Grammy head REACTS to The Weeknd calling the award show ‘corrupt’; Says he ‘empathizes’ with the singer

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Interim President of The Recording Academy and Grammy chief Harvey Mason, Jr. recently spoke out after seeing The Weeknd‘s response to being snubbed by The Grammys.

If you didn’t see, the Blinding Lights musician called out the Recording Academy in a scathing Instagram post, after his critically acclaimed album, After Hours, received zero nominations. “The Grammys remain corrupt.

You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency…” he wrote in his post. Now, Harvey addressed the singer with his own statement on the situation, via Variety. “We understand that The Weeknd is disappointed at not being nominated.

I was surprised and can empathize with what he’s feeling,” he shared. “His music this year was excellent, and his contributions to the.