Last year, he criticised the Grammys for entirely shutting out fellow Canadian The Weeknd from its nominations list. In 2019 Drake declined to perform at the ceremony then criticised the awards show from the stage.
“I wanna let you know we’re playing in an opinion-based sport not a factual-based sport,” he said while accepting the Grammy for his single God's Plan.
“This is a business where sometimes it’s up to a bunch of people who might not understand what a mixed race child from Canada has to say or a fly Spanish girl from New York or anybody else,” Drake added.
Grammy nominations are chosen by members of the Recording Academy and voted on by members. Jazz musician Jon Batiste led nominations this year with 11 nods, followed by Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R.
Winners will be announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Jan 31.
Reuters