The Weeknd gets Grammy nod despite REFUSING to submit any music to the academy after major snub... as he sings on nominated Kanye West track
He didn't want to get a nomination, but they gave him one anyway.
After vowing to boycott the Grammys for the rest of his career following the major snub of his hugely successful album After Hours in 2020, The Weeknd made a surprise appearance in the nominations reveal on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old singer - real name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye - is featured on the Kanye West song Hurricane which received a nomination for Best Melodic Rap Performance.
Not happy: The Weeknd gets Grammy nod despite REFUSING to submit any music to the academy after major snub... as he sings on nominated Kanye West track
He is also a featured artist on two Album of the Year nominees, including Kanye's Donda and Doja Cat's Planet Her (Deluxe).
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It was first reported in August this year that The Weeknd will be refusing to submit any of his music for consideration at the Grammy Awards.
Although he didn't release a new album this year, he did put out the single Save Your Tears in May.
Tesfaye first publicly indicated his displeasure with the Recording Academy in November after the Grammy nominations were announced.
Thanks Kanye: The 31-year-old singer - real name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye - is featured on the Kanye West song Hurricane which received a nomination for Best Melodic Rap Performance
He tweeted, 'The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency...'
The singer reiterated his 'boycott' in March, telling The New York Times, 'Because of the secret committees, I will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys.'
The 'secret committees' he referred to were nominee review committees, who go through the nominees selected by Recording Academy members and have final say in the nominees, in what was described as a, 'complicated and obscure nomination process.'
Taking a stand: It was first reported in August this year that The Weeknd will be refusing to submit any of his music for consideration at the Grammy Awards
The Recording Academy responded in May by voting to eliminate these committees effective immediately.
Recording Academy chair and interim CEO/President Harvey Mason Jr. claimed the changes signified they have, 'doubled down on the commitment to meeting the needs of the music community.'
On Tuesday, during the announcement of this year's nominees, Mason Jr. confirmed that the committee was no longer a part of the process.
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