Halsey is the latest musician to weigh in on the 2021 Grammys drama.
The âNightmareâ singer, whose new album Manic was among the overlooked records for nomination at next yearâs awards ceremony, took to Instagram with some interesting claims about how nominees are selected for the coveted award â and the shade is real.
âIâve been thinking and wanted to choose my words carefully because a lot of people have extended sympathy and apology to me since the Grammy nominations,â the 26-year-old begins a lengthy message in an Instagram Story, before calling out the showâs âelusiveâ nomination process.
âIt can often be about behind the scenes private performances, knowing the right people, campaigning [through] the grapevine, with the right handshakes and âbribesâ that can be just ambiguous enough to pass as ânot-bribes,ââ Halsey added, later insinuating that the show is more about artists helping âthe Academy make their millions in advertisingâ than it is about âthe music or quality or culture."
The âColorsâ songbird concluded her message in solidarity with The Weeknd, who was also shockingly snubbed and therefore accused the Grammys of being âcorrupt.â
â@theweeknd deserves better, and Manic did too,â Halsey added, referring to her newest album, which dropped in the spring. âPerhaps itâs unbecoming of me to say so but I canât care anymore. While I am THRILLED for my talented friends who were recognized this year, I am hoping for more transparency and reform. But Iâm sure this post will blacklist me anyway.â
ICYMI: Nicki Minaj also weighed in on being snubbed by the Grammys over the years, and Justin Bieber had his own complaints as well.
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