The Weeknd still boycotting Grammys, despite ditching of nominations committees

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The Weeknd has vowed to continue to boycott the Grammys - despite a major change to their rules. After it was announced that the Recording Academy will stop using secret committees to select nominees, the three-time Grammy-winner has insisted he still can't "trust" them.

The Weeknd is opening up on the recent rules committee changes announced by the Recording Academy on Friday, and the pop star is doubling down on his decision to boycott the Grammys after being shut out of all nominations for the 2021 awards. The "After Hours" performer – born Abel Tesfaye – had one of the biggest albums of the year, which netted The Weeknd the most-streamed single of the year with "Blinding Lights" and a Super Bowl LIV Halftime performance to boot.

told Variety on Monday he won't be ending his boycott of the Grammys following a recent change made by the Recording Academy to eliminate "secret" nomination committees. "The trust has been broken for so long between the Grammy organization and artists that it would be unwise to raise a victory flag," he said.

If the Recording Academy was attempting to appease naysayers by axing the anonymous review committees who, for years, have determined the nominees for major categories at the Grammys, it failed to win over one of its biggest critics: the Weeknd, who affirmed his boycott of the awards show on Monday.

This weekend was a tricky one for the Grammys committee as they decided to disband previous nominations and let voters call the final shots by choosing the winners. The decision comes as no surprise as stars like The Weeknd heavily criticised the nominees after his album After Hours failed to make the list.