The leadup to the Grammy Awards has been dominated by artists criticising what they call the ceremony's growing irrelevance.
The annual awards have been snubbed by several stars, most prominent among them is the artist Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, known professionally as The Weekend, who has vowed to never submit his music to the Grammys again.
He was considered a front-runner to claim gongs for his global hit "Blinding Lights" and his album "After Hours", but didn't make the nomination list.
Philippa Tolley spoke to world acclaimed writer and music critic Sasha Frere-Jones.
