The Weeknd Accuses The Grammy Of Not Being Transparent In Choosing Nominations

The Weeknd (Instagram @theweeknd)

JAKARTA - Singer The Weeknd opened his voice regarding his name, which did not appear in any of the 2021 Grammy Awards nominations.

Through his Twitter account, he wrote, “Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans, and the transparency of the industry… ”

The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency ...

- The Weeknd (@theweeknd) November 25, 2020

He hinted at the nomination selection process in which the committee that selects the nominations is kept secret.

The absence of The Weeknd for the 2021 Grammy nominations is one big question and no one is able to explain why.

Even though the album After Hours which was released in March received various awards at the American Music Awards and set the record for the longest-standing song on the Billboard Top 10 Chart, Billboard Hot 200, Artist 100, Songwriters and Hot 100.

In addition, it is the most pre-saved album in digital music history.

Launching Variety today, November 25, a source said The Weeknd and the Grammys were negotiating because The Weeknd was scheduled to appear at the peak night of the Grammys and the Superbowl Halftime Show.

However, on this day when there was no The Weeknd's name in the nomination, The Weeknd seemed not to be informed about the change in negotiations.

Not a few netizens suspect this is related to Grammy racism against black musicians. The voting process also received criticism because the voting committee was made up of 10,000 people consisting of musicians, producers, lyricists and so on.

The committee that is kept secret is also a question of the public because they do not explain the process of selecting the nomination and election of the committee.