Washington: Drake and The Weeknd have determined to skip the 2023 Grammy Awards, making this the second consecutive year that each Canadian singers have opted out, based on Vibe report shared by Page Six. Page Six quoted a Vibe report that acknowledged that the two musicians, who’ve labored collectively for greater than a decade, have already expressed their displeasure with the behind-the-scenes working Recording Academy, the physique that oversees the Grammy Awards, that are broadly thought to be the highest honour in the music enterprise, on totally different events.
The “Save Your Tears” singer reportedly took goal at the Recording Academy’s opaque voting methodology in a March 2021 assertion to the New York Times, saying, “Because of the secret committees, I will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys.”
According to Page Six, The Weeknd, additionally vented to Billboard in an interview that was revealed earlier that year, in January 2021. “Look, I personally don’t care anymore. I have three Grammys, which mean nothing to me now, obviously,” he informed the music journal. “I suck at giving speeches anyways. Forget awards shows.”
Page Six additional quoted The Weeknd’s interview with Billboard journal, “Of his initial shock at the snub, the 32-year-old musician added, “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?’”
According to Page Six, Drake has had a falling out with the Grammys since the 2017 occasion, when he couldn’t assist however discover how his catchy pop/R&B hit “Hotline Bling” had solely obtained nods for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Rap Song.
The 35-year-old voiced concern over how the Grammys appeared to have pigeonholed the single regardless of successful each classes. Drake mentioned on the OVO Sound radio present the day after the 2017 occasion, “Even though ‘Hotline Bling’ is not a rap song, the only category they can manage to fit me in is a rap category. Maybe it’s because I’ve rapped in the past or because I’m black,” reported Page Six.
“I love the rap world and I love the rap community, but you’re right. I write pop songs for a reason,” he continued. “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,” he added.
