Drake was nominated in two categories: Best Rap Album for
Certified Lover Boy
and Best Rap Performance with the song
Way 2 Sexy
.
Now he has asked to be removed from all nominations for the Grammy Gala 2022.
Recording Academy, which is behind the nominations, has confirmed to Variety that they have now fulfilled Drake's wish to be removed from the nomination list.
The reason for Drake's decision is still unknown.
According to Variety, the artist has had a strained relationship with the Grammy Gala for a long time.
Has previously criticized the Grammy Award
Last year, he sharply criticized the award when the artist The Weeknd did not receive any nominations - despite the fact that his album
After Hours was a
great success in 2020. Drake then said that he thought the Grammy Award should be replaced with "something new that we can build over time and pass on to future generations ”.
During his acceptance speech at the 2019 Grammy Awards - when his album
God's Plan
won a Grammy for best album - Drake claimed that the Grammy Award had no value.
As a result, organizers interrupted Drake's speech and turned off the microphone.
Nominations for the Grammy Award must be made by a representative from the artist's record company and the artist can decide for himself whether the record company should submit a nomination or not.
It is unusual for an artist to withdraw his nomination at such a late stage.