
The Weeknd ends yearslong Grammys boycott with surprise performance
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The Weeknd ended his yearslong boycott of the Grammy Awards by making a surprise appearance at the show on Sunday.
The Canadian artist, who once called The Recording Academy "corrupt," performed his new song "Cry For Me" onstage at the 67th Grammy Awards after the academy's CEO, Harvey Mason Jr., gave a speech focused on how the Grammys has taken steps to modernize, including adding more than 3,000 voting members.
"I remember waking up to the headlines that The Weeknd called out the academy for lack of transparency in our awards," Mason Jr. said. "But you know what, criticism is ok. I heard them. I felt his conviction."

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