Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and Childish Gambino all turned down efficiency slots at this year’s Grammy Awards, present producer Ken Ehrlich advised The New York Times. The artists’ respective representatives additionally “declined to comment on whether they would attend the show.” Pitchfork has reached out to reps for Kendrick, Drake, and Childish Gambino for extra data.
Kendrick is up for eight Grammys in total this year, together with Record of the Year (“All the Stars” with SZA), Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. Drake has seven nominations this yr, together with those self same three classes. Gambino, in the meantime, is up for 5 awards, together with Song of the Year and Record of the Year (“This Is America”).
Read “5 Takeaways from the 2019 Grammy Nominations” over on the Pitch.
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