The Grammys may be changing the nomination process — but The Weeknd still isn’t changing his mind.
On Friday,
as part of the nominating process, perhaps the most controversial aspect of the Academy’s shrouded internal process and one that’s plagued the award show for years. “Even though I won’t be submitting my music, the Grammys’ recent admission of corruption will hopefully be a positive move for the future of this plagued award and give the artist community the respect it deserves with a transparent voting process,” The Weeknd told the newspaperreports, the committees, which began in 1989, are made up of anonymous “expert” music professionals tasked with whittling down the initial selections made by the academy’s larger body.
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