On November 15, the Recording Academy announced the 2023 Grammy nominees. Absent from that list was The Weeknd. If you think he was snubbed (again), you thought wrong. After one of the most stupefying oversights in Grammy history following smash hit “Blinding Lights” in 2021, the Canadian superstar famously announced that he would “no longer allow [his] label to submit [his] music to the Grammys.”
So then begs the question, where was he this November when the nominations were announced? Playing multiple nights at some of the biggest stadiums in the world wrapping up his After Hours ’Til Dawn Tour.
The Weeknd is a singer, songwriter, and record producer known for his dark, often indulgent lyricism explored in a variety of sonic landscapes. His music explores deep emotion, often aided by personal experience. Blending vulgar topics such as sex, drugs, and partying with elegant falsettos, he played the Super Bowl LV Halftime show in 2021, cementing himself into legendary star status.