Tag: The Weeknd

The Surprises, Snubs, and Changing Rules for This Year’s Grammy Nominations

On Tuesday morning, the Recording Academy revealed the full slate of nominations for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. Over the past few tumultuous years, the Recording Academy has overseen changes in leadership and nominating procedures, with one more twist being announced just this morning before the nominations were unveiled: the Big Four general field categories […]

November 23, 2021
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Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd Join Forces on New Song ‘Moth to a Flame’

Swedish House Mafia teamed up with The Weeknd for their newest single “Moth to a Flame.” [embedded content][embedded content] The new track was initially teased during the trio’s MTV VMA pre-show this year. After announcing their reunion in July, SHM dropped two new singles, “It Gets Better” and “Lifetime (featuring Ty Dolla $ign and 070 […]

October 22, 2021
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The Weeknd Will Continue to Boycott Grammys Despite Rule Change

The Recording Academy announced  Friday (April 30) that it would eliminate its “secret” nomination-review Grammy committees — but The Weeknd, who was famously shut out of all 2021 nominations, isn’t satisfied. “The trust has been broken for so long between the Grammy organization and artists that it would be unwise to raise a victory flag,” he […]

May 3, 2021
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The Weeknd Says He’s Done With the Grammys

The long-simmering feud between the Weeknd and the Recording Academy has hit a new high. In the New York Times’ Grammys preview, the Weeknd said he’s done with the Grammys and will boycott the event moving forward. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width”:”480″,”height”:”270″,”playlist”:”10315″,”inviewBottomOffset”:”105px”} }); –> “Because of […]

March 11, 2021
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