The Recording Academy
American music organization
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| September 2023 | Co-launched the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative in partnership with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department. |
| 2022 | The academy endorsed the bipartisan Promoting Peace, Education, and Cultural Exchange (PEACE) Through Music Diplomacy Act. |
| June 2021 | Harvey Mason Jr. was named CEO, and the Recording Academy named Valeisha Butterfield Jones and Panos A. Panay as Co-Presidents, marking the first time the Academy has had multiple leaders. |
| May 2020 | The organization hired its first Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion officer, Valeisha Butterfield Jones. |
| March 2020 | MusiCares established the COVID-19 Relief Fund to help struggling music creators during the pandemic. |
| January 16 2020 | Deborah Dugan was removed from her position amid organizational claims of misconduct. |
| August 1 2019 | Deborah Dugan became the first woman to lead the organization, taking over as president and CEO from Neil Portnow. |
| 2018 | The Washington D.C. chapter of The Recording Academy organized 'Grammys on the Hill', an event aimed at coordinating the passage of the Music Modernization Act in Congress. |
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