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The Weeknd has doubled down on his decision to no longer enter his music for future Grammy consideration, despite the Recording Academy’s announcement to eliminate “secret committees”.
“Even though I won’t be submitting my music, the Grammys’ recent admission of corruption will hopefully be a positive move for the future of this plagued award and give the artist community the respect it deserves with a transparent voting process,” he said in a May 3 statement to
The Weeknd, born Abel Tesfaye, also gave a quote to
Variety: “I think the industry and public alike need to see the transparent system truly at play for the win to be celebrated, but it’s an important start,” he said, noting that he remains “uninterested” in Grammys participation.
The Weeknd’s discord with the Grammy Awards is far from over.
Responding to the rule change the Recording Academy implemented on Friday, removing its anonymous nomination committees, The
Blinding Lights artist said he still has no intention of submitting his music for award consideration.
The secret nomination-review committees likely played a part into why the Canadian singer-songwriter – real name Abel Tesfaye – was shut out from this year’s award ceremony, despite his album
After Hours and single
Blinding Lights dominating the US charts for more than a year.
“The trust has been broken for so long between the Grammy organisation and artists that it would be unwise to raise a victory flag,” The Weeknd told US magazine
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 told Variety: âThe trust has been broken for so long between the Grammy organization and artists that it would be unwise to raise a victory flag.
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The âBlinding Lightsâ hitmaker previously blasted the annual awards ceremony after his album âAfter Hoursâ â which received critical acclaim â was completely snubbed from the 2021 nominations list and he later vowed to never submit any of his future work for consideration.
Grammys change secret nomination rule after criticism
Grammys change secret nomination rule after criticism
The organisers of the Grammys said Friday they were scrapping the “secret” committees that select which acts get nominated for the prestigious music awards following criticism from artists and allegations of rigging.
The Recording Academy said nominations for the 2022 awards would be decided by its entire voting membership of more than 11,000, rather than the anonymous 15-30 member expert committees who had previously made the selections.
The Academy said the “significant changes” to the awards process “reflect its ongoing commitment to evolve with the musical landscape and to ensure that the Grammy Awards rules and guidelines are transparent and equitable.”
The Weeknd Scoffs At Grammys After Its Secret Committee Admission Published on:
May 4, 2021, 1:42 PM
After the Recording Academy completely ignored The Weeknd when shutting out his monstrous
After Hours album with zero nominations, the Grammy’s nomination process drew heavy criticism. With the Recording Academy under fire, they are now changing their process when it comes to nominees.
According to
The New York Times, the Recording Academy is eliminating the inclusion of “secret committees” to decide who ultimately makes the final group of nominees in many of the award show’s key categories.
These anonymous committees began in 1989 and impact 61 of the 84 categories. They were meant to “protect the integrity” of the nominees after collecting ballots from thousands of voters, but that hasn’t been the case in recent years as they’v come under scrutiny by the music industry, fans and Grammy insiders.