The Weeknd has discussed further his snub from the 2021 Grammy awards, saying that it hit him like a “sucker punch”.The artist, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, said the omission from the nominations list following the chart-topping success of his fourth album ‘After Hours‘ blindsided him because people kept telling him “this is your year”.He told Billboard: “I use a sucker punch as an analogy.
Because it just kind of hit me out of nowhere. I definitely felt… I felt things. I don’t know if it was sadness or anger. I think it was just confusion.
I just wanted answers. Like, ‘What happened?’“We did everything right, I think,” he continued. “I’m not a cocky person. I’m not arrogant.
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