Grammy Award-winning singer Pink penned an angry note after the Recording Academy said women in music need to "step up". Pink took the stage at the Grammys here on Sunday night to give a powerful performance of her song Wild hearts can't be broken. But after Recording Academy President Neil Portnow excused the low number of female winners and performers at the annual awards show by suggesting women need "to step up", Pink wasn't taking it lying down, reports dailymail.co.uk.
The singer penned a handwritten note that she then posted to her Twitter feed on Monday, responding: "Women in music don't need to 'step up' - women have been stepping since the beginning of time. Stepping up, and also stepping aside." Pink went on: "Women owned music this year. They have been killing it. And every year before this." She added: "When we celebrate and honour the talent and accomplishments of women, and how much women step up every year, against all odds, we show the next generation of women and girls and boys and men what it means to be equal, and what it looks like to be fair."
pic.twitter.com/BI861sjSZ4— P!nk (@Pink) January 29, 2018
Only two female artistes won awards at the 2018 Grammys. Lorde, who was the only woman nominated for album of the year, didn't perform because she wasn't offered a solo slot like her male counterparts. Asked about those issues backstage at Madison Square Garden, Portnow said, "It has to begin with women who have the creativity in their hearts and their souls, who want to be musicians, who want to be engineers, who want to be producers, who want to be part of the industry on an executive level, to step up. Because I think they would be welcome."
Grammy-winning artiste Sheryl Crow tweeted: "I wish the Grammys would return to female/male categories. Who will young girls be inspired by to pick up a guitar and rock when most every category is filled with men? I'm not sure it is about women needing to 'step up', (as said by the male in charge). #GrammysSoMale"."
I wish the #Grammys would return to female/male categories. Who will young girls be inspired by to pick up a guitar and rock when most every category is filled with men? I'm not sure it is about women needing to “step up”, (as said by the male in charge). #GrammysSoMale https://t.co/v1rvbT3pCC— Sheryl Crow (@SherylCrow) January 29, 2018
1/2: To put it on women not tapping into their creativity and not pushing for roles in the business of music such as producing, it seemingly comes off as sexist. It is a strangely insensitive thing to say, particularly at this juncture of women standing up for themselves... pic.twitter.com/Ji59acguNL— Sheryl Crow (@SherylCrow) January 30, 2018
2/2: ...demanding equality and fairness. The lack of female representation is not about there not being enough quality coming from women in music, it’s about the fact that the opportunities for women to have a presence have been chopped in half. #GrammysSoMale— Sheryl Crow (@SherylCrow) January 30, 2018
There were no women nominated in the record of the year category for the 60th annual Grammy Awards and the only male to be nominated in the best pop solo performance, Ed Sheeran, won. Alessia Cara won best new artist and Rihanna also got to take the stage when she and Kendrick Lamar won best rap/sung performance for Loyalty.
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