The Weeknd will NOT submit his music for any Grammy Awards consideration… continuing his boycott following After Hours snub
The Weeknd is continuing his boycott of the Grammy Awards by refusing to submit his music for consideration.
The 31-year-old singer (born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye) blasted the Recording Academy in November, when his blockbuster album After Hours was completely snubbed.
While the Recording Academy seemingly addressed his grievances about ‘secret committees’ in May, by removing the controversial nominee review committees, The Weeknd’s label Republic is still not submitting any of his new music, via Hits Daily Double.
Boycott: The Weeknd is continuing his boycott of the Grammy Awards by refusing to submit his music for consideration
Not submitting: While the Recording Academy seemingly addressed his grievances about ‘secret committees’ in May, by removing the controversial nominee review committees, The Weeknd’s label Republic is still not submitting any of his new music, via Hits Daily Double
While The Weeknd hasn’t released a new album this year, he did release a new single entitled Save Your Tears in May.
The report claims the single may have had a shot at some sort of Grammy recognition, though none of his music will be submitted in any category.
There are some who consider After Hours garnering no Grammy nominations after so much critical and commercial success, ‘music’s biggest slight.’
New single: While The Weeknd hasn’t released a new album this year, he did release a new single entitled Save Your Tears in May
Tesfaye first publicly indicated his displeasure with the Recording Academy in November after the Grammy nominations were announced.
He tweeted, ‘The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency…’
The singer reiterated his ‘boycott’ in March, telling The New York Times, ‘Because of the secret committees, I will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys.’
Displeasure: Tesfaye first publicly indicated his displeasure with the Recording Academy in November after the Grammy nominations were announced
The ‘secret committees’ he referred to were nominee review committees, who go through the nominees selected by Recording Academy members and have final say in the nomineess, in what was described as a, ‘complicated and obscure nomination process.’
The Recording Academy responded in May by voting to eliminate these committees effective immediately.
Recording Academy chair and interim CEO/President Harvey Mason Jr. claimed the changes signified they have, ‘doubled down on the commitment to meeting the needs of the music community.’
Eliminated: The Recording Academy responded in May by voting to eliminate these committees effective immediately
Still, while Tesfaye applauded the move to vanquish these committees, he doubled down himself on his boycott with a statement of his own in May.
‘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 statement.
The 64th Grammy Awards will take place Sunday, January 31 on CBS, broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Applauded: Still, while Tesfaye applauded the move to vanquish these committees, he doubled down himself on his boycott with a statement of his own in May
Ceremony: The 64th Grammy Awards will take place Sunday, January 31 on CBS, broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles
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