This may be why the weekend was excluded from the 2021 Grammy Race

The artist nicknamed the "corrupt" grammous nomination committee. Here are their answer.


WhenThe weekend out of his albumAfter hours In March, it was hailed by fans, critics and other musicians as a masterpiece and better work. So when the2021 Grammy Appointments Rewards Have been unveiled on Tuesday, and not a single candidacy was given to the album or one of his singles including the Smash hit "Blinding Lights" - was amazing to everyone. In reality,Variety Nicknamed "theThe biggest camouflet in recent memory. The question about the spirit of everyone is: Why does one of the most acclaimed by criticism and top of the charts albums of the year nominated for a Grammy?

Due to the rebuff, The Weekend, whose real name is Abel Tefaye, rossed at the academy of registration, which maintains the identity controversially thoseNomination Committees at Grammy Awards and the process by which nominations are chosen under the bushel. "Grammys remain corruptThe Weekend tweeted in response to the rebuff. "You owe me, my fans and the transparency of the industry ..."

Continue reading to know why many people believe that Weekend has been excluded from Grammy Awards, and what Grammy Awards leaders have to say about it. And to learn more about the fight with the famous Weekend, consult17 major celebrities who really hate projectors.

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Sources say that camouflet is the result of "litigation" negotiations on its Grammys performance.

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Sources saidVariety That the Weeknd team were "disagree" on the show star on January 31 grammy ceremony, then at the Super Bowl half-time show a week later. After prolonged "and contentious" negotiations, his team decided that he was going to play Grammys. However, once the appointments were excluded, some think it was a "form of reprisals" during the inflamed discussions.

Tmz reports a similar scenario. "Familiar sources with the situation tell usThe Weekend team was in talks for weeks with grammy brass, Who issued the ultimatum-us or Super Bowl LV. We are told that the two parties finally reached an agreement where Abel could do the two, but not without negotiations get very irritable. Our sources say that there are more and more suspicions the decision of Abel to happen at the Super Bowl cost him Grammy names this year, "reported the exit.

"We do not know why Grammys would play such hardball trying to book it exclusively for their waves. It may be the fear of duplicate performance, as CBS broadcast the prize delivery show and the game a week apart in February. Yet our sources tell us Abel and Co. Feel the conflict could have something to do with his exclusion. " And for the hidden direction behind one of the most famous tracks of the Weekend, consult20 pieces You did not know secret messages have.

Others believe that it might have to do with genre categories.

Another possibility could be that the weekend is between two musical genres: Pop and R & B. "Although this factor would have played a little role can leave the three main categories for which he was eligible (album, song and album of the year), it is quite possible that the selection committees, which determine which versions are appropriate for their respective categories, may have decided that it does not correspond to their categories: in other words, the Committee POP perhaps consider it R & B and the R & B Pop committee considered ", explainsVariety.

The singer is concerned about how the R & B artists category limits during an interview with SeptemberRolling stone. "It was clean," said the singer. "Put an album likeStarboy and put an album likeBeauty behind madness In the same category as other artists, it's not fair ....R & B and black music is a great variety. If they put us all in one category, I still think it's not right. We'll see how it's happening. And for more musicians who have been shunned over the years, see30 artists who have not won Grammys.

The Grammy Committee denies its camouflet was intentional.

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In a statement toRolling stone, Recording President Academy and Acting President / Director GeneralHARVEY MASON JR. denied any malversion from the committee, Saying that the nomination process was finished well before was announced Super Performance Bowl of the Weekend.

"We understand that the Weekend is disappointed not to be named. I was surprised and can show empathy with what he feels. His music this year was excellent, and his contributions to the music community and in the world in general are worthy of everyone's admiration, "Mason Jr. in a statement.

"We would have liked to have appreciated it to play on the stage grammed on the weekend before [the Super Bowl]. Unfortunately, every year, there are less nominations than the number of deserving artists ... to be clear, Vote in all categories ended well before the performance of the weekend on the Super Bowl was announced, so it would have no way to affect the appointment process, "said Mason Jr .." All Nominees Grammy are Recognized by the voting body for their excellence and welcome them all. "And for more new news of celebrity and entertainment up to date,Sign up for our daily newsletter.

Other musicians come to his defense.

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"Abel was stolen man with weak * shirt,"tweeted Kid Cudi.

"How many times the Grammys had to make us dress before Y'all F *****?!?! They are not f *** WIT us !!! and when they do, they give the most suitable black face they can find. Tell me how on earth @Theweknd or @ lilbaby4pf get 0 nominations .... let's start there "playful The game.

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