As reported in BBC News The Weeknd has said he will boycott future Grammy Awards after being snubbed in this year’s nominations.
The Canadian pop star, whose single Blinding Lights was the biggest-seller in the world last year, was not shortlisted for a single award.
He later called the lack of recognition “an attack”.
In a new statement ahead of Sunday’s ceremony, the singer said: “I will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys.”
He said he would remain absent from the event until the Recording Academy, which organises the awards, got rid of the “secret committees” that decide many of the nominations.
The Grammys voting procedures are notoriously opaque, with review committees having the final say in 72 of the 83 categories.
A hard stance from the singer who believes he was snubbed from the Grammy Awards this year after he agreed to perform at the super bowl…
The Weeknd isn’t the first artist to withdraw. Drake declined to submit his 2018 album More Life for Grammys consideration, while Frank Ocean chose not to participate in 2017.
Reported By: Jessica Rowe