{"id":119718,"date":"2020-11-25T04:05:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T01:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-weeknd-lashes-out-at-the-grammys-after-nomination-snub\/"},"modified":"2020-11-25T04:05:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T01:05:43","slug":"the-weeknd-lashes-out-at-the-grammys-after-nomination-snub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-weeknd-lashes-out-at-the-grammys-after-nomination-snub\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Weeknd lashes out at the Grammys after nomination snub"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#The Weeknd lashes out at the Grammys after nomination snub<\/strong>”
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\n The Weeknd felt the snub coming.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old singer lashed out at the Recording Academy Tuesday night after being snubbed in the Grammy nominations earlier in the day.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency\u2026\u201d he tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fans were quick to jump to his defense in Twitter<\/a> replies, praising the Canadian artist \u2014 whose real name is Abel Tesfaye \u2014 for being open.<\/p>\n

Despite his album \u201cAfter Hours\u201d having two No. 1 hits \u2014 \u201cHeartless\u201d followed by \u201cBlinding Lights\u201d \u2014 The Weeknd, who is a three-time Grammy winner, was not nominated in any category, let alone for the so-called big four (Record, Album or Song of the Year, plus Best New Artist, which The Weeknd was not eligible for).<\/p>\n

Following the livestream announcement of nominees, the Recording Academy\u2019s interim chief Harvey Mason Jr. directly addressed The Weeknd\u2019s omission<\/a>, pointing to members of the academy for making the decision. When asked by Variety why the singer\u2019s album got \u201ccompletely shut out\u201d despite critical and commercial success, Mason said: \u201cY\u2019know, it really just comes down to the voting body that decides. We have eight nomination slots to fill in, five in others, and the voters vote for their favorites. It\u2019s really interesting, though.\u201d<\/p>\n

When pressed further about whether it was because members were unable to decide whether the singer\u2019s genre was pop or R&B, Mason said the committee will revise the process for the future, but not because of this particular snub.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look at it every year and make tweaks and revisions to the process; we did it this year, last year, we\u2019ll do it next year. And I don\u2019t think this calls it into question, honestly,\u201d he said, referencing The Weeknd\u2019s omission. \u201cThe process is there so we can continue to monitor excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n

He later explained that there were \u201c23,000 entries \u2014 that is the most entries we\u2019ve ever had\u201d for consideration this year, and touted the \u201cdiversity and all the different genres, especially in the big four categories.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, The Weeknd, who was recently named the 2021 Super Bowl halftime performer, reportedly had to choose between performing at the Grammys or football\u2019s big night, according to TMZ<\/a>, and the negotiations could have cost him nominations.\n <\/div>\n