Grammy President Neil Portnow Says 2019 Nominations Reflect the 'Excellent' Work Done by Women This Year
The2019 Grammy Awardsnominations are in, and as Recording Academy President Neil Portnow puts it, “it’s all about women this year.” On Friday, the nominations were announced across CBS This Morning, Apple Music and theGrammys website. While this year’s crop of nominees seesKendrick LamarandDrakeleading the pack with the most total nominations (8 and 7 respectively), female artists are flooding the nomination pool across genres. “In any given year, we strive to be reflective of the best music and the most creative artists that have been making music within the past year, but every year is different,” Portnow, 70, tells PEOPLE....