Not holding again! The Weeknd known as out the Grammys hours after the 2021 nominations have been introduced on Tuesday, November 24.
“The Grammys stay corrupt,” the “Blinding Lights” singer, 30, tweeted on Tuesday. “You owe me, my followers and the trade transparency…”
The Weeknd was shut out utterly by the Recording Academy regardless of his album, After Hours, and its many singles being a staple on the airwaves. Throughout 2020, he had two singles land within the high 10 on the Billboard charts and 6 songs make it on the Billboard World 200 checklist.
The “Save Your Tears” artist, who earned eight 2020 American Music Awards nominations final month and received three trophies on Sunday, November 22, was not alone in his gripes towards how the Grammys picks nominees. Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj threw shade on the awards present on social media for their very own causes on Tuesday.
The “Yummy” singer, 26, who was nominated for 4 Grammy Awards, together with Greatest Pop Vocal Album voiced his points along with his album, Modifications, being categorised as a pop album and never a R&B report.
“Please don’t mistake this as me being ungrateful, these are simply my ideas take em or depart em. Thanks to the individuals who fought for me to even have any noms,” Bieber prefaced his Instagram message concerning his gripe with the academy.
The Canadian crooner penned a let to the Grammys noting he’s “flattered to be acknowledged and appreciated for my artistry” earlier than breaking down why his album shouldn’t be categorised as a pop report.
“I’m very meticulous and intentional about my music. With that being mentioned I got down to make an R&B album. Modifications was and is an R&B album,” he wrote. “It isn’t being acknowledged as an R&B album which may be very unusual to me. I grew up admiring R&B music and wished to make a challenge that will embody that sound. For this to not be put into that class feels bizarre contemplating from the chords to the melodies to the vocal type all the way in which all the way down to the hip hop drums that have been chosen it’s undeniably, unmistakably an R&B album!”
He concluded by saying he “completely love[s] Pop music, [but] it simply wasn’t what I got down to make this time round. My gratitude for feeling revered for my work stays and I’m honored to be nominated both method.”
Minaj, for her half, introduced up a previous Grammys subject after Bon Iver earned a nod for Greatest Pop Duo/Group Efficiency for his collaboration with Taylor Swift on “Exile.”
“Always remember the Grammys didn’t give me my finest new artist award once I had 7 songs concurrently charting on billboard & larger first week than any feminine rapper within the final decade- went on to encourage a technology,” the “Tusa” rapper, 37, tweeted. “They gave it to the white man Bon Iver. #PinkFriday.”
Minaj was up towards Bon Iver, which is a folks group based by Justin Vernon, in 2012 for Greatest New Artist, which she misplaced. Bon Iver additionally took residence the trophy for Different Music Album that yr. The “Anaconda” rapper, nevertheless, has but to win a Grammy.
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