Topics: The Weeknd, Music, Entertainment, Celebrity, Grammys, US News, Twitter
The Weeknd has delivered a surprise performance at the Grammys 2025 as the CEO says they’ve made amends.
To the shock of many, The Weeknd took to the 67th annual Grammys ceremony stage in Los Angeles tonight (February 2) in what appears to be a major comeback announcement.
Canadian rapper Abel Tesfaye, known professionally as The Weeknd, has been boycotting the Grammys since 2021 as he said he'd been snubbed by the Recording Academy.
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His 2020 track, 'Blinding Lights', smashed streaming records at the time, but was mysteriously left out of receiving any Grammy nominations that year.
Ever since, Tesfaye has refused to submit any of his songs for awards... cue surprise from the crowds when he emerged on the show tonight.
In the run-up to the grand moment, Grammys chief Harvey Mason Jr. introduced the 34-year-old back to the stage in an apparent reconciliation while talking about some of The Weeknd's long-held criticisms of the organization.
Mr Mason Jr said amends have been made to patch up their relationship, adding: "Over the past few years, we’ve listened, acted, and changed.”
Viewers said they were left 'speechless' when the performance kicked in with dozens taking to Twitter in disbelief.
Fans of the artist have also applauded the organization for taking accountability of the alleged snub - and for even going so far as to make a 'powerpoint' on everything The Weeknd has said about the Grammys over the years.
"The Weeknd made these cats apologize to him before taking the stage lol," one Twitter fan wrote. "That's a wild flex."
The 'Starboy' hitmaker sang two new songs from his recently-released album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, starting with 'Cry for Me' followed by 'Timeless' and a performance from Playboi Carti who features on the studio recording of the track.
Viewers also praised his performance, describing it as 'electrifying', 'epic' and 'straight up fire'.
"That was so good!" wrote another fan who is looking forward to next year's Grammys already.
The post continued: "Props to the Grammys for getting back on good terms with The Weeknd. He'll be winning Album of the Year Next year."
