Pink, Katy Perry & More SLAM Grammys President For Telling Women To "Step Up"

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Grammy President Neil Portnow is coming under fire for making comments about female recording artists needing to QUOTE, “step up” if they QUOTE “want to be part of the industry”. Yup, that was his response to the #GrammysSoMale controversy, and not surprisingly, the remarks did not go over well with some of music’s biggest female artists.
Pink shared her outrage with a note on Twitter that read QUOTE, “Women in music don't need to 'step up' — women have been stepping since the beginning of time. Stepping up, and also stepping aside. Women OWNED music this year. They've been KILLING IT. And every year before this. When we celebrate and honor the talent and accomplishments of women, and how much women STEP UP every year, against all odds, we show the next generation of women and girls and boys and men what it means to be equal, and what it looks like to be fair.” A-Freaking-Men, sister.
Katy Perry tweeted her support for Pink’s comments, writing QUOTE, “Another powerful woman, leading by example. We ALL have a responsibility to call out the absurd lack of equality everywhere we see it. I'm proud of ALL the women making incredible art in the face of continual resistance”.
Charli XCX also voiced her frustrations with the Grammy president’s remarks, tweeting QUOTE, “ugh bout 2 step up on 2 ur face.. women are making AMAZING music right now wtf is this dude talking about ?????”
All of the backlash obviously caught up to Neil Portnow, because he tried to take back his remarks, telling Variety QUOTE, "Sunday night, I was asked a question about the lack of female artist representation in certain categories of this year's Grammy Awards. Regrettably, I used two words, ‘step up,' that, when taken out of context, do not convey my beliefs and the point I was trying to make."
He went on to explain that he was trying to say that the INDUSTRY needed to step up, not the women of the industry, adding QUOTE, "Our industry must recognize that women who dream of careers in music face barriers that men have never faced. We must actively work to eliminate these barriers and encourage women to live their dreams and express their passion and creativity through music." Okay that’s definitely not what you said with those first statements, but nice backtracking, Neil.
So how do you guys feel about these ladies slamming the Grammy prez for his comments? And what do you think of his response to the backlash? Sound off in the comments below, and after that click right over here to check out today's Daily Hollywood Rundown. And be sure to hit that subscribe button. Thanks so much for watching News Feed, I’m your host Naz Perez and I’ll see you soon!
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