Drake’s management asked the Recording Academy to remove him as a nominee for the 2022 Grammy Awards. The Academy has honored the request.
Drake has been a vocal critic of the Grammys. Last year, after fellow superstar The Weeknd received no nominations, Drake blasted the Grammys on his Instagram Story: “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 artist that exist now and the ones that come after.
Drake dissed the Grammys during an on-air acceptance speech at the 61st annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 10, 2019, when “God’s Plan” won best rap song. “We play an opinion-based sport, not a factual-based sport,” he said. “You already won if you have people singing your songs word for word, if they’re singing in your hometown. You’re already winning, you don’t need this right here.”
Future had no other Grammy nominations this year. Young Thug has two album of the year nominations, as a featured artist on Doja Cat’s
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