The Weeknd: The Grammys are corrupt | Recording Academy responds

[Style.]

11 hours ago, Stefani said:

Is there a reason why everyone and their pets are defending The Weeknd's Grammy snub? Seems like even the radical man-haters on LSA are defending him, and many of them normally loathe The Weeknd. Now even ATRLers and Exhalers are fuming over this man being snubbed at one award show that most of y'all claim is rigged anyway. I'm just confused as to why The Little Weekndsters came out from hiding, or did I just miss the memo about everyone being converted into The Weeknd stans?

You’re an embarrassment. Just stop. Your trying to do something on this site but you’re just a clown. 

[bliss]

12 hours ago, Jordan Miller said:

The Weeknd was faced with a tough choice -- perform the Grammys or the Super Bowl -- but hammering out a deal to do both could've cost him Grammy nominations. 

Sources familiar with the situation tell us The Weeknd's team was in talks for weeks with Grammy brass, who issued the ultimatum -- us or Super Bowl LV. We're told both sides eventually came to an agreement where Abel could do both, but not without negotiations getting very testy. 

Our sources say 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. 

It's unclear why the Grammys would play such hardball in trying to exclusively book him for their airwaves. It might be fear of duplicate performances, as CBS is airing the award show AND the game one week apart in February. Still, our sources tell us Abel and co. feel the dispute might have something to do with his exclusion.

I knew it, someone from the higher ups had to be pissed at him in order for him to be snubbed like this, still completely unfair, Blinding Lights is one of the best songs of the year and After Hours had some great tracks he still should've gotten some nominations even if they weren't in the general field 

[Groundbreaking]

3 hours ago, jordeezy said:

 

[Acer]

Who is that? Local US act?

[Groundbreaking]

Grammy's proving one more time that the show is just an embarrassment. I agree only partly with Abel. He deserved a nom, at least in AOTY. Yet, on the other where were he when this was done to other artists? 

[Xfactor Sam]

[OnlyBeyonce]

when you can't use the racism card because they gave 9 noms to beyoncé 

[OnlyBeyonce]

10 hours ago, Stefani said:

Transparency huh? Funny how he didn't demand that in previous years the times when he was nominated, and only cares about that now that he's been snubbed. 

[DougFrmBrazil]

Can just he accept that his work wasn't good enough compared to others? The most embarrassing thing is someone whining about not getting recognition. It's petty.

[breathe_on_me_toxic]

not so surprised as his name is abel and not beyonce

[OnlyBeyonce]

4 minutes ago, breathe_on_me_toxic said:

not so surprised as his name is abel and not beyonce

well, who forced him to make a song with Beyoncé? 

[BabyBabyBay]

The Grammys are a joke anyway, they basically just show who is winning in industry politics and who isn't licking out the higher ups

In the words of our fave:

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[UKasz.b]

16 hours ago, blackoutbixxh said:

After Hours still deserved some sort of recognition. And they couldn’t find one single thing?? 

No, because Beyonce took everything

[2K16NEY]

IT IS corrupt! Hello! It has been for decades. Britney getting snubbed?? Having all those successful eras back to back? Nothing for ITZ or Blackout? Hahahahah

The Weeknd’s album and singles were some of the most successful of the year. It makes NO sense to nominate Changes by JB when that album was a CRITICAL FAILURE as well as commercially underperforming in sales. It is tragic. Grammy’s have lost their cred.

[Jordan Miller]

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Asked for a response, Harvey Mason Jr., the Recording Academy’s chair and interim president/CEO, supplied a statement to Billboard that read in part, “We understand that The Weeknd is disappointed at not being nominated. I was surprised and can empathize with what he’s feeling. His music this year was excellent…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 …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.”

The Recording Academy responds to Weeknd

[2K16NEY]

 

“I don’t think [the Weeknd’s omission calls the nominations] process into question, honestly,” he said. “The process is there so we can continue to monitor excellence. I was in the ‘core room’ this year [which decides the main categories] and I observed, and the people in it are music professionals, at the top of their craft in songwriting and producing and there are a lot of artists. And they were critically listening to every song that came across their desks — or virtual desks — so I don’t think it shows a flaw in the process. It’s a long, arduous process and people take pride in it. The people in that room care: there are no agendas in there, there’s no ‘let’s snub this person’ or that person. It’s about, ‘Let’s try and find excellence.’”

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

The Grammy's were better off staying silence than putting out a garbage statement like THAT! 

LETS TRY AND FIND EXCELLENCE

*meanwhile, nominates Yummy and Changes as song/album of the year HAHHAHAHAH stfu  

[1inamillion]

Tbh if he decided to do a insta live concert, it would be more interesting and popular than the Grammy's. 

Every year the same people whether worthily or not. The only thing that matters is your managers and the money spent.

[Sealed_With_A_Chris]

LOL, and yet Beyonce nominated a million times for her lack luster music......wonder how she got those noms? 

[bas che]

Scammys ©️ 
 

If you can’t earn it, you can buy it.

Est. 2007

[OnlyBeyonce]

53 minutes ago, Sealed_With_A_Chris said:

LOL, and yet Beyonce nominated a million times for her lack luster music......wonder how she got those noms? 

of course they cry after the Grammy snubbed them

 I wonder why they ask for noms if they think the Grammys are corrupt 

Edited November 25, 2020 by OnlyBeyonce