Drake might not be taking home any Grammys at next month’s award show, but he’s surely going to disrupt the biggest night in music with a bit of pettiness. Yesterday, Drake launched his latest attack at the credibility of the Grammys by withdrawing his multiple nominations he received in a move that could start a trend if other artists follow along.
Reps with the Recording Academy confirmed with Variety that they honored requests by Drake and his management to have his nominations rescinded from the 2022 Grammy Awards. Drake was nominated for Best Rap Album for Certified Lover Boy, and Best Rap Performance for his song “Way 2 Sexy.” Typically, artists boycotting the Grammys simply request their representatives not submit their music for Grammy consideration, as we’ve seen in recent years with The Weeknd and Frank Ocean. Drake withdrawing his nominations after already receiving them is unprecedented for an artist of his stature, but not entirely inexplicable.
