![]() “If you were like, ‘Do you think the Grammys are racist?’ I think the only real answer is that in the past 61 years of the Grammys, only 10 Black artists have won Album of the Year,” he said. Like, ‘This is it this is your year.’ We were all very confused.”Īfter the 2021 Grammy nominations were released, Abel shared that he believes the Recording Academy is “corrupt.” He elaborated on those feelings in the interview. People told me I was going to get nominated. Like, ‘What happened?’ We did everything right, I think. “Because it just kind of hit me out of nowhere. “I use a sucker punch as an analogy,” The Weekend, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, says in an interview with Billboard. The singer was recently snubbed when he didn’t receive a single 2021 Grammy nomination despite releasing one of the biggest albums of 2020 with After Hours and topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Blinding Lights” and “Heartless.” The Weeknd isn’t being shy about his feelings about the Recording Academy and now is going so far as to shut down awards shows in general. ![]() The Weeknd isn’t mincing words when it comes to the bias of awards shows. ![]()
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