Justin Bieber Called Out The Grammys For Nominating Him As A Pop Artist, Calling It "Very Strange" And "Weird"

The 63rd Grammy Award nominations were announced today — and while most of the artists who got recognized were excited, Justin Bieber seemed less-than-pleased with his own nominations.

“To be clear I absolutely love Pop music,” he continued. “It just wasn’t what I set out to make this time around.”

In addition to his written statement shared on Instagram, Justin added in a caption that he didn’t want to be seen as “ungrateful,” and thanked “the people who fought for me to even have any noms.”

On Instagram, Justin’s statement is being met with…mixed reactions. Some are standing by the singer:

But many commenters are not here for Justin’s complaints:

Several people have questioned how Justin can think his lead single, “Yummy,” is anything but pop:

And this commenter urged Justin to “just be grateful and move on”:

Look, I’m a loud and proud Belieber, but I’ve gotta go with this commenter on this one: