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25, 2020 02:07 Harvey Mason Jr., the Recording AcademyвЂ™s interim president and CEO, addressed the high-profile snub in a statement.

вЂњThis is HarveyвЂ™s chance to step up and have his legacy be the guy who got the Grammys finally right. Beyonce gets 9 Grammy nominations (but The Weeknd gets none) Nov. вЂњThe Grammys should handle their legacy and clean it up to raise the bar to a level where everyone could be proud to hold up that award,вЂќ the WeekndвЂ™s manager Wassim Slaiby told the Times over email. The WeekndвЂ™s decision, following in the footsteps of Frank Ocean, could inspire more artists to give up on the institution. Mason declined to comment on these allegations to the Times. Dugan herself accused the committees of favoring artists with connections to board members in a memo sent to the board three weeks before she was placed on administrative leave.

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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.вЂќ Mason, who took over when the AcademyвЂ™s first female chief executive Deborah Dugan was ousted days before last yearвЂ™s ceremony, said the committees are kept anonymous to prevent industry lobbying and stan harassment. вЂњBut I will say that we are constantly evolving. вЂњWeвЂ™re all disappointed when anyone is upset,вЂќ Mason said in response to the WeekndвЂ™s statement. ItвЂ™s been 10 years since a song that dominated the year in music didnвЂ™t garner a nomination at the Grammys, and that was TiK ToK, the drunken party anthem and multi-platinum debut single from pop. According to the Recording AcademyвЂ™s interim CEO Harvey Mason Jr., the committees help вЂњeliminate the potential for a general-awareness bias that might favor artists who enjoy greater name recognition over emerging artists, independent music and late-year releases,вЂќ but the lack of transparency makes artists suspicious about the process. The Weeknd joins an exclusive club of songs that were crowned biggest hit of the year by Billboard but fell short at the Grammy Awards.

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In all but the top four categories - album, record, and song of the year, plus best new artist - committee members can even add nominees that voters did not select, per official rules. вЂњBecause of the secret committees,вЂќ the After Hours artist said in a statement to the New York Times, вЂњI will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys.вЂќ HeвЂ™s referring to the anonymous вЂњexpertвЂќ committees, who have final say on the nominees after the voting body of music professionals cast their votes. Ahead of the 2021 Grammys this Sunday, March 14, the Weeknd announced that heвЂ™s boycotting the awards from now on. No, the Weeknd is not over his Grammys snub. Photo: Kevin Mazur/MTV VMAs 2020/Getty Images for MTV

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