LOS ANGELES — After a deep, focused recalibrating of its voting base — towards one younger, more diverse and more contemporary in taste — the Recording Academy made strides avoiding the big whiffs they were once famous for in the nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards. But there will always be snubs, surprises and heated debates within the nominations. Here are a few that stood out for us.

Snub: The Weeknd waits again

After a surprise, hatchet-burying performance from the Weeknd at February’s ceremony, it seemed that Abel Tesfaye was finally ready to get back in the Grammy ring after a four-year boycott of the event. Tesfaye had been understandably angry that his smash hit 2019 single “Blinding Lights, off 2020’s “After Hours,” whiffed on nominations, and blamed the Grammys’ opacity arou

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