Facing a backlash, Portnow regrets his comments that women in music need to 'step up'
by Libby Hill, Los Angeles Times
Jan 31, 2018
2 minutes
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Amid a growing backlash, Recording Academy president and chief executive Neil Portnow says his recent thoughts on women in the music industry were taken out of context.
Portnow came under fire after his comments Sunday regarding the lack of female representation at Sunday's Grammy Awards ceremony.
"It has to begin
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