

Adele said “I can’t possibly accept this award,” onstage. Canadian pop star the Weeknd has said the Grammys remain corrupt after receiving no nominations in the latest awards list for his 2020 album After Hours, nor for 2019 single Blinding. Alison Krauss, the white country singer who has 27 wins for 42 nominations, is almost twice as likely to win when nominated than Beyoncé.Īccording to the LA Times Adele acknowledged Beyonce’s snub in her own Album of the Year acceptance speech. She is the most Grammy-nominated woman ever, with 62 nominations and 22 wins, but her win rate of 35% is markedly low. 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. For this months Billboard cover story alongside his XO collaborators, the Ethiopian-Canadian singer, 30, opened up. Sources say that after contract talks and discussions of details, he and his team found a way to allow him to. According to TMZ, The Weeknd was allegedly forced to make the decision of performing at the Grammys or the Super Bowl but he wasn't allowed to do both. The LA Times broke down Beyonce’s history at the Grammys. For The Weeknd, his three Grammy Awards are nothing more than just trophies. The Weeknd might have gotten snubbed for performing at another massive event. Some of the most controversial were Beyonce’s losses in 2015 to Beck for Album of the Year and 2017 to Adele for Album of the Year.

There have been far too many instances of Black artists being snubbed at the Grammys in recent years. The Weeknd is opening up on the recent rules committee changes announced by the Recording Academy on Friday, and the pop star is doubling down on his decision to boycott the Grammys after being. Never forget the Grammys didn’t give me my best new artist award when I had 7 songs simultaneously charting on billboard & bigger first week than any female rapper in the last decade- went on to inspire a generation. In a statement to The New York Times on Thursday, The Weeknd said he would no 'longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys.' When he was asked why he was boycotting the Grammys, he.
