Drake has withdrawn his two Grammy nominations, the group behind the awards present has confirmed.
A consultant for the Recording Academy advised the Canadian Press that the Canadian rapper requested to be faraway from the 2 classes for which he obtained nominations.
He had been nominated for greatest rap album for Licensed Lover Boy and greatest rap efficiency for Approach 2 Attractive, which was a collaboration with Future and Younger Thug.
It’s unclear what led the singer to request the elimination, however the Academy has stated it is not going to exchange Drake’s positions within the classes, leaving the prevailing nominations open for voting.
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2022 Grammy Awards nominations: See the listing of music contenders
It’s not the primary time this yr’s Grammy nominations have brought on issues for Canadian artists.
Canadian music artists Justin Bieber and The Weeknd (actual title Abel Tesfaye) each took goal on the Academy late final month, for various causes.
Bieber, 26, disagreed with the classification of his music, claiming his songs and newest album, Modifications, had been meant to be R&B, not pop.
Bieber was nominated 4 occasions for greatest pop vocal album, greatest pop solo efficiency, greatest pop duo/group efficiency and greatest nation duo/group efficiency.
The Weeknd, then again, obtained no nominations and went after the music awards present in a no-holds-barred Twitter publish.
“The Grammys stay corrupt,” he wrote within the biting tweet. “You owe me, my followers and the business transparency…”
— with information from Chris Jancelewicz
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