The Weeknd’s boycott of the Grammys, saying the star’s move “doesn’t affect us or offend us”.The Weeknd vowed not to submit his music for consideration for the Grammys in the future after his album ‘After Hours’ failed to be nominated for a single award at the 2021 ceremony.In a new interview with Billboard, Harvey Mason Jr, the Recording Academy’s CEO, was asked if responses like the Canadian star’s “distract from the work”. “It’s not distracting, it’s understandable,” he replied.“People that make music are passionate people inherently.
These [projects] are their babies. When they get upset, it doesn’t affect us or offend us. Getting this right is the priority.
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