The Weeknd ends yearslong Grammys boycott with surprise performance
The Weeknd, who once called The Recording Academy "corrupt,​" performed his new song "Cry For Me" on stage at the 2025 Grammy Awards​.
The Weeknd Makes Triumphant Grammy Return With Surprise Performance Featuring Playboi Carti
The Weeknd made his surprise return to the 2025 Grammy Awards stage on Sunday (Feb. 2) with an electric performance of "Cry for Me" and "Timeless" featuring an assist from his upcoming tourmate Playboi Carti.
Grammys make peace with the Weeknd, who delivers surprise performance
But then Mason mentioned the time he took charge of the Recording Academy and faced a small controversy when the Weeknd, a Grammy-winning superstar, announced he was boycotting the Grammys because of a lack of transparency in how the awards were decided.
The Weeknd breaks his Grammys boycott with surprise performance
The Weeknd's years-long boycott of music's biggest night came to an end with a surprise performance at the 2025 Grammys.
The Weeknd Returns to Grammys for Surprise Performance After Past Criticism
The Weeknd made a surprise return to the Grammys stage for the 2025 edition of the annual ceremony on Sunday night. After an intro from Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. in which Abel's past public criticism of the Grammys was acknowledged,
The Weeknd Brings Out Playboi Carti During Shocking Return To The Grammys
The Weeknd made a shocking return to the Grammys several years after he famously called out the Recording Academy. On Sunday night, February 2, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. took the stage during the 2025 Grammy Awards to announce that the organization has made peace with Abel Tesfaye nearly four years after he boycotted the awards show.
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Inside the Grammy Awards’ response to the L.A. wildfires
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How did the Los Angeles wildfires change the 2025 Grammy Awards? What to know.
In the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires, which have killed at least 29 people and burned down thousands of homes, the L.A.
Inside the Grammys’ Decision to Go Ahead Amid L.A. Wildfires: ‘We Have to Do Everything We Can to Help’
Even as most Grammy Week events were canceled due to wildfires, L.A. officials said the same thing: ‘You have to do the show, ...
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With Fires Burning, the Grammys Made a Choice: On With the Show
By Ben Sisario On Jan. 8, as wildfires were spreading across Los Angeles, Harvey Mason Jr., the head of the Grammy Awards, looked out the window of his home in the Hollywood Hills and saw smoke ...
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Grammy Awards to Proceed as Planned, Recording Academy Says
The 2025 Grammy Awards will proceed as planned on February 2, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. told members in a letter Monday morning, assuring that the show will go on at Crypto.com Arena ...
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A ‘very different’ Grammy Awards set for Sunday due to wildfires
In talking to some of the (California) leadership, not only did every single person, to a person, support the Academy having ...
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Here’s How the Grammys Are Planning to Pivot on Their Feb. 2 Show
In their messaging, the academy is stressing the philanthropic angle. By Paul Grein Harvey Mason Jr., CEO, Recording Academy and MusiCares and Tammy Hurt, chair of the academy’s board of ...
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Latest news and live updates on the 2025 Grammys in Los Angeles. Follow all the award wins, red carpet looks, performances, ...