, meaning that artists, hosts and performers have to perform free every year. They also noted that the issue would have no impact in Haddish's future nomination.<ref>{{cite web|last=Malkin|first=Marc|date=December 10, 2020|title=Why Tiffany Haddish Turned Down Hosting the Grammys Pre-Telecast (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/scene/news/tiffany-haddish-turned-down-hosting-grammys-1234849656/|access-date=December 10, 2020|website=Variety|archive-date=December 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210000715/https://variety.com/2020/scene/news/tiffany-haddish-turned-down-hosting-grammys-1234849656/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, the Grammys were criticized for nominating, and subsequently awarding, [[Louis C.K.]] a [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album|Best Comedy Album]] prize for his comedy special ''Sincerely Louis C.K.'' The album made light of, and included jokes about, the multiple [[Louis C.K.#2017: Sexual misconduct revelations|sexual misconduct revelations]] he had admitted to years earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/04/04/1090743278/louis-c-k-crawls-out-of-cancellation-wins-a-grammy-and-triggers-a-backlash|title=Louis C.K. cancels his cancellation, wins a Grammy and triggers a backlash|first=Dustin|last=Jones|date=April 4, 2022|website=NPR|access-date=April 5, 2022|archive-date=April 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405194314/https://www.npr.org/2022/04/04/1090743278/louis-c-k-crawls-out-of-cancellation-wins-a-grammy-and-triggers-a-backlash|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Abbey |title=Louis C.K. Wins Grammy for Comedy Album in Which He Addresses Sexual Misconduct Revelations |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/louis-ck-wins-grammy-sexual-misconduct-1235124373/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=April 7, 2022 |date=April 4, 2022 |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407204818/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/louis-ck-wins-grammy-sexual-misconduct-1235124373/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, the Grammys faced significant backlash for debuting a new award called the [[Dr. Dre]] Global Impact Award, due to the rapper's [[Dr. Dre#Violence against women|history of violence against women]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Conteh |first=Mankaprr |date=February 8, 2023 |title=The Grammys Call Dr. Dre an Icon. Dee Barnes Calls Him an Abuser |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dr-dre-grammy-award-dee-barnes-reacts-abuse-1234675681/ |access-date=February 5, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Guy |first=Zoe |date=February 8, 2023 |title=Dee Barnes Thinks It's a Choice to Name Grammy Award After Dr. Dre |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/02/grammys-dr-dre-award-dee-barnes-abuse.html |access-date=February 5, 2024 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Joe |title=Dee Barnes on Dr. Dre Being Honored at Grammys: 'They Named This Award After an Abuser' |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/backwoodsaltar/dee-barnes-dr-dre-honored-grammys-named-award-abuser |access-date=February 5, 2024 |website=Complex |language=en-us}}</ref>