Halsey Says Earning a Grammy Nomination Depends on an Artist “Knowing the Right People”

From Cosmopolitan

• The Recording Academy released its list of 2021 Grammy nominations.

• Some celebs and fans are upset and argue their faves were “robbed,” especially one particularly glaring omission.

Update: November 30, 2020

It’s been almost a whole week since the Grammy nominations came out, but people are still talking about it. Because Halsey’s fans felt annoyed that the Recording Academy snubbed her too, she hopped on Instagram Stories to make a statement about the matter and pretty much said that “knowing the right people” is the way to get recognized by the Academy.

She wrote:

@ Grammys, the ball is in your court!

Original story: November 24, 2020

It’s time to buckle TF up because the 2021 Grammy Award nominations are officially out, and everyone and their mother has something to say about their [insert fave] who got snubbed by the Recording Academy for [insert specific category here]. And to make things even ~juicier~, celeb musicians are now chiming in on Twitter to tell their fans/the Academy how they really feel. What a time to be alive!

The biggest snub by far has to go to The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye). Despite him selling 3.1 million units of his critically acclaimed album After Hours, spending several successful weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and being so dedicated to his art that he sported literal bloody noses and face bandages during performances and public appearances, he did not earn a single nomination. Not even in the pop categories, where he was expected to not only net nominations but also eventually win.

Fans of Abel’s suggested that one of his After Hours tracks should have been nominated in the Best Pop Solo Performance category instead of Justin Bieber’s “Yummy.” But hilariously enough, Justin had a problem with the nom too, stating that he disagreed with his category placement entirely.

On Instagram, Justin wrote:

Meanwhile, Nicki Minaj took a moment to reflect on how she was #robbed for Best New Artist seven years ago, despite experiencing major success at the time. “Never forget the Grammys didn’t give me my Best New Artist award when I had 7 songs simultaneously charting on Billboard & bigger first week than any female rapper in the last decade—went on to inspire a generation. They gave it to the white man Bon Iver. #PinkFriday,” she wrote.

Teyana Taylor also hopped on Twitter to rightfully point out that only men were nominated in the Best R&B Album category when, TBH, her recent album (titled The Album) had massive bops.

After other fans argued that both Hayley Williams (of Paramore) and Rina Sawayama weren’t given their Grammys due, both women shared that they aren’t fazed by it this time around—they’re both just happy making music and seeing their peers excel.

Other fandoms that were pissed not to see their faves make it out of the process with more 2021 nominations? BTS’s Army, Blackpink’s Blinks, Charli XCX’s Angels, Miley Cyrus’s Smilers, Halsey’s fans, Harry Styles’s fans (despite his nominations), and so many more.

That leaves me with one major question:

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