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12 Mar, 5 tweets, 3 min read
The head of the Recording Academy talked to us about @Beyonce's decision not to perform at the Grammys.

@mikaelwood reports latimes.com/entertainment-…
Beyoncé, who’s up for record of the year and song of the year with “Black Parade,” isn’t on the bill for Sunday’s show — the 3rd time in recent history that the year’s most-nominated act has opted not to perform latimes.com/entertainment-…
“It’s unfortunate, because she’s such a big part of the Recording Academy,” Recording Academy exec Harvey Mason said of her decision. “We absolutely wish we had her onstage.”
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Asked whether a viewer might reasonably think it strange that Beyoncé isn’t there, Ben Winston, who’s overseeing the Grammys, paused and said, “They might”

We have an idea why he might have paused
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Our experts had a lively discussion about Beyonce and the Grammys latimes.com/entertainment-…

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12 Mar
We're sure you've heard what @theweeknd said about the Grammys and their credibility problems.

There's so much more to the story.

@mikaelwood reports latimes.com/entertainment-…
Last year, its former leader made headlines when she was ousted after making explosive allegations regarding discrimination, vote-rigging and financial irregularities latimes.com/entertainment-…
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