The Weeknd Says He Planned Grammy Performance "For Weeks" Prior to Nomination Shutout

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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.

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.

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

Grammys on social media over his lack of nominations for After Hours and single "Blinding Lights", The Weeknd circled has circled back with a fresh round of accusations against the Recording Academy.“Collaboratively planning a performance for weeks to not being invited? In my opinion zero nominations = you’re not invited!" he tweeted.Collaboratively planning a performance for weeks to not being invited? In my opinion zero nominations = you’re not invited!Digging further into what the three-time

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

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Weeknd, who began sounding off on social media on Tuesday night over his being shockingly shut out of Grammy nominations in a year he dominated, kept up his criticism on Wednesday afternoon, posting a statement on Instagram that reads:“Collaboratively planning a performance for weeks to not being invited? In my opinion zero nominations = you’re not invited!”What that refers to, sources tell Variety, is the following:Along with most of the rest of the world, The

The Weeknd is continuing to call out the 2021 Grammys.

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.

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

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.

The Weeknd is calling out the Grammys after receiving zero nominations.  On Tuesday, the artist, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, tweeted: "The Grammys remain corrupt." He added that the Recording Academy "owes" him, his fans as well as the music industry "transparency." According to Vulture, The Weeknd's album, "After Hours," which was released in March, spent four weeks on the Billboard 200 and has been certified platinum four times.