According to sources close to the musician, Canadian rapper Drake withdrew from the Grammy Awards on Monday. Removing his two nominations for music’s highest honors. Drake, 35, received two Grammy nominations in the rap category last month. Best rap album for “Certified Lover Boy” and best rap performance for his song “Way 2 Sexy.”
Sources inform that the rapper and his management made the request to withdraw from consideration. But provided no explanation for the decision. According to the sources, the Recording Academy website updates on Monday to remove Drake’s nominations from the Grammy list. Drake has a contentious relationship with the Grammys, despite the fact that his album “Certified Lover Boy” was one of the best-selling albums of 2021. Last year, he chastised the Grammys for excluding fellow Canadian The Weeknd from its list of nominees. Drake declined to perform at the 2019 ceremony and then criticized it from the stage.
“I wanna let you know we’re playing in an opinion-based sport not a factual-based sport,” he said while accepting the Grammy for his single “God’s Plan.” “This is a business where sometimes it’s up to a bunch of people who might not understand what a mixed-race kid from Canada has to say or a fly Spanish girl from New York or anybody else,” Drake adds. Grammy nominations are chosen and voted on by members of the Recording Academy. This year’s nominations were led by jazz musician Jon Batiste, who received 11 nods, and were followed by Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, and H.E.R. The winner announcement will take place on January 31 at a ceremony in Los Angeles.