Singer The Weeknd, who has been boycotting Grammys, might boycott future music awards ceremony.
Despite releasing ‘After Hours’, one of the most acclaimed and successful albums of the year, the In Your Eyes singer received zero Grammy nominations. The album’s single ‘Blinding Lights’ was so popular it spent an entire year in the top 10.
As a result, the Canadian star whose real name is Abel Tesfaye announced that he will no longer allow his label to submit his music to the Grammys and the reason behind it was because of the secret committees.
He referred to the anonymous Grammy committees that review the thousands of votes from all the Recording Academy members and then make the final determination regarding who gets nominated in most of the categories.
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The Weeknd slammed the Recording Academy after nominations were revealed by posting the following message on social media: “The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans, and the industry transparency.”
The Gasoline singer has been on his ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ tour since the summer of 2022 and is currently on the European leg of the tour performing in countries including Germany, France, and Spain.
His tour, in support of his two pandemic releases After Hours and Dawn FM, is scheduled to wrap in Mexico this October.
The tour has already made more than $350 million in revenue. Until now, Michael Jackson held this touring record with his 1987 Bad Tour, which grossed $311 million after adjusting for inflation, as per Hot New Hip Hop.
