Last night time throughout the Grammy Awards, Drake had his microphone minimize off whereas delivering his acceptance speech for Best Rap Song. Before the mic went useless, Drake had simply completed saying, “You’ve already won if you have people who are singing your songs word for word, if you’re a hero in your hometown, if—look, look—if there’s people who have regular jobs who are coming out in the rain, in the snow, spending their hard-earned money to buy tickets to come to your shows, you don’t need this right here. I promise you. You already won.” Later within the night, Drake wrote on Instagram, “Too raw for TV 📺 😂.”
A supply from the Grammys present elaborated on the state of affairs to The Hollywood Reporter. “Drake took a natural pause in his speech, which led producers to believe he was finished so they went to commercial,” the supply stated. “Since it seemed as if he had more to say, Grammy producers spoke with Drake immediately following his acceptance speech and offered him the opportunity to complete his speech. Drake stated that he was actually finished with his speech and happy.”
According to TMZ, a consultant for Drake stated, “Producers did speak with Drake following his speech and did offer him to come back onstage to finish whatever his thoughts were.” The rep additionally advised TMZ that Drake “was happy with what he said and had nothing else to add to it.” Representatives for Drake supplied no remark when contacted by Pitchfork.
Drake gained Best Rap Song for Scorpion’s “God’s Plan.” It was his sole win at this 12 months’s Grammys; he was up for seven awards. Follow all of Pitchfork’s coverage of this year’s Grammys.
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