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    Sorry, Swifties: The 2022 Grammy nominations are filled with snubs, surprises

    by Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times Nov 23, 2021 4 minutes

    The Grammy Awards aren't fair. Neither is life. Chaos rules. Snubs will happen, and who's to say where to lay blame? With the Recording Academy's 11,000-plus voters, a mysterious lot whose membership lacks transparency? Failed PR campaigns? God? All of the above?

    Sound conspiratorial? Two words: The Weeknd. His glaring omission from last year's nominations rankled both the artist and nearly everyone who pays attention to the Grammys, leading to the abolition of the so-called "secret committees" that could overrule the voting bloc. For better or worse, this year, no Weeknd-sized whiffs disrupted the proceedings. Shoe-in artists and major pop figures including Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish and H.E.R. landed multiple nods. Ditto Doja Cat, Lil Nas X and Brandi Carlile.

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