“We play an opinion-based sport, not a factual-based sport,” Drake said.

In 2017, he opted not to submit his release, More Life, for 2018 Grammy consideration despite it going double platinum with three Top 10 Billboard 100 singles: “Fake Love,” ″Passionfruit” and “Portland.” When Drake did win a Best Rap Song Grammy in 2019 for “God’s Plan,” he boldly downplayed the validity of award shows like the Grammys during his televised acceptance speech. “I think we should stop allowing ourselves to be shocked every year by the disconnect between impactful music and these awards, and just accept that what once was the highest form of recognition may no longer matter to the artists that exist now and the ones who come after,” he wrote. Drake took to his Instagram Stories to vent about how the Grammys need to revamp the voting process, particularly pointing out how the Recording Academy has been notorious for snubbing Black artists. The Weeknd, a frequent collaborator with Drake and a fellow Canadian, was snubbed in 2020 despite having unprecedented success with his “Blinding Lights” single. The Best Rap Performance nominees are Cardi B’s “Up,” Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar’s “Family Ties,” J.Cole’s “My Life” featuring 21 Savage & Morray, and Megan Thee Stallion’s “Thot Sh-t.” The Grammy website has already made the update. Cole‘s The Off Season, Nas’ King’s Disease II and Tyler, The Creator’s Call Me If You’re Lost. The Recording Academy is electing not to replace him with the artist who earned the sixth most votes, as it did when the General Field categories expanded from eight nominees to 10.Īs it now stands, the nominees for Best Rap Album are Kanye West’s Donda, J. The Grammys will keep the two categories in which Drake is nominated at only four nominees. With the Grammys now just over a month away, final-round voting for members commenced on Monday. Should an artist chose not to be considered, all their label has to do is not submit. An artist’s label or representative must then submit the project for nomination consideration. During that time, the musical product must be released. The eligibility period for Grammy consideration this year was from Sept. This type of withdrawal from the Grammys may be unprecedented, particularly so late in the awarding process. Rap superstar Drake released “Certified Lover Boy,” his sixth full-length studio album, in September.

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