Drake Calls Out Grammys for Snubbing The Weeknd, Says the Awards Show Has Lost It's Relevance

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comThe coronavirus pandemic may have impacted the way we hold live events, but this year’s Game Awards is still on.The 2020 ceremony is airing live from Los Angeles, London and Tokyo from three in-studio, audience-less locations. Speaking to Variety in September, host Geoff Keighley said they “would never normally be able to have three cities live” — which inspired the big-scale idea.“This is a unique year of circumstances, so let’s try that.

that she was asked to host the 2021 Grammys pre-show—which would have been amazing! But unfortunately, the Grammys didn't offer to compensate her for the show (sorry, the THREE HOUR show), and on top of that they expected her to pay for her own glam and wardrobe.Interim Recording Academy president and CEO Harvey Mason Jr. posted a response on Instagram, apologizing and saying he felt there was a lapse in judgement on the part of the Grammys talent booker.

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While Grammys 2021 will be airing only next year, the prestigious award ceremony is already under the scanner for its various snubs during the nominations reveal. The biggest shockers included The Weeknd's After Hours and even Halsey's Manic being snubbed.

Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page says the show’s next Christmas special will be its last ever episode.It comes after the BBC confirmed this week that the show will returni to screens “one day”.Speaking to The Sun, Page addressed the future of the show, saying: “As a fan, surely they’ve got to do another one.”She added: “I don’t think we’d ever do another series because I don’t think we could get everyone together for long enough, but I can’t imagine they could leave it the way they did.

Bella Hadid, Drake and more celebrities are joining forces in support of The Weeknd, whose stellar album After Hours was snubbed by the 2021 Grammy nominations.Nominees for the 63rd annual music awards show were announced on Tuesday, November 24, and artists like Beyoncé and Taylor Swift came away with a handful of well-deserved nods.

Drake has called for the Grammys be replaced with “something new that we can build up over time and pass on to the generations to come”, after it failed to recognise his pop peer the Weeknd in any of its 2021 categories despite the latter’s global chart domination this year.The Canadian star’s remarks reflect longstanding criticism that the Grammys habitually overlooks Black artistry.

The Weeknd fans are not happy after the Canadian artist was snubbed from every category – both general and genre specific – ahead of the 2021 Grammys.

The Recording Academy announced the Grammys 2021 nominations on November 24. The nomination list features Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, BTS and Roddy Ricch.

For the most part, the nominees for the 2021 Grammy Awards, announced earlier today, seem pretty standard. Beyoncé was the most nominated artist despite not releasing an album in the past year, Taylor Swift's folklore is up for Album of the Year against Post Malone, HAIM, Jacob Collier, and more, and Megan Thee Stallion is set to compete for Best New Artist.

Teyana Taylor is not impressed by the 2021 Grammys nominations.

The 63rd annual Grammy Awards may be celebrating the best in music come Jan. 31, but some artists were missing from the list of nominees unveiled Tuesday.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Grammy Awards nominations are always a cascade of joy and tears, but this year is exceptional for a number of reasons.

nominees for the 2021 GRAMMYs are here — along with a few major snubs (The Weeknd was completely shut out?!) and surprises. (Meryl Streep is now a 6-time GRAMMY nominee!)On Tuesday, the Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards.

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The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch lead the nominations.Both acts go into the night with eight nods apiece, with both up for the big award of the night – Artist Of The Year.Coming up just behind them, Megan Thee Stallion is in the running to win in five categories, while Bad Bunny, Doja Cat, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift all have four nominations each.Taraji P.