Drake Withdraws Grammy Award Nominations
Drake’s two Grammy nominations for 2022 have been withdrawn from the official website.
According to reports, the decision was made at the request of Drake and his management.
A source at the Recording Academy has told Newsbeat that the Academy chose to honour his wish.
The reasons for this are currently unclear, with the rapper’s representatives not yet responding to a request for comment.
Drake was one of five nominees for Best Rap Album, for Certified Lover Boy, and for Best Rap Performance, for Way 2 Sexy.
On the official Grammy’s website, it states the two nominations have been removed, with no replacement entries, meaning voting for those two categories will go ahead with just four nominees.
Last year, Drake called for it to be replaced with a new awards show after several artists, including The Weeknd, were overlooked.
“I think we should stop allowing ourselves to be shocked every year by the disconnect between impactful music and these awards,” he said at the time.
“This is a great time for somebody to start something new that we can build up over time and pass on to the generations to come.”
Earlier this year, the Grammys scrapped their anonymous voting committees following allegations of rigging, favouritism and racism.
The Recording Academy said its voting members – which run into thousands – would instead select next year’s nominations and winners.
