Zayn Malik explains exactly what he meant by his recent 'f**k the Grammys' outburst

The one-time boyband member slammed the awards ceremony earlier this week

The Grammys take place this coming Sunday, but it seems as if not everyone is looking forward to the music industry's biggest awards show.

The Weeknd shared his feelings last year when the nominations were announced (and he wasn't included), calling the process 'corrupt' - and now Zayn Malik has added his discontented voice to the fray.

On Tuesday, the former One Directioner tweeted 'Fuck the grammys and everyone associated," adding that unless you 'shake hands and send gifts', you will not be considered for a nomination.

Fuck the grammys and everyone associated. Unless you shake hands and send gifts, there’s no nomination considerations. Next year I’ll send you a basket of confectionary.

— zayn (@zaynmalik) March 9, 2021

Now, he has clarified his remarks by saying that his tweet referred to the 'need for transparency in the nominations process', while simultaneously alleging that the process allowed for 'favoritism' and 'racism'.

My tweet was not personal or about eligibility but was about the need for inclusion and the lack of transparency of the nomination process and the space that creates and allows favoritism, racism, and netwokring politics to influence the voting process

— zayn (@zaynmalik) March 10, 2021

Malik's last album 'Nobody is Listening' was released in January.

His former bandmate Harry Styles, meanwhile, is set to play the ceremony on Sunday and has been nominated in three categories: Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Music Video.

Zayn Malik

Zain Javadd Malik (born 12 January 1993), who records mononymously as Zayn, is an English singer and songwriter. In 2010, Malik auditioned as a solo artist for the British reality television music competition,… more