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Getty / Kevin Mazur/MTV VMAs 2020
The 2021 Grammy nominations were officially announced on Nov. 24, and The Weeknd was noticeably absent from the list. Despite being named
one of Time's most influential people this year
and After Hours becoming the most-streamed R&b album of all time, the 30-year-old singer was rudely snubbed by the Recording Academy.
The Grammys have a years-long history of ignoring great music and not giving credit where it's due - see Adele's 2017 win for album of the year for 25 over Beyonce's Lemonade - but I just need someone to explain to me what the hell happened? "Blinding Lights" was omnipresent this year, popping up in commercials and at almost every award show, and The Weeknd practically led the nominations at the American Music Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards. Not to mention, he was just announced as the headliner for next year's Super Bowl...
Getty / Kevin Mazur/MTV VMAs 2020
The 2021 Grammy nominations were officially announced on Nov. 24, and The Weeknd was noticeably absent from the list. Despite being named
one of Time's most influential people this year
and After Hours becoming the most-streamed R&b album of all time, the 30-year-old singer was rudely snubbed by the Recording Academy.
The Grammys have a years-long history of ignoring great music and not giving credit where it's due - see Adele's 2017 win for album of the year for 25 over Beyonce's Lemonade - but I just need someone to explain to me what the hell happened? "Blinding Lights" was omnipresent this year, popping up in commercials and at almost every award show, and The Weeknd practically led the nominations at the American Music Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards. Not to mention, he was just announced as the headliner for next year's Super Bowl...
- 11/24/2020
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
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