To the list of artists who are dissatisfied with this year’s Grammys, including “snobbish” artists like Weeknd and Halsey, add Zayn Malik … for reasons that, even after he drops F bombs against the “and all associates” awards, remain somewhat mysterious.
A big difference between Malik and some of the previously harmed artists is that Malik did not have a release that could be up for grabs this year, which left some vigorous arguments on Twitter about whether the former One Direction member was aware of his ineligibility or not. .
“Fuck the Grammy and all the members. Unless you shake hands and send gifts, there are no naming considerations, ”tweeted Malik. “Next year, I will send you a pastry basket.”
Many assumed that Malik was upset about the Grammy’s lack of recognition for his latest album, “No One Is Listening”, which debuted on the US album chart earlier this year at 44th. bending over there at No. 17.) The phrase “this year” is operative there; the window of eligibility for the 2021 Grammy Awards closed at the end of September, more than three and a half months before the release of the underreported album.
Fuck the Grammy and all the associates. Unless you shake hands and send gifts, there are no naming considerations. Next year, I will send you a basket of sweets.
– zayn (@zaynmalik) March 9, 2021
Some of his fans were quick to defend him, claiming that course he knew that his album was too young to be eligible, and that he was invoking hellfire over the Grammys and associated parties on behalf of all artists.
Others wondered if perhaps he was confusing the Grammy with the recently famous Golden Globe; although the Grammy has not gone without controversy lately, there have been no events that brought together artists and voting members during this pandemic year, and the lack of a membership directory would appear to be a buffer against the offering of gifts, even though strict Academy bans on lobbying and earnings are not.
Still others wondered whether an intra-directional crack was involved. “Wait. This shadow is against @Harry_Styles??????? Asked Perez Hilton, who previously scoffed at Malik for not seeming to realize he was ineligible, now wondering if Malik had any problems with his former musical partner being nominated for three awards this year and having just been announced as one of the few selected to get a performance slot on this Sunday’s broadcast.
Malik returned to Twitter hours later to state that his complaint was not about his own lack of historical nominations (whether with One Direction or solo, he was never nominated for awards, even in the years he had a release).
“My tweet was not personal or about eligibility,” said Malik, “but it was about the need for inclusion and the lack of transparency in the nomination process and the space that creates and allows for favoritism, racism and network policies to influence the process voting. “
Other music stars who have run for the Grammy since the nominations were announced in November have made it clear that there was some personal insult involved in their complaints, while pointing out, as Malik did in his follow-up tweet, what they believe to be the most widespread problems.
“The Grammy is still corrupt,” tweeted Weeknd after he got zero nominations. “You owe me, my fans and the industry, transparency …” Halsey, also excluded from this year’s Grammy nods, wrote that “I wanted to choose my words carefully because many people expressed sympathy and apologies for me since the nominations. to the Grammy, “While I’m thrilled by my talented friends who were recognized this year, I expect more transparency or reform.”
It is logical, from Tuesday’s tweets, that Malik will not be tuned in on Sunday to see Styles or anyone else – not even Taylor Swift, six times nominated, with whom he shared one of his greatest post-1D successes, “ I don’t wanna live forever. ”Malik’s wife, Gigi Hadid, recently talked about having friendly conversations and getting baby gifts from Swift since the couple’s son was born in September.
The Grammy will air on Sunday at 8 pm ET / 5 PT on CBS.