Grammy boss on Louis CK and Marilyn Manson's nominations following sexual misconduct scandals: We won't restrict submissions, but not everybody can participate in the ceremony

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CK and Manson's Grammy nominations today raised eyebrows because they've been consumed by sexual misconduct scandals. “We won’t restrict the people who can submit their material for consideration," says Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. in an interview with The Wrap. "We won’t look back at people’s history, we won’t look at their criminal record, we won’t look at anything other than the legality within our rules of, is this recording for this work eligible based on date and other criteria. If it is, they can submit for consideration." He added: “What we will control is our stages, our shows, our events, our red carpets. We’ll take a look at anyone who is asking to be a part of that, asking to be in attendance, and we’ll make our decisions at that point. But we’re not going to be in the business of restricting people from submitting their work for our voters to decide on.”