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Grammy Chief Harvey Mason jr. Talks Weeknd Snub, Staging the 2021 Show Amid a Pandemic

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Grammy Awards nominations are always a cascade of joy and tears, but this year is exceptional for a number of reasons.

After 40 years with Ken Ehrlich at the helm, the show has a new executive producer, “Corden” vet Ben Winston; the Recording Academy has a new (albeit interim) chief, producer-songwriter Harvey Mason, jr.; and, oh yes, they’re trying to figure out how to stage Music’s Biggest Night during a pandemic.Mason, who never expected to be running the organization, has had an unprecedentedly challenging year and has risen to the occasion, distributing more than $20 million in COVID-19 relief to the music community via the Academy’s charitable MusiCares organization, and has worked hard to diversify.

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