The Weeknd may have frosty feelings toward theGrammy Awards, but that didn’t stop him from taking home a trophy on Sunday night.
Despite the fact that the “Blinding Lights” singer has publicly said he would boycott the annual award show after his albumAfter Hourswas snubbed, the star, 32, won a Grammy for best melodic rap performance for his feature onKanye West’s song “Hurricane.”
The award was announced during a pre-show telecast, and the prize did not air during the televised portion of the night.
The Weeknd has made his feelings on the Grammys clear in the past, and said in March 2021 that he wasdone with the Recording Academy.
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“Because of the secret committees, I will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys,” he toldThe New York Timesat the time.
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In response, the Recording Academy’s CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said that “we’re all disappointed when anyone is upset,” but “we are constantly evolving.”
“And this year, as in past years, we are going to take a hard look at how to improve our awards process, including the nomination review committees,” Mason explained.
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The Weekndpreviously toldBillboardin January 2021 that he felt as though the snub was “an attack,” and tweeted that the Grammys “remain corrupt.”
He also said that the three Grammys he’s earned before Sunday night — in 2017 forStarboyand in 2015 for “Earned It” andBeauty Behind the Madness— “mean nothing to me.”
“Look, I personally don’t care anymore,” he said. “I have three Grammys, which mean nothing to me now, obviously. It’s not like, ‘Oh, I want the Grammy!’ It’s just that this happened, and I’m down to get in front of the fire, as long as it never happens again.”
“I suck at giving speeches anyways,” he added. “Forget awards shows.”
source: people.com
