Halsey Gets Candid About Grammy Nominations, The Weeknd Snub: “It’s Not Always About The Music Or Quality Or Culture”

Elton John has hailed Damon Albarn a “British jewel” due to the Blur frontman’s diverse catalogue of music.The ‘Rocketman’ singer recently collaborated with Albarn on ‘The Pink Phantom’ for Gorillaz’ latest project ‘Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez’.Speaking in a new interview, John praised Albarn for throwing himself into projects that interest him, rather than focusing on what might be deemed more commercially successful.“Damon really is special,” John told Record Collector magazine.

Halsey is getting a few things off her chest after being snubbed once again by the Grammys. The 2021 Grammy Awards nominationswere announced on Tuesday (Nov.

Halsey is the latest artist ‘snubbed’ by the Grammy Awards to suggest that her lack of nominations in the recently unveiled 2021 shortlists may be down to her unwillingness to offer bribes.“I’ve been thinking and wanted to choose my words carefully because a lot of people have extended sympathy and apology to me since the Grammy nominations”, she said in an Instagram story post. “The Grammys are an elusive process.

Halsey has weighed in on this year’s controversial Grammy nominations.The singer, who was among the artists shut out from the 2021 ceremony despite releasing work that was both critically and commercially successful, shared her thoughts on Instagram Stories. “I’ve been thinking and wanted to choose my words carefully because a lot of people have extended sympathy and apology to me since the Grammy nominations,” she wrote, via Deadline.“The Grammys are an elusive process.

Halsey is calling out the Recording Academy over their Grammy nominations — and she’s not particularly happy about being snubbed this year!

Halsey has referenced her lack of Grammy nominations in a new post on social media, and discussing the possibility of “bribes” in the nominations process.The singer didn’t receive a single nomination for her 2020 album ‘Manic’ in the 2021 list, which included the chart-topping single ‘Without Me’.“I’ve been thinking and wanted to choose my words carefully because a lot of people have extended sympathy and apology to me since the Grammy nominations,” Halsey wrote on her Instagram Stories

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Thanksgiving break has done little to calm the anger over the Grammy Awards’ baffling shutout of The Weeknd and several other artists from the 2021 nominations, and on Saturday Halsey — who was herself shut out from nominations — took to Instagram to air her feelings on the issue, as have Drake, Elton John, Kid Cudi, Charlie Puth and others.In a social media post last week, The Weeknd accused the Recording Academy of being “still corrupt,” which prompted a

Halsey is weighing in on the drama surrounding the Grammys.

Elton John has thrown his support behind The Weeknd after the singer claimed he had been snubbed by the Grammy Awards. The US musician, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, has the year's best-selling record in the US with his album After Hours.

After Hours, spending several successful weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and being so dedicated to his art that he sported literal and and public appearances, didn't earn a single nomination. Not even in the pop categories, where he should have been a definite shoe-in.Imagine releasing the most streamed R&B album of all time and receiving ZERO Grammy nominations.

Mickey Guyton has lots to celebrate! Not only did she receive her first GRAMMY nomination on Tuesday but she also made history. The 37-year-old singer's «Black Like Me» song has been nominated for Best Country Solo Performance, making her the first Black female artist to earn a solo nomination in a country music category. In 1976, The Pointer Sisters' song, «Live Your Life Before You Die,» was nominated for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group at the GRAMMYs but never a solo Black

BTS, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles will be pleased after the nominations for the 63rd Grammy Awards were revealed. The announcement for the 63rd Grammy Award nominations took place on Tuesday 24 November via a livestream.Chair and interim Recording Academy president/CEO Harvey Mason Jr was joined by stars including Dua Lipa and Sharon Osbourne to read out the nominees.Swift, once a guaranteed presence at the Grammys, dealt with snubs for her albums Reputation and Lover.

BTS, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles will be pleased after the nominations for the 63rd Grammy Awards were revealed. The announcement for the 63rd Grammy Award nominations took place on Tuesday 24 November via a livestream.Chair and interim Recording Academy president/CEO Harvey Mason Jr was joined by stars including Dua Lipa and Sharon Osbourne to read out the nominees.Swift, once a guaranteed presence at the Grammys, dealt with snubs for her albums Reputation and Lover.