Weeknd ends everlasting boycott of Grammys with | Music News
The Weeknd made an surprising return to the Grammy Awards stage after pledging to boycott the awards show in 2021.
The singer was introduced to the stage and carried out in a huge hooded puffer coat and black sun shades as tons of dancers moved round on stage beneath him.
Fans could not consider their eyes as they watched the second unfold and took to X, previously Twitter, to share their shock.
One particular person wrote: “WHOA! WHOA! I thought The Weeknd said he was done with the Grammys?”
Another added: “the weeknd coming on stage after an 8-minute speech that was just the Grammys patting themselves on the back is definitely a choice…..” [sic]
The committees that the singer is referring to are chosen by the Recording Academy to review the nominations by its enormous voting membership.
They retain government energy over who makes the official shortlists and are additionally in a position so as to add artists who obtain zero nominations in all classes besides the 4 greatest.
Despite having the most important track of 2020 in Blinding Lights and a double-platinum album, After Hours, The Weeknd acquired no nominations for on the Grammys.
“The Grammys remain corrupt,” he tweeted when nods have been unveiled in November. “You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency …”
Speaking on the boycott, Grammys interim president Harvey Mason Jr instructed the New York Times (per The Guardian): “We’re all disappointed when anyone is upset. But I will say that we are constantly evolving.
“And this year, as in past years, we are going to take a hard look at how to improve our awards process, including the nomination review committees.”
Mason added that the nomination review committees have been established in 1989 “to eliminate the potential for a general-awareness bias that might favour artists who enjoy greater name recognition over emerging artists, independent music and late-year releases.”
The Weeknd wasn’t the only artist to speak out and question the integrity of the event after it repeatedly appeared to snub Black artists.
After the Weeknd was snubbed for the 2021 awards, Drake called for the Grammys to be replaced with “something new that we can build up over time and pass on to the generations to come.”
Posting on Instagram, Drake highlighted Lil Baby, Pop Smoke, Partynextdoor, Popcaan and “too many missing names to even name” as artists snubbed by the Recording Academy that yr.
He 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 who come after.”
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