After being removed from the Grammy nomination list, male singer The Weeknd affirmed that he will no longer submit music products to this award.

Recently, male singer The Weeknd caused a stir when he announced that he would “no-show” the Grammy Awards ahead of the official event that will take place on March 14. “They don’t work transparently. I don’t allow the record label to send my products to the Grammys anymore,” The Weeknd shared with Variety.

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The Weeknd.
This move was made after The Weeknd did not appear in any category in the Grammy nomination list announced in November 2020. While 2020 is a year of countless successes for the male singer with the album “After Hours” being highly appreciated by many experts. His song “Blinding Lights” also recently set a record of staying in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 53 weeks.

At the end of November 2020, The Weeknd publicly criticized the Grammy organizers on Twitter: “They still remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the whole music industry transparency.” The owner of the hit song “Save your tears” affirmed that he will enthusiastically boycott the Grammys, at least until there is a reasonable explanation and change.

Wassim Slaiby, The Weeknd’s manager, said they had discussed with the Grammy team but did not have a clear answer. “We spent weeks with dozens of calls and email interviews but were still very confused,” The Weeknd’s representative told the Times.

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The Weeknd’s “After hours” received many compliments from experts and music lovers around the world.
According to Variety, this action of the male singer is understandable as the absence of the album “After hours” from the nominations is “the most inexplicable and suspicious snub” in the awards history. Thus, after Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean…, The Weeknd is the next name to join the list of artists who publicly “boycott” this famous awards ceremony.

In response to the recent noise, Harvey Mason Jr., interim president and CEO of the US National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, said there was no reason to spurn The Weeknd. “We understand The Weeknd’s disappointment at not being nominated. His music this year was outstanding. The Weekend’s contributions to the music industry are admirable… It’s a shame, like everyone Every year, the number of nominations is always limited and smaller than the number of artists who deserve to receive it.”

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The Weeknd has won 3 Grammy awards.
Previously, The Weeknd’s album “Beauty Behind The Madness” won the “Album of the Year” award at the 2016 Grammys. He also won two other Grammy awards including “Best R&B Performance” for “Earned It” (Fifty Shades Of Grey) and “Best Contemporary Urban Album” for Starboy. However, in an interview with US Billboard, The Weeknd said that the previous three awards “now mean nothing to me”./.