Neil R Portnow is an American music industry executive who served as the chairman and CEO of The Recording Academy and MusiCares from 2002 to 2019.
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13 Facts About Neil Portnow
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Neil Portnow graduated from The George Washington University in 1971, where he served as president of the GW Student Association.
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Neil Portnow's services incorporated radio promotion, marketing and creative services, music publishing, and record production.
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Neil Portnow negotiated domestic and international agreements in both the recording and music publishing areas.
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Staff producer for RCA Records, Neil Portnow was promoted to the post of executive producer in 1977.
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In March 1982, Neil Portnow was named vice president, artists and repertoire, West Coast for Arista Records by Clive Davis.
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Neil Portnow moved in 1989 to Jive Records, where he oversaw the expansion of their West Coast operation.
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In November 2002, Portnow became the president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences – replacing C Michael Greene, who served as president from 1988 to 2002.
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Neil Portnow led efforts to help musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina through the academy's MusiCares Foundation.
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In 2018, Neil Portnow announced he would step down at the end of his contract on July 31,2019.
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In October 2018, Neil Portnow was present at the White House for the signing of the Music Modernization Act.
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Neil Portnow came under heavy criticism at the 60th Grammy Awards for suggesting that women in the music industry need to "step up".
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