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Awards
Ryan Seacrest made Honorary Chairman of Grammy Foundation
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 31 January 2013
Broadcaster Ryan Seacrest has been made Honorary Chairman of the Grammy Foundation, the not-for-profit organisation that sits alongside Grammy organisers The Recording Academy with the remit of “cultivating the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture”. The DJ will sit alongside actual Chairman Rusty Rueff, who we suspect will continue to do most of the work.
Neil Portnow, executive chief at both the Recording Academy and Grammy Foundation, told CMU: “I speak for all of the officers and directors of the Grammy Foundation in wholeheartedly welcoming Ryan to our board. I’ve known Ryan personally and professionally for many years, and his energy, integrity and keen vision will bring an increased strength to our mission and programmes”.
Seacrest himself added: “Contributing to the great work of the Grammy Foundation will be an honour and privilege, as music has forever been a powerful force in my life. It’s truly exciting to join the board and help launch the Music Educator Award, which will recognise one of America’s greatest treasures: music teachers”.
Talking of the Grammys, Justin Timberlake will perform at the big awards show on 10 Feb. So that’s nice. Can we arrange for the indies to all sit in the front row, so they can throw rotten fruit at the creative chief of MyFuckTheIndiesSpace?
