As the 2024 NRJ Music Awards prepare to start, some artists feel embarrassed by Slimane's presence at the event. We explain everything to you.
This Friday, November 1, 2024, will take place the NRJ Music Awards 2024. And everyone only talks about Slimane's presence at the festivities. In fact, the singer, targeted by a complaint for sexual harassment filed by a former technician, will be on stage to perform his title My lovea song which earned him fourth place for France at Eurovision 2024 in Malmö.
As pointed out in Parisian a technician present during rehearsals, “Everything went well […] despite the delay that we had all accumulated. However, strict measures have been taken, with limited access to journalists and to non-essential personnel during rehearsals, fueling persistent rumors of a possible pre-recorded performance so that Slimane would not be present live. “Completely false”, assures a person involved in production, confirming that Slimane will be live.
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Slimane's presence at the NRJ Music Awards is controversial
The atmosphere is tense behind the scenes at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, where certain artists and technicians express their concerns about the situation. A relative of a named artist sums up the situation: “Everyone has their opinion without knowing anything about the complaint sometimes. There are those who believe that he should have withdrawn, those who think that TF1 and NRJ did well to maintain him, or even those who believe that we should have had to remove it completely. Jacques Grimal, coordinator of the ceremony, however, insists on the importance of the presumption of innocence, recalling that the organization of the NRJ Music Awards is not authorized to render a judgment on this matter.
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For many artists present, uncertainty looms over how to interact with Slimane. Some are even hesitant to appear publicly alongside him, for fear that it would harm their image if he were found guilty. “I don’t want to appear on the red carpet at the same time as him,” entrusts an artist named to Parisian. “I love him a lot, I want to believe in his innocence, but if he is guilty and I am in the same photo, I will be upset.”
What if Slimane won?
The unease does not spare the award presenters either, some of whom wonder about the public reaction if Slimane were to win. “It could be a bit embarrassing if Slimane ever wins…” explains a manager. The interpretation of My love by Slimane is highly anticipated, and the public and observers are wondering about the attitude that the artist could adopt.
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A member of the organization explains: “Now, if he wins, the question will be whether he will just thank the public for strongly supporting him again or if he will take the opportunity to make an allusion to the story. Whatever happens, we suspect that his passage will be scrutinized, that the slightest emotion will be observed with a magnifying glass and deciphered…”.
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