The Weeknd Will Still Boycott Grammys Even After Secret Committees Abolished
“The trust has been broken for so long between the Grammy organization and artists that it would be unwise to raise a victory flag,” he says
Brian Welk | May 3, 2021 @ 8:49 AM
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Despite an overhaul to the rules of the Grammys, The Weeknd has reasserted that he will continue to boycott the awards show in the future and refuse to submit songs to the Recording Academy.
The Weeknd was completely snubbed from this year’s Grammys, despite his mega-hit “Blinding Lights” and album “After Hours” netting him accolades and a Super Bowl appearance. And in March, he told the New York Times that he was cutting ties with the awards because of the Recording Academy’s “corrupt” “secret committees” that have long shaped the final Grammys nominees.