Drake and The Weeknd have decided to boycott the Grammy Awards for the second year running.
Both Canadian artists have declined the option to participate in the 2023 event, opting against submitting any of their work to the Recording Academy.
The chart-topping pair have both previously aired their concerns about how things work behind the scenes with the organisation who are behind the prestigious ceremony.
The highly coveted accolades are among the most sought-after in the business, but that hasn't stopped Drake, 35, and 32-year-old The Weeknd turning their back on the event.
The Weeknd - real name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye - first announced his decision to boycott the event in 2021 when his 2020 album After Hours was snubbed by the bash, despite being hugely popular with critics.
A March 2021 statement to the New York Times explained that he had issues with the obscure way winners were decided.
He said: “Because of the secret committees, I will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys."
The Weeknd also spoke about his feelings on the subject in a January 2021 chat with Billboard magazine.
He said: “Look, I personally don’t care anymore. I have three Grammys, which mean nothing to me now, obviously. I suck at giving speeches anyways. Forget awards shows.”
The Blinding Lights singer also described how he felt when he learned of the snub adding: “I use a sucker punch as an analogy. Because it just kind of hit me out of nowhere.
"I definitely felt... I felt things. I don’t know if it was sadness or anger. I think it was just confusion. I just wanted answers. Like, ‘What happened?’”
Drake meanwhile has had issues with the Grammys since 2017 when he was given minimal credit for his hit Hotline Bling - which was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Rap Song.
While he won both trophies he was disappointed at feeling like he had been pigeonholed into he rap category with his creation as it was also a pop song.
He previously told the OVO Sound radio show: “Even though ‘Hotline Bling’ is not a rap song … the only category they can manage to fit me in is a rap category. Maybe because I’ve rapped in the past or because I’m black, I can’t figure out why.
“I love the rap world and I love the rap community, but you’re right. I write pop songs for a reason. I wanna be like Michael Jackson. I wanna be like artists that I’ve looked up to.
Those are pop songs, but I never get any credit for that…I won two awards last night, but I don’t even want them, because it feels weird for some reason.”
