Date 25/02/2016 - News People
On Wednesday Neil Portnow, CEO and President of the Grammy Awards, issued a response to rapper Kanye West's request for a meeting. Portnow told Rolling Stone, "We value Kanye's input as a member of the creative community, and our doors are always open to him. I continue to welcome Kanye, personally, to engage in a direct and productive dialogue about the future of music and the important role that music creators play in shaping that future." Earlier in the day, West sent a number of tweets demanding for respect from the Recording Academy for himself, his friends and black artists and called out the CEO by name.
