Boygenius came out on top at the 2024 Grammys and bandmate Phoebe Bridgers took the chance to slam an ex-president of the Recording Academy amid their success.
“I have something to say about women. The ex-president of the Recording Academy, Neil Portnow, said that if women want to be nominated and win Grammys, that they should ‘step up.’ He’s also being accused of sexual violence. So to him, I’d like to say, ‘I know you’re not dead yet. But when you are, rot in piss,’” Phoebe, 29, said backstage at the Sunday, February 4, event, alongside her bandmates Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus.
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Phoebe Bridgers Tells Recording Academy Ex-President Neil Portnow to ‘Rot in Piss’ Amid Grammy Wins
Boygenius came out on top at the 2024 Grammys and bandmate Phoebe Bridgers took the chance to slam an ex-president of the Recording Academy amid their success.
“I have something to say about women. The ex-president of the Recording Academy, Neil Portnow, said that if women want to be nominated and win Grammys, that they should ‘step up.’ He’s also being accused of sexual violence. So to him, I’d like to say, ‘I know you’re not dead yet. But when you are, rot in piss,’” Phoebe, 29, said backstage at the Sunday, February 4, event, alongside her bandmates Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus.
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Julien, 28, followed up her collaborator’s mic-drop statement, adding, “That’s pretty rock and roll.”
The all-girl band took home three awards during music’s biggest night for Best Alternative Music Album for The Record and Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for “Not Strong Enough.” Phoebe won her fourth Grammy with SZA for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for their song “Ghost in the Machine.” While they soaked in their big moment inside the press room, boygenius was asked several questions about their triumphs as a new band, which led to Phoebe’s statement.
Portnow, 76, became the chairman and president of The Recording Academy – the parent organization to the Grammy Awards – in 2002 and stepped down from his position in 2019.
The year prior, nearly every Grammy award was given to male artists. Alessia Cara was the only female to take home a gramophone trophy home for Best New Artist. Portnow was asked about the male-dominated outcome and his answer upset the industry.
