The Weeknd says Grammys “remain corrupt” after nominations snub

After the Grammy nominations were announced last week, a number of stars addressed the snubs when it came to who was given the honour.

The Weeknd is continuing to fight back at the Recording Academy afternot receiving any Grammy nominations for his most recent album, After Hours. After being snubbed, the singer took to social media to criticize the Recording Academy for the omission.

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.

Drake has weighed in on The Weeknd's lack of 2021 Grammy nominations. Posting to his Instagram story, the rapper wrote, "I think we should stop allowing ourselves to be shocked every year by the disconnect between impactful music and these awards and just accept that what once was the highest form of recognition may no longer matter to the artists that exist now and the ones that come after."It’s like a relative you keep expecting to fix up but they just can’t change their ways", the rapper

Ellise Shafer editorDrake has come to the defense of The Weeknd amid his Grammys snub, saying the awards show “may no longer matter.”In a post to the rapper’s Instagram story on Wednesday, Drake sided with The Weeknd — who received zero nominations this year for his album “After Hours” — and suggested that there is a “disconnect” between the Grammys and the music making waves in the industry.“I think we should stop allowing ourselves to be shocked every year by the disconnect between impactful

The Weeknd has claimed he had been planning a performance at the 2021 Grammys for “weeks” before the slate of nominations revealed he had gotten zero nods for his album ‘After Hours’.In a tweet posted today (November 26), the Canadian singer said that he had been working “collaboratively” with the Grammys “for weeks” on a performance at the ceremony in 2021.But with the nomination shutout, The Weeknd has deemed himself uninvited from the Grammys entirely.“Collaboratively planning a performance

Drake is speaking out after The Weeknd was snubbed at the 2021 Grammy Awards.

The Weeknd is still fuming that when the 2021 Grammy nominations were announced on Nov. 24, his name was not called once.

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.

Scooter Braun is now adding his thoughts to the ongoing drama surrounding The Weeknd‘s snub by the 2021 Grammys.

The Weeknd calling the Grammy Awards “corrupt” after his critically acclaimed album After Hours failed to score any nominations at the 2021 ceremony.“We understand that The Weeknd is disappointed at not being nominated. I was surprised and can empathize with what he’s feeling,” the academy’s chair and interim president/CEO, Harvey Mason Jr., said in a statement to Rolling Stone on Tuesday, November 24.

Beyoncé led the 63rd annual Grammy Awards nominations announced Tuesday, with a few notable snubs and surprises. One such surprise was The Weeknd who didn't receive any nominations for his most recent album, After Hours.

After Hours, spent weeks topping charts.In response to being snubbed by the Recording Academy, the Weeknd hopped on Twitter and wrote "The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency..."The Grammys remain corrupt.

the Weeknd has said the Grammys “remain corrupt” after receiving no nominations in the latest awards list for his 2020 album After Hours, nor for 2019 single Blinding Lights, which became the biggest song of the past year.Writing on Twitter, Abel Tesfaye said the Recording Academy “[owed] me, my fans and the industry transparency”.Rolling Stone reports that a source “close to the situation” claimed that Tesfaye was snubbed owing to conflict over whether he could perform at the Grammys ceremony

The Weeknd has branded the Grammys “corrupt” after he was completely snubbed from this year’s nominees, despite a hugely successful year.In the last year, the Canadian singer’s hit Blinding Lights sat at the top of the UK singles chart for a total of eight weeks, while in the US, the track became the longest-running top 10 hit in history.Meanwhile, his latest album After Hours was met with positive reviews and reached number one in the US, UK, Canada and Australia.However, despite all of this,

Nicki Minaj has criticised the Grammy Awards for her 2012 Best New Artist snub to folk band Bon Iver.Tuesday (24 November) saw the announcement of the 2021 Grammy nominations, with female artists dominating in categories such as country and rock.

TMZ Tuesday, as Grammy organizers demanded he pass on taking the stage at Super Bowl LV, before relenting and deciding he could do both.Insiders said that the Can’t Feel My Face artist's camp suspected the lack of nominations were in response to the unpleasant back and forth over whether he would perform in the Super Bowl.The artist, whose full name is Abel Tesfaye, released the record After Hours in March to strong sales and reviews, and it won Favorite Album - Soul/R&B honors at the American