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The Weeknd Lashes Out At The Grammys & Calls Them ‘Corrupt’ After Failing To Receive A Single Nomination

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The Weeknd called on The Grammys to show more ‘transparency’ after not being nominated for a single category. The award show allegedly took issue with his scheduled Super Bowl performance, a report claims.

UPDATE (9/24/20, 10:33 PM ET): Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason Jr. insisted that The Weeknd‘s scheduled Super Bowl LV performance was not the reason the artist didn’t secure a Grammy nomination for the 2021 award show. “There were a record number of submissions in this unusual and competitive year. We understand that The Weeknd is disappointed at not being nominated,” the Grammy chief wrote amid a long statement issued to Variety. Harvey also admitted that he, too, was “surprised” that The Weeknd did not secure any nominations.

After complimenting The Weeknd’s new music, Harvey touched on the Super Bowl LV report: “We were thrilled when we found out he would be performing at the upcoming Super Bowl and we would have loved to have him also perform on the Grammy stage the weekend before.” He later added, “To be clear, voting in all categories ended well before The Weeknd’s performance at the Super Bowl was announced, so in no way could it have affected the nomination process.”

ORIGINAL: The Weeknd ruled 2020 with a No. 1. album, After Hours, yet was not even nominated for at least one category for the 2021 Grammy Awards — leading him to call out the award show. “The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency,” the chart-topping singer, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, tweeted on the same day the Recording Academy posted the Grammy nominees on Nov. 24. Abel also posted the same message on his Instagram page.

The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency…

— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) November 25, 2020

While Abel kept his message short, a report came forward that provided further details about Abel’s beef with the Grammy Awards (HollywoodLife can not independently confirmed these claims, however). Abel was supposedly given an ultimatum: he could either perform at the Grammys, or the upcoming Super Bowl LV, according to what sources told TMZ. “But hammering out a deal to do both could’ve cost him Grammy nominations,” the report alleged, which then claimed that “both sides eventually came to an agreement where Abel could do both, but not without negotiations getting very testy.” The NFL announced on Nov. 12 that Abel will headline the halftime show at the Super Bowl LV set to take place in Tampa, FL on Feb. 7, 2021 (the Grammys, meanwhile, will take place on Jan. 31, 2021).

The Weeknd’s 2020:

•Biggest song of the year

•Highest selling album worldwide

•Longest running top 5 hit of all time

•Sold out a world tour

•Donated 500k to charity

•Signed to perform at the Super Bowl

•Publicly calling out the #GRAMMYs

•Dropped AOTY

Legendary. pic.twitter.com/RPfWjD2vHd

— All Love Hip Hop (@AllLoveHipHop) November 25, 2020

“There’s growing suspicion Abel’s decision to perform at this year’s Super Bowl cost him Grammy noms because the bitter back-and-forth talks pissed off Grammy honchos,” TMZ‘s report added, according to the outlet’s sources. HollywoodLife has reached out to Abel’s rep for comment.

i’m sorry after hours/blinding lights might just be the biggest grammy snub of the century. my GOD

— the voice of the american people (@marscuv) November 24, 2020

It was certainly a shock to not see Abel’s name on the list of Grammy nominees, and many fans voiced their disbelief on Twitter. Abel’s new album After Hours — which debuted at the No. 1 spot on the “Billboard 200 Chart” in March of 2020 — produced two hits, “Blinding Lights” and “In Your Eyes,” which both secured top ten positions on Billboard‘s “Hot 100” chart as well. “Blinding Lights,” which inspired one of the biggest viral dance trends on TikTok, also broke the record for most weeks spent on Billboard‘s “Radio Songs” chart, with Goo Goo Dolls‘ song “Iris” previously holding the record in 1998 — over two decades ago!

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The Weeknd holds his previous Grammy Awards, one for “Best R&B Performance” and the other for “Best Urban Contemporary Album,” at the 2016 Grammy Awards. (Photo Credit: AP)

The albums that instead received “Album of the Year” nods were Jhené Aiko‘s Chilombo, Black Pumas‘ Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition), Coldplay‘s Everyday Life, Jacob Collier‘s Djesse Vol. 3, Haim‘s Women In Music Pt. III, Dua Lipa‘s Future Nostalgia, Post Malone‘s Hollywood’s Bleeding and Taylor Swift‘s Folklore. Fans were also outraged that artists like BTS, Chloe x Halle, Lady Gaga and Fiona Apple were not recognized in the “Album of the Year” category.

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