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Recording Academy President on the Grammys: “I Don’t Think There’s a Race Problem At All”

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Adele‘s win over Beyoncé for Album of the Year drew criticism from a swath of viewers and artists, including Adele herself. Herbie Hancock, who won the award in 2008, is the category’s last black winner, but despite this fact—and the criticism of the Grammys that stems from it—Recording Academy President Neil Portnow said today in an interview