Hey, I'm Brian Hyatt, and this is Rolling Stone, music now.

Last week, Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield joined me to take on this year's Grammy ceremony and we had some criticisms. We weren't

necessarily too easy on this year's Grammys. But now to respond, we have

Harvey Mason Jr. CEO of the Recording Academy, which is of course the group behind the Grammys,

who is more than willing to field some sometimes tough questions

about the current state of the Grammys and the Academy.

So that should be interesting. and after that we take on

Riana's big comeback performance at the Super Bowl halftime show and for that discussion I'll be joined by

Monkapur-Kante and Thomas Meyer. But first, here's my interview with Harvey Mason Jr.

I know you're making extensive efforts to try to modernize the Academy as much as possible.

It's always tricky. I mean, you know, no one would say, I mean, I guess some people would say, but I wouldn't say that

Harry's house is not a great album.

It's not that Harry Stiles doesn't deserve recognition.

But I think when people look at Beyonces's loss

in the album of the year category,

they're not just talking about this year, they're talking about a pattern of snubs

and you're talking about otherwise the most recognized artist in Grammy history but someone who's been

shut out of the big category

in a period when she's making her best work.

So as the head of the academy does that concern you

and what can be done about it.

Everything involving our awards

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