The Weeknd is constant to boycott the Grammys, however two of his initiatives — his Avatar: The Manner of Water theme tune and Emmy-nominated Stay at SoFi Stadium live performance movie — are on the Grammy poll.
Disney Music Group confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that they submitted “Nothing Is Misplaced (You Give Me Energy)” from Avatar for finest tune written for visible media. The Weeknd’s HBO live performance particular was additionally submitted for finest music movie, however it isn’t clear who made the submission. Representatives for HBO didn’t instantly reply to emails looking for remark or readability.
“Nothing is Misplaced,” launched in Dec. 2022, was shortlisted for finest authentic tune at this 12 months’s Academy Awards. The Weeknd co-wrote the tune with Grammy-winning composer Simon Franglen and Swedish Home Mafia members Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. If nominated, Franglen and the digital trio would obtain nominations alongside The Weeknd.
Stay at SoFi Stadium was filmed throughout two nights in Inglewood in Nov. 2o22 as The Weeknd carried out on his After Hours til Daybreak Tour. The live performance particular, directed by Micah Bickham, was launched in March and is nominated for 2 Emmys: excellent technical course and camerawork for a particular and excellent lighting design/lighting course for a range particular. If nominated on the Grammys, Bickham in addition to producers would obtain nominations alongside The Weeknd.
On the Grammys, Academy members concerned in albums, songs or movies — together with songwriters, producers, administrators, engineers and extra — can submit materials they labored on for awards. For instance, a producer of the live performance particular, who can also be an Academy member, may have submitted it for finest music movie. Media corporations like HBO can even submit initiatives for nomination.
The Weeknd vowed to boycott the Grammys after he didn’t garner nominations on the 2021 present regardless of having the 12 months’s largest hit with “Blinding Lights” and a top-selling album with After Hours. Months after The Weeknd blasted the awards present, the Academy introduced it was eradicating its nomination assessment committees — teams that decided the contenders for key awards on the music present. Winners are actually chosen by pure voting.
However since he was severely snubbed, The Weeknd has continued to obtain nominations, even successful a Grammy final 12 months. On the 2022 present, he obtained two nominations for album of the 12 months for his visitor appearances on Doja Cat’s Planet Her and Kanye West’s Donda, and he gained finest melodic rap efficiency for his work on West’s “Hurricane,” which additionally featured Lil Child.
When the nominations are introduced on Nov. 10, The Weeknd may rating extra nominations for his collaborations. He seems on one of many 12 months’s largest hits, “Creepin’” by producer Metro Boomin, which peaked at No. 3 on the all-genre Billboard Scorching 100 chart and reached the highest spot on the Scorching R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart. The observe — a remake of Mario Winans, Diddy and Enya’s 2004 hit “I Don’t Wanna Know” — additionally options 21 Savage and was submitted for a number of Grammys, together with document of the 12 months, finest R&B efficiency, finest R&B tune and finest music video.
The Weeknd’s visitor look on Diddy’s “One other One among Me” was additionally entered for a number of awards. The observe, additionally that includes French Montana and 21 Savage, was submitted for document of the 12 months, tune of the 12 months, finest melodic rap efficiency and finest music video. And “Ok-Pop,” Travis Scott’s tune that includes The Weeknd and Dangerous Bunny, was submitted for finest pop duo/group efficiency.
The Weeknd has earned 13 Grammy nominations and gained 4 honors, together with finest R&B efficiency for “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Gray)” and two wins for finest city modern album (Magnificence Behind the Insanity, Starboy). The Grammys will air dwell on Feb. 4, 2024; albums and songs launched between Oct. 1, 2022 and Sept. 15, 2023 qualify for the upcoming present. Ballots for first-round voting opened Wednesday.
