Drake sides with The Weeknd, says Grammys.
Add Drake to the list of people who don’t seem pleased that this year’s Grammy awards have shut out The Weekend.
To complain about it the rapper took to social media.
Drake wrote on his Instagram posts, “I think we should stop allowing ourselves to be shocked every year by the disconnect between impactful music and these awards and just accept that what once was the highest form of recognition may no longer matter to the artists that exist now and the ones that come after,” “It’s like a relative you keep expecting to fix up but they just can’t change their ways.”
He did not earn Grammy nominations, amid the commercial and critical popularity of The Weekend’s “After Hours” album, and many industry insiders deemed his hit, “Blinding Lights,” a contender for song of the year.
Drake wrote that he too, had assumed that along with countless other logical assumptions, The Weekend “was a lock for either album or song of the year along with countless other reasonable assumptions and it just never goes that way.”
“We were thrilled when we found out he would be performing at the upcoming Super Bowl and we would have loved to have him also perform on the GRAMMY stage the weekend before. Unfortunately, every year, there are fewer nominations than the number of deserving artists.”
On Tuesday, after the nominees were revealed, The Weekend took to Twitter.
“The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency, “You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency.
The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency…
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) November 25, 2020
“We understand that The Weekend is disappointed at not being nominated. “We understand that The Weekend is disappointed not to be nominated.
“I was surprised and can empathize with what he’s feeling. His music this year was excellent, and his contributions to the music community and broader world are worthy of everyone’s admiration,” concluded the post.
“We were thrilled when we found out he would be performing at the upcoming Super Bowl and we would have loved to have him also perform on the GRAMMY stage the weekend before. Unfortunately, every year there are fewer nominations than the number of deserving artists.”
The Music Academy has been the subject of scrutiny for years that it is out of line with market expectations and has refused to consider women and artists of color equally.
After the awards, Nicki Minaj seemed to reiterate the latter claim when she tweeted.
“Never forget the Grammys didn’t give me my best new artist award when I had 7 songs simultaneously charting on billboard & bigger first week than any female rapper in the last decade- went on to inspire a generation. They gave it to the white man Bon Iver.”
Never forget the Grammys didn’t give me my best new artist award when I had 7 songs simultaneously charting on billboard & bigger first week than any female rapper in the last decade- went on to inspire a generation. They gave it to the white man Bon Iver. #PinkFriday
— Mrs. Petty (@NICKIMINAJ) November 24, 2020
In the best R&B album category, singer Teyana Taylor tweeted that there were no female nominees.
Justin Bieber, who tallied up wins in the categories of pop and country, complained that he should be competing for R&B awards.
“To the Grammys I am flattered to be acknowledged and appreciated for my artistry,” he wrote in a statement written on his checked Instagram account. As for my lyrics, I am very meticulous and intentional.
I set out to make an R&B album with that being said. Changes was and is an album for R&B. It is not regarded as an R&B song, which is really weird to me.
