Drake, The Weeknd don't want to be part of 2023 Grammy Awards

Drake’s massive 2022 release “Honestly, Nevermind,” and The Weeknd’s “Dawn FM” were both missing from all of the voting ballots, making 2023 the second consecutive year of Drake’s boycott of the annual music awards show.

In 2017, Drake was furious with The Grammys when his song “Hotline Bling” earned nominations for multiple rap awards but did not receive nominations in other categories, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year.

“Even though Hotline Bling is not a rap song, the only category they can manage to fit me in is a rap category,” Drake said in 2017. “Maybe because I’ve rapped in the past or because I’m Black, I can’t figure out why. I won two awards but I don’t even want them, because it just feels weird for some reason.”

“Hotline Bling” won two gramophones that year: Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Performance.

Last year, Drake received Grammy nominations for his single “Way 2 Sexy,” as well as his “Certified Lover Boy” album, but removed both from Grammy Award consideration soon after.

The Weeknd’s differences with the Recording Academy began in 2022 when his “After Hours” album received no nominations in the major categories, yet it was praised as one of the most acclaimed and successful albums of the year.

The Weeknd furiously vowed to never submit his music for Grammy consideration again.

“Because of the secret committees, I will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys,” the “Can’t Feel My Face” singer said at the time.

However, The Weeknd’s collaboration with Kanye West, “Hurricane,” took home the Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance that year.