Zayn Malik Slams The Grammys, Drops The F-Bomb

Joining a list of “snubbed” artists such as the Weeknd and Halsey, Zayn Malik has slammed the Grammys, tweeting earlier this week, “F–k the Grammys and everyone associated.”

Zayn Malik Slams The Grammys And Everyone Associated

Malik continued,” Unless you shake hands and send gifts, there’s no nomination considerations. Next year I’ll send you a basket of confectionary.”The difference between the other aggrieved artists and Malik, however, is that the ex-One Direction member didn’t have a release that could have been in contention this year with his 2021 album Nobody Is Listening having its first single out in September 2020, a month after the cut off for nominations.

Netizens Speculated About Whether He Knew He Was Ineligible Or If This Was Shade

Malik’s cryptic tweet caused an uproar on social media with many wondering if the former One Direction member was aware of his ineligibility or not. Though some fans came to his defence, saying he was speaking out on behalf of all artists, others speculated if he was simply bitter about not being nominated for his album which debuted on the U.S. album chart earlier this year at No. 44.

Perez Hilton, who had earlier mocked Malik for not seeming to realize he wasn’t eligible, further added to the rumour mill asking,” Wait. Is this shade against @Harry_Styles???????,” with Malik’s former bandmate being nominated for three awards this year and announced as one of the select few to get a performance slot on this Sunday’s telecast, which also includes Bad Bunny, Black Pumas, Cardi B, BTS, Brandi Carlile, DaBaby, Doja Cat, Billie Eilish, Mickey Guyton, Haim, Brittany Howard, Miranda Lambert, Lil Baby, Dua Lipa, Chris Martin, John Mayer, Megan Thee Stallion, Maren Morris, Post Malone, Roddy Ricch, and his “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” collaborator Taylor Swift.

Malik Clarified His Tweet A Few Hours Later Indicating He Simply Wants Transparency In The Voting Process

Malik returned to Twitter hours later to explain himself and assert that his beef wasn’t about his own lack of historic nominations. He said,” “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 favoritism, racism, and networking politics to influence the voting process.”

Other acts like the Weeknd tweeted after he came up with zero nominations, “The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency,” with Halsey adding,” While I am thrilled for my talented friends who were recognized this year, I am hoping for more transparency or reform.” Malik’s follow up tweet does echo the sentiments of these acts regarding more widespread problems.