Drake and The Weeknd boycott the Grammy Awards a second time following concerns with voting process : Bollywood News

Drake and The Weeknd have both decided to boycott the prestigious Grammy Awards for the second year running. The two musicians had previously expressed frustration with the behind-the-scenes workings of the Recording Academy, the organization behind the awards. According to Page Six, both Canadian artists have declined to participate in Grammy 2023.

Drake and The Weeknd boycott the Grammy Awards a second time following concerns with voting process

As per a report, back in 2021, The Weeknd announced his decision to boycott future Grammys following the snub of his mega-popular and critically lauded hit 2020 album After Hours — which featured the record-setting chart-topper ‘Blinding Lights’.

In a March 2021 statement to the New York Times, the musician stated, “Because of the secret committees, I will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys,” questioning the voting process of the Recording Academy.

The Weeknd also spoke on the subject in a January 2021 interview with Billboard magazine, “Look, I personally don’t care anymore. I have three Grammys, which mean nothing to me now, obviously. I suck at giving speeches anyways. Forget awards shows.”

The singer also described how he felt when he learned of the snub saying, “I use a sucker punch as an analogy. Because it just kind of hit me out of nowhere. I definitely felt… I felt things. I don’t know if it was sadness or anger. I think it was just confusion. I just wanted answers. Like, ‘What happened?’”

Meanwhile, Drake’s tiff with the Grammys dates back to the 2017 ceremony, when the musician noticed how his pop/R&B hit ‘Hotline Bling’ had only received nods, for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Rap Song eventually winning both.

“Even though ‘Hotline Bling’ is not a rap song … the only category they can manage to fit me in is a rap category,” the ‘God’s Plan’ singer shared at the time. “Maybe because I’ve rapped in the past or because I’m black, I can’t figure out why. I love the rap world and I love the rap community, but you’re right. I write pop songs for a reason,” he continued.

“I wanna be like Michael Jackson. I wanna be like artists that I’ve looked up to. Those are pop songs, but I never get any credit for that…I won two awards last night, but I don’t even want them, because it feels weird for some reason.”

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