The most prestigious award for pop music, The Grammy's, has already published their list of nominated artists. However, one pop star has been noticeably missing, which must be painful for fans. That artist is none other than Drake.
Drake, whose real name is Aubrey Drake Graham, will not even have the chance to win a single Grammy on January next year. However, he may have a strong reason as to why it will not even matter.
In a report by CBC, Drake has stated his frustrations with the Grammy's in the past. As it turns out, he had no interest in winning despite getting nominated in the first place. This time, it is no different, since Drake chose to completely boycott the biggest event in music completely by not submitting his latest album titled "More Life" to be considered by the award giving body.
Drake has expressed his feelings about the Grammy's in the past, and his perspective is that the Grammy's have retained their usual format of nominations and categories for which artists to consider — despite the rapid changes and innovations of the music industry today. This is a sentiment that is shared by other big named musicians such as Jay-Z, Frank Ocean, and Justin Bieber.
However, Bieber is slated to attend the 59th Grammy Awards, and will be nominated for lending his talent to the viral song "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, according to The Star.
According to Metro, it can be safely assumed that Drake would definitely have been a contender for the Album of the Year category if he had submitted his album — especially since it landed on the number one spot in the U.S. and U.K. charts. In the past, the rapper has been nominated 33 times, which is no small feat in itself. However, this time around, the "Hotline Bling" singer is actually walking the talk by not participating.
