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\n\tThe Grammys are music\u2019s biggest night, but how are the votes really counted, and who decides which artists take home the trophies? Harvey Mason jr., Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter, and CEO of the Recording Academy, pulls back the curtain on how the Academy works, from membership to voting processes and AI\u2019s role in modern music. He joins host Kristin Robinson to unpack his journey from producing hits for Brandy, Destiny\u2019s Child, Michael Jackson, and Toni Braxton to leading music\u2019s most influential institution, all while getting his Grammys knowledge put to the test. Mason explains the challenges of ensuring fair representation across genres, and how the Academy is evolving to serve music and musicians in a rapidly changing industry. He also reflects on moving from creative work to executive leadership, the collaborative process that has defined his career and what it takes to keep the Grammys credible, inclusive, and impactful.<\/p>\n
\n\tLove what you hear? Follow Billboard On The Record on Instagram<\/a>, Apple Podcasts<\/a>, Spotify<\/a> and Youtube @billboard<\/a> so you never miss an episode.<\/p>\n \n\tBillboard On The Record is a podcast in partnership with SickBird Productions.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tHost:\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tKristin Robinson<\/p>\n \n\tExecutive Producers:\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tDiona DaCosta<\/p>\n \n\tHannah Karp<\/p>\n \n\tJade Watson<\/p>\n \n\tProduced By:\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tKayla Forman<\/p>\n \n\tMateo Vergara<\/p>\n \n\tEdited By:<\/p>\n \n\tRachel Derbyshire<\/p>\n \n\tKristin Robinson:<\/p>\n \n\tThe Grammy Awards. As they say, it\u2019s music\u2019s biggest night. I mean where else are you going to see Lady Gaga hatching from an egg, or see Tracey Chapman uniting with Luke Combs, or see the entire lineage of hip hop take the stage together on the genre\u2019s 50th anniversary. Although the awards are not until February, this is actually the time when the final round of Grammy voting is about to take place and the preparations for the awards are in full swing. And as a podcast that is dedicated to giving you a peak behind the curtain of the music business, I actually think there couldn\u2019t be a better time than right now to go inside the event with my very special guest today. Today we have on the show, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. Welcome back to On the Record, a music business podcast from Billboard and SickBird Productions. As always, I\u2019m your host Kristin Robinson and I am thrilled to have Harvey Mason jr. on the show today to talk about the ins and the outs of the Grammys. Harvey got his start in the music business as a songwriter and producer. Both his parents are musicians themselves, but Harvey Jr. made a name for himself in the late \u201890s working with talents like Brandy, Destiny\u2019s Child, Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton and Michael Jackson. He worked on iconic soundtracks like \u2018Dreamgirls,\u2019 \u2018Straight Out of Compton,\u2019 and \u2018Pitch Perfect\u2019 one and two.<\/p>\n