Ousted Recording Academy CEO Speaks Out Amid Controversy: 'I Believed I Could Make a Difference'

Recording Academy CEO and president Deborah Dugan is speaking for the first time since filing a lawsuit after she was placed on administrative leave just days before the 2020 Grammy Awards.
On Tuesday, Dugan filed a claim that alleged unlawful gender discrimination, sexual harassment, unlawful retaliation and unequal pay by the Academy. The lawsuit came after the Recording Academy claimed her administrative leave was due to an allegation of misconduct by a senior female member of the organi