Zayn Malik Slams Grammys For Lack Of Transparency: Unless You Shake Hands & Send Gifts, There's No Nomination
Zayn Malik is the latest artist to call out The Recording Academy. Grammy Award organisers recently announced the list of nominees with Beyoncé, Dua Lipa, Ricch and Taylor Swift as the top nominees.
Zayn
Malik
is
the
latest
artist
to
call
out
The
Recording
Academy.
Grammy
Award
organisers
recently
announced
the
list
of
nominees
with
Beyoncé,
Dua
Lipa,
Ricch
and
Taylor
Swift
as
the
top
nominees.
Earlier,
Kanye
West,
Justin
Bieber,
The
Weeknd,
and
Nicki
Minaj
had
issues
with
the
award
show's
transparency.
Malik,
expressing
his
concerns
wrote,
"F**k
the
Grammys
and
everyone
associated.
Unless
you
shake
hands
and
send
gifts,
there's
no
nomination
considerations.
Next
year
I'll
send
you
a
basket
of
confectionary."
Later,
he
shared
another
tweet
explaining
his
distress.
The
English
pop
singer
wrote,
"My
tweet
was
not
personal
or
about
eligibility
but
was
about
the
need
for
inclusion
and
the
lack
of
transparency
of
the
nomination
process
and
the
space
that
creates
and
allows
favouritism,
racism,
and
networking
politics
to
influence
the
voting
process."
According
to
reports,
the
Grammy
nomination
is
multi-step
process
in
which
committees
of
veteran
music
professionals
choose
the
final
nominees
after
a
shortlist
is
handed
down
to
them
by
a
screening
committee,
that
considers
thousands
of
submissions.
Recently,
singer-songwriter
Halsey
also
made
similar
accusations
about
bribes
in
a
social
media
post.
"It
can
often
be
about
behind
the
scenes
private
performances,
knowing
the
right
people,
campaigning
through
the
grapevine,
with
the
right
handshakes
and
'bribes'
that
can
be
just
ambiguous
enough
to
pass
as
'not
bribes,'" she
wrote.
Hosted
by
Trevor
Noah,
the
Grammy
Awards
are
scheduled
to
be
held
on
March
14
at
the
Los
Angeles
Convention
Center
with
COVID-19
protocols
in
place.
According
to
reports,
the
audience
will
be
comprised
of
the
presenters,
performers
and
the
staff.
The
show
is
set
to
take
place
in
several
venues.