Why did Drake withdraw his Grammy nominations?
CANADIAN rapper Drake, 35, has won a total of four Grammys in his career.
Drake has been nominated a total of 47 times by the prestigious Grammys for his music.
Why did Drake withdraw his Grammy nominations?
Despite being a Grammy winner, Drake has withdrawn his two Grammy nominations for the 2022 ceremony.
USA TODAY confirmed, "that the Recording Academy has complied with a request from Drake's team to remove his nominations from the Grammy's final-round ballot."
Although the exact reason is not known for Drake's choice to withdraw his nominations there is speculation it could be about the Grammys lack of diversity.
The speculation comes from Drake's comments in the past about the music award ceremony, he has called it "meaningless" before.
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What has Drake said about the Grammys?
The Canadian rapper has had a contentious relationship with the Grammys for sometime, as he once got his mic cut off during an acceptance speech.
During his speech for Gods Plant at the 2019 ceremony Drake's mic was cut off mid-acceptance.
"We play an opinion-based sport, not a factual based sport," Drake said. "You've already won if you have people who are singing your songs word for word, if you're a hero in your hometown.
"If there's people who have regular jobs who are coming out in the rain, in the snow, spending their hard-earned money to buy tickets to come to your shows. You don't need this right here, I promise you. You already won. But – ," he said before being cut off.
In 2019 he was nominated for seven Grammys, down to four in 2022.
Drake's withdraw of his nominations is seemingly similar to The Weeknd's boycott of the Grammys.
Earlier in 2021, The Weeknd said he was boycotting the music award show despite the Grammys making changes to their this year.
Following The Weeknd's complaint about the Grammys Drake took to Instagram stories.
"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 that come after.
"It’s like a relative you keep expecting to fix up but they just can’t change their ways," Drake wrote.
Drake has made no official statement regarding his choice for the 2022 Grammys.
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