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Grammys Ready Pandemic Show, as the Weeknd Boycotts Future Awards The event on Sunday will address the challenges of a music industry hit hard by the pandemic. The Weeknd, who was snubbed, says he will boycott the awards going forward, in a sign of continuing friction with artists. From left: Beyoncé, the Grammys’ most nominated artist this year; the Weeknd, who was shut out of the 2021 awards; and Taylor Swift, whose quarantine album “Folklore” received five of her six nods.Credit.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images, Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images, Caitlin Ochs/Reuters Published March 11, 2021Updated March 15, 2021 ....
The Weeknd Emerges From the Shadows at the Super Bowl Halftime Show In a year shaped by the coronavirus, a pop star with an affection for the grandeur and sheen of the biggest 1980s pop found a way to make a large affair small. The Weeknd performed a career-spanning set at the Super Bowl halftime show, but he was mostly confined to the stands.Credit.Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Feb. 7, 2021 For almost all of his decade-long career, the Weeknd has been finding ever more ornate ways to duck the spotlight, becoming immeasurably famous and popular while maintaining a cool, skeptical and effective remove from the harsh, sometimes goofy spotlight of fame. ....
MF Doom Influenced Scores of Musicians. Hear 11 of Them. Daniel Dumile, who died in October, paved a path for rappers, producers and beyond to embrace personas, fill their music with lyrical complexity and reach for sounds outside of the usual boxes. The impact of Daniel Dumile, who recorded as MF Doom, went far beyond his formidable microphone skills.Credit.Roger Kisby/Getty Images By Christopher R. Weingarten Published Jan. 12, 2021Updated Jan. 14, 2021 Daniel Dumile, the reclusive musician who performed as the masked villain MF Doom, died on Oct. 31 at 49, though the news wasn’t revealed until New Year’s Eve. Dumile spent more than two decades as one of the most recognizable and beloved artists in underground hip-hop, a rapper known for his unexpected word choices and intricate stacks of rhymes. ....