The Weeknd Can’t Win the Best New Artist Grammy
With a huge new album, two No. 1 singles, festival headlining slots and a massive fall headlining tour about to begin, the Weeknd has unquestionably enjoyed a breakout year in 2015. Unfortunately, the R&B singer-songwriter won’t be spinning that recent dominance into a best new artist nomination at the 2016 Grammy awards.
Fuse has learned that the Weeknd’s name was not submitted in the best new artist category because the 25-year-old (real name: Abel Tesfaye) is ineligible to compete in the field… due to a previous nomination. In 2014, “Remember You,” Wiz Khalifa’s single featuring the Weeknd, was nominated for best rap/sung collaboration (it lost to Jay Z and Justin Timberlake’s “Holy Grail”), and that nom prevents the Weeknd from competing for best new artist.
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