Anastasia Tsioulcas

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Coronavirus Concerns Stymie Live Music Performances And SXSW

Thursday, March 05, 2020

Organizers, public officials, musicians and other performers are very publicly grappling with competing priorities — and are trying to find innovative ways to deal with canceled events worldwide.

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The Recording Academy Fires Deborah Dugan, Its Short-Lived Leader

Monday, March 02, 2020

The organization behind the Grammys announced Monday that it had fired Dugan, who was at the Academy for only five months, saying that an investigation found "multitudes" of complaints against her.

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Union Official Resigns Over Domingo Investigation, Confirms He Gave Media Information

Monday, March 02, 2020

On Monday, baritone Samuel Schultz accused the American Guild of Musical Artists of trying to cover up the results of its investigation of famed singer Plácido Domingo.

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Plácido Domingo Backpedals On Public Apology; Meanwhile, Union Seeks Leakers

Thursday, February 27, 2020

"I never behaved aggressively" towards women, the opera star says, while the performers' union that investigated his alleged behavior attempts to ferret out who provided information to the press.

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Fallout After Union Makes Plácido Domingo Announcement; Another Accuser Comes Forward

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

The union representing opera performers said it had substantiated "inappropriate activity" by the famed singer. But its actions have angered accusers and caused rifts in its own governing body.

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Union Says Plácido Domingo Engaged In 'Inappropriate Activity'

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

The statement from the American Guild of Musical Artists contained no details, although an Associated Press story did, reportedly prompting the withdrawal of a $500,000 settlement.

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R. Kelly Faces New Sex Abuse Charges From Illinois Federal Prosecutors

Friday, February 14, 2020

In a superseding indictment filed Thursday, federal prosecutors allege that beginning in about 1997, the R&B singer sexually abused another minor, who was about 14 years old at the time.

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Court Records Confirm Works From Nirvana, Elton John And Others Damaged In 2008 Fire

Friday, February 14, 2020

In court filings made public Thursday, Universal Music Group disclosed specifics about recordings lost or damaged in a 2008 vault fire.

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Jussie Smollett, Former 'Empire' Actor, Has Been Indicted Again In Illinois

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

The ongoing Smollett drama, centering around an alleged faked hate crime against the actor, has opened a fresh chapter. A special prosecutor in Cook County has announced a six-count indictment.

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Joseph Shabalala, Ladysmith Black Mambazo Founder, Dies At 78

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

The founder of the South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, which brought an innovative version of Zulu singing to a worldwide audience, died Tuesday in Pretoria. He was 78 years old.

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Prominent Malian Musician Alleges That TSA Destroyed His Instrument

Thursday, February 06, 2020

One of West Africa's best-known musicians, Ballaké Sissoko, says that his kora was dismantled by TSA agents while he was traveling from New York to Paris. The agency denies it was involved.

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Billie Eilish Sweeps Grammys In Ceremony Clouded By Controversy And Mourning

Monday, January 27, 2020

In a night when Eilish, the youngest artist to win Album and Record of the year, might have otherwise been the whole story, the Recording Academy could not quite put its recent scandals behind it.

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The Cloud Over The Grammys: Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct, Vote Rigging

Friday, January 24, 2020

The Grammy Awards telecast is airing Sunday evening. The Recording Academy says that nothing should overshadow the night, but allegations from its ousted female president and CEO suggest otherwise.

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Grammy Awards Will Take Place Under A Cloud Of Allegations

Friday, January 24, 2020

The Recording Academy, which hands out the Grammys, has been hit with allegations of sexual misconduct and vote-rigging, lodged by the academy's recently dismissed President and CEO Deborah Dugan.

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Grammy Awards Face Credibility Threat In Former CEO's Complaint

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

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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Ousted Female Chief Files Discrimination Complaint Against The Grammys

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

In an EEOC complaint filed Tuesday, Deborah Dugan made several bombshell allegations against the Recording Academy — including that her predecessor, Neil Portnow, raped a female artist.

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Rush Drummer And Lyricist Neil Peart Has Died

Friday, January 10, 2020

Peart, who joined the iconic prog rock band Rush in 1974, was 67 years old. He was diagnosed with brain cancer more than three years ago.

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Grammys Pledge More Diversity Under New Leadership

Thursday, December 12, 2019

A task force on diversity and inclusivity led by Time's Up executive Tina Tchen made sweeping recommendations that could transform the Recording Academy.

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Rapper Juice WRLD Has Died At Age 21

Sunday, December 08, 2019

The fast-rising rapper collapsed at Chicago's Midway Airport in the early hours of Sunday. The Cook County medical examiner confirmed his death to NPR.

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R. Kelly Paid Bribe So He Could Marry 15-Year-Old Aaliyah, Government Alleges

Thursday, December 05, 2019

Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, N.Y., have added another charge against the R&B singer: that in 1994, he paid an Illinois official to make a fake ID that claimed that Aaliyah was 18 years old.

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