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After the Recording Academy completely ignored The Weeknd when shutting out his monstrous 'After Hours'album, the Grammy's now changing their process when it comes to nominees

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for dcp The Weeknd Scoffs At Grammys After Its Secret Committee Admission Published on:May 4, 2021, 1:42 PM by 0 After the Recording Academy completely ignored The Weekndwhen shutting out his monstrous After Hours album with zero nominations, the Grammys nomination process drew heavy criticism. With the Recording Academy under fire, they are now changing their process when it comes to nominees. According to The New York Times the Recording Academy is eliminating the inclusion of secret committees to decide who ultimately makes the final group of nominees in many of the award shows key categories. These anonymous committees began in 1989 and impact 61 of the 84 categories. They were meant to protect the integrity of the nominees after collecting ballots from thousands of voters, but that hasnt been the case in recent years as theyv come under scrutiny by the music industry, fans and Grammy insiders. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Weeknd (@theweeknd) After being snubbed even though Blinding Lights became Billboards biggest Hot 100 hit ever The Weeknd announced he wouldnt be submitting his music for the Grammy Awards going forward. With the changes made, hes applauding the Academy but his boycott remains in effect. Even though I wont 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, he told The Times Read more