Halsey joins The Weeknd in denouncing the shadiness of Grammy nominations

A week ago, The Weeknd reacted to getting completely snubbed by the Grammy nominations by saying that the organization is “corrupt” anyway and that he, his fans, and the music industry all deserve more transparency from the secretive Grammy nominators. After he expressed his frustration, reports came out that The Weeknd had been asked to perform at the Grammys, but that the event’s producers initially weren’t thrilled with the fact that he’d be playing the Super Bowl Halftime Show a week later, which some theorized may have contributed to the Grammys choosing not to give him any nominations—thereby effectively booting him from the event entirely, supposedly as a form of payback. Now, the similarly snubbed Halsey has offered her own reaction to the snubbing, suggesting that the Grammys are “often” all about “the right handshakes” (a.k.a. “bribes).