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On the heels of K-pop groups BTS and Stray Kids boycotting the Grammys, Drake makes it clear that he too is boycotting the awards event—again.
Drake has a storied history of distaste for the Grammy Awards, having said previously that “what was once the highest form of recognition may no longer matter” to the artists who make the most “impactful music.” Now, Champagne Papi has made it clear that he will once again refrain from submitting his music for consideration.
While it’s not much of a surprise coming from Drake at this point, the news comes amid existing controversy for Music’s Biggest Night following the announcement of a new Asian Pop category. That resulted in the withdrawal of phenomenally successful K-pop acts BTS and Stray Kids from 2027 consideration. Like other accredited artists, including Drake, members of both K-pop groups are also voting members of the academy, which makes their boycott all the more impactful.
For Drake’s part, he released a whopping three albums this year, and all of them on the same day. Yet none of this music will be submitted for Grammy consideration. In fact, Drake even tipped fans off to this possibility in “Make Them Know,” the final track on Iceman, in which he raps, “This album, I’m never submittin’ it.”
“He actually cares more about internet validation than he does the Grammys,” Charlamagne Tha God argued on the October 7 episode of The Breakfast Club. “He cares more about what those digital D-heads online think about it than he does the Grammys.”
His co-hosts, LoRosa and Jess Hilarious, posited that perhaps Drake cares more about “the people.” But Charlamagne disagreed: “He cares about what he can control, and he controls a lot of the narrative about him online for the most part. That’s what he cares about.”
Drake first boycotted the Grammy Awards in 2020, when the Recording Academy seemingly snubbed his collaborator and fellow superstar The Weeknd after the mega-successful After Hours album released. He also withdrew his 2022 nomination and did not submit his music in 2023. In 2024, he submitted his 21 Savage collaboration, “Her Loss,” but the submission appeared to be for 21 Savage’s benefit rather than his own. He didn’t submit in either 2025 or 2026.
Prior to his boycott, Drake earned four Grammy Awards and won another in 2023 for his spot on Future’s “Wait For U.” The Toronto native has been nominated 55 times since his boycott began.
The Grammys are moving to ABC, Hulu, and Disney+ this year after decades with CBS. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, February 7, 2027, with nominations announced on November 16, 2026.
