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The rocker, whose real name is Brian Hugh Warner, had been nominated alongside Kanye West and Jay-Z for the 'Donda' rapper's single "Jail."

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00:00Marilyn Manson has lost one of two previously announced nominations for the 64th Grammy Awards.

00:06Manson, whose real name is Brian Hugh Warner, was removed as a Grammy nominee for Kanye West's Jail

00:12in an updated list of nominees published by the Recording Academy on Thursday.

00:16The reason for his removal was not cited, but a source close to the situation told The Hollywood Reporter

00:21it was a procedural update as Manson is not a writer on the song he was previously nominated for.

00:26The Shock Rocker was nominated in the Best Rap Song category alongside West and Jay-Z for the rapper's track.

00:33Additionally, Manson was nominated for the Donda album in the Album of the Year category as a featured artist and a songwriter

00:39alongside a sprawling list of artists.

00:42That nomination, according to the Grammy site, still stands.

00:45The musician who has been embroiled in a number of sexual assault lawsuits is currently being investigated

00:50by Los Angeles authorities on accusations made by a number of women.

00:54The L.A. Sheriff's Department first announced that detectives were investigating Manson over reports of domestic violence in February

01:01relating to incidents that allegedly took place between 2009 and 2011 in West Hollywood.

01:07This was the same month Manson's former fiancé and Westworld actor Evan Rachel Wood publicly identified him as her abuser in an Instagram post.

01:15In addition, Game of Thrones actor Esme Bianco has also sued Manson in federal court.

01:20The rocker who emerged on the music scene in the 90s has previously received four Grammy nominations over the course of his career but never won.

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