Greene out as president of Grammys

C. Michael Greene, the executive who transformed the Grammy Music Awards from a minor industry ritual into a global television event, resign...

C. Michael Greene, the executive who transformed the Grammy Music Awards from a minor industry ritual into a global television event, resigned on Saturday night amid questions over his personal behaviour and his leadership, Grammy sources said.

Greene’s resignation as president took place during an emergency board meeting at the Beverly Hilton Hotel to discuss a sexual harassment investigation commissioned by the Grammy organisation, the sources said.

The extraordinary gathering was attended by 38 Grammy trustees who flew in from 12 chapters across the nation. Greene, who had three years left on his contract, will exit the organisation with as much as an $8 million severance buyout.

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During his 14-year reign as Grammy president, Greene became one of the most powerful and controversial figures in the music industry. Greene was instrumental in deciding which acts received the coveted TV performance slots and which judges were picked for the blue-ribbon awards panels.

Greene came under renewed scrutiny in February when trustees paid a female executive $650,000 to settle charges of sexual abuse. Greene said he had never sexually harassed anyone at the academy, but chose not to fight the payout because he did not want to disrupt the organisation.

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