Drake missed the Grammy Awards 2025: why did the rapper not attend the ceremony?
4 february 2025 в 05:28
At the Grammys or not at the Grammys? It seems that for Drake it wasn’t even a question, as the rapper once again chose not to attend the Grammys. Find out why below!
Drake, a five-time Grammy winner, was not at the 2025 Grammys, and this year he was also not nominated in any category. Drake, who has been nominated 55 times, has been boycotting the awards ceremony for several years now. In 2019, while accepting his Grammy award for Best Rap Song «God's Plan», - he shared in his speech: «[Artists] play in a sport based on opinion, not facts». He added: «The point is, you’ve already won if you have people who are singing your songs word for word, if you are a hero in your hometown. Look, if there are people with regular jobs who are coming out in the rain and snow, spending money to buy tickets to your shows, you don’t need this. You already won», - according to the official Grammy website.
2019 was the last time Drake attended the awards ceremony. In 2022, despite his nominations, he asked the recording academy to remove him. In 2023, he was again nominated for 4 Grammy awards, but did not attend the show. In 2024, Drake was nominated for 4 Grammy awards again, but once again did not attend the Grammys, according to TODAY.
Kendrick Lamar was nominated in 7 categories, including Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, Best Music Video, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Song. He won in 5 categories specifically for his song «Not Like Us», - which is his diss track about Drake. Wearing a Canadian tuxedo, which some speculate could be another jab at Drake, he accepted the awards on stage.
Drake and Kendrick haven’t always been at odds. In fact, they have collaborated together, and Drake even invited the rapper as an opening act on his tour, but somehow things changed over the years. In 2013, Kendrick started dissing Drake in Big Sean’s song «Control», - and then in the same year he dissed him again during his performance at the BET Hip Hop Awards cypher. It didn’t end there, in fact it continued 10 years later, when Kendrick dissed Drake for the third time in J. Cole’s song «First Person Shooter», - and then he put the rapper on blast for the fourth time on his feature on Metro Boomin’s hit «Like That».
After a long silence, Drake finally responded with diss tracks called «Push Ups» and «Taylor Made Freestyle». Kendrick then released «Euphoria» and «6:16 in LA» in response. Drake then released «Family Matters», - and Kendrick came back with «Meet the Grahams» and «Not Like Us», - as reported by Page Six. Drake then released «The Heart Pt.6». This cat-and-mouse game has been going on for several tense weeks and shows no signs of stopping. Fans speculate that Kendrick will continue to perform his main diss track «Not Like Us» at the upcoming Super Bowl match, which will once again add fuel to the fire
Drake, a five-time Grammy winner, was not at the 2025 Grammys, and this year he was also not nominated in any category. Drake, who has been nominated 55 times, has been boycotting the awards ceremony for several years now. In 2019, while accepting his Grammy award for Best Rap Song «God's Plan», - he shared in his speech: «[Artists] play in a sport based on opinion, not facts». He added: «The point is, you’ve already won if you have people who are singing your songs word for word, if you are a hero in your hometown. Look, if there are people with regular jobs who are coming out in the rain and snow, spending money to buy tickets to your shows, you don’t need this. You already won», - according to the official Grammy website.
2019 was the last time Drake attended the awards ceremony. In 2022, despite his nominations, he asked the recording academy to remove him. In 2023, he was again nominated for 4 Grammy awards, but did not attend the show. In 2024, Drake was nominated for 4 Grammy awards again, but once again did not attend the Grammys, according to TODAY.
Kendrick Lamar was nominated in 7 categories, including Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, Best Music Video, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Song. He won in 5 categories specifically for his song «Not Like Us», - which is his diss track about Drake. Wearing a Canadian tuxedo, which some speculate could be another jab at Drake, he accepted the awards on stage.
Drake and Kendrick haven’t always been at odds. In fact, they have collaborated together, and Drake even invited the rapper as an opening act on his tour, but somehow things changed over the years. In 2013, Kendrick started dissing Drake in Big Sean’s song «Control», - and then in the same year he dissed him again during his performance at the BET Hip Hop Awards cypher. It didn’t end there, in fact it continued 10 years later, when Kendrick dissed Drake for the third time in J. Cole’s song «First Person Shooter», - and then he put the rapper on blast for the fourth time on his feature on Metro Boomin’s hit «Like That».
After a long silence, Drake finally responded with diss tracks called «Push Ups» and «Taylor Made Freestyle». Kendrick then released «Euphoria» and «6:16 in LA» in response. Drake then released «Family Matters», - and Kendrick came back with «Meet the Grahams» and «Not Like Us», - as reported by Page Six. Drake then released «The Heart Pt.6». This cat-and-mouse game has been going on for several tense weeks and shows no signs of stopping. Fans speculate that Kendrick will continue to perform his main diss track «Not Like Us» at the upcoming Super Bowl match, which will once again add fuel to the fire
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