The complete snub might have to do in part with this year’s switch-up in how the Recording Academy classifies its R&B categories. In June, amid protests over the police killing of George Floyd, the Grammys announced that they were renaming the Best Urban Contemporary Album award, in which Tesfaye has won two out of his three past awards, to Best Progressive R&B Album.
The Grammys have arguably been snubbing rap music since the genre existed. This year, neither Lil Baby’shave been nominated for Album of the Year, despite both ranking among the year’s most streamed and critically celebrated releases. In fact, no hip-hop album released between September 2019 and August 2020 apparently rose to the Academy’s standards for an Album of the Year nomination — unless you count Post Malone’s poppy, guitar-driven smashIf that album was meant to check off the box for rap music, that says all we need to know about the Recording Academy’s understanding of the most popular genre in the world, or lack thereof.
The genre-specific rap categories aren’t much better this year: While rappers like Freddie Gibbs, Nas, and Jay Electronica all deserve their Best Rap Album nominations, it’s clear that the Grammys are having trouble keeping up with the new generation at rap’s forefront.
FREERAP FREEABEL
Speaking of snubs, when is Procol Harum going to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
B3yonc3 - 9? 🙄 Again... Bob Dylan - 0!!! 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ An What about that Coldplay Live álbum?. WTF!. mess GRAMMYs
That’s why no one cares about the Grammys anymore. YAWN.
theweeknd was robbed
theweeknd is so talented, one of the best concerts I’ve seen. No one but Abel on the stage singing for hours, he didn’t need any dancers, outfit changes , or distractions.
It’s what the Recording Academy voters picked. That’s the music industry. Just because your 5 writers’ favorites weren’t nominated is meaningless. Music business professionals decided who received the 2021 Grammy nominations - not Rolling Stone.
Why would he be nominated for something Blood Orange did 10 years ago
DustyZaneGarner Howard Ratner must be responsible
I never heard of him. What is his hit song?
Someone, rightfully or not, is going to be snubbed and it’s just not going to make any sense.
RecordingAcad 🤡🤡🗑️
Good
fuck the grammys
You're not wrong about bobdylan - still my 1 album of 2020.
Twitter is abuzz because the remix of 'Young Turks' by Rod Stewart from The Weeknd didn't get a nomination. NottheAMAs QualityNotSpins
Where was the love for 4 by runjewels
a shocker? 😂 not a shock at all. the fall begins
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I’m really happy that Harry Styles finally got nominated but I do think the Grammys are a joke.I’m pretty sure Taylor Swift and Justin Bebier will take home each award they are nominated in its the way the Grammys work . It’s not always about great music.I hope Harry wins though
But Beyoncé has 9 nominations What’s with people infatuated with her. Like get over it. The Weeknd had the best album of the year. Give me the The Weeknd any day of the year over Beyoncé. She didn’t even have an album this year
0 nominations?! I'm so mad
I guess everybody's NOT working for the weekend
He’s 💩 his career will be over in a couple years. Next lip singer step up.
What the hell is this?! Two best albums of the year did not even get nominated: Fine Line and After Hours. I don't have words.
Your article snubs runjewels
Oh for fuck's sake...
DillonJacksonTv
This is rude natalielorrain
He’s not good that’s why
Totally agree.
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deftones WTH!
Not a shocker at all. Overrated. Boring.
No it’s not. His music is terrible.
AylinDodogan scammys
Thats ridiculous!
and then there's beyonce :|
What did you expect? After all its the grammys... worthless award that dont mean shit!!! He should be happy he didn't get nominated!!! He would proably lose to Milli Vanilli...
Must be some sort of mistake. Like that time you had Sly Dunbar at a lofty 65 on the 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time list.
Fuck the grammys. It's a recording company scam.
Fine line by Harry Styles also deserved Album of the year nomination
I don't think this is very important. We have T, folks are hungry, half of the country think bad is now good. We have serious work to do Stolling Rone. :)
Chocadaaaaa
As we know the Grammys are a sham. After what was disclosed several years ago you’d think things would change, apparently not.
The biggest shocker is how a worst rated album and most disliked song got nominated over a best selling male album in US and most streamed song of 2020
His lastes music is just weird sounds from the eighties. Not in a good way.
With all the shitty music out there, I'm shocked his shitty music got snubbed
It's because he sucks ass.
start your own award show we need this
you forgot The Chicks' album Gaslighter
the recording academy really nominated changes and yummy by justin bieber (one of the worst albums of the year and worst reviewed) over after hours and blinding lights i have no words THE WEEKEND IS ROBBED, GRAMMYS RCIST
he’s boring and overrated, it’s not a shocker to me.
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