Morgan Wallen, who’s doing to nation music what Drake did to younger ladies hip-hop, is declining to submit his 37-track I’m the Drawback for Grammy consideration after failing to win in earlier years — a method generally often called “You’re not breaking apart with me, I’m breaking apart with you.”
As Billboard reviews, Wallen’s staff is not going to enter the artist in any classes, although they won’t cease collaborators corresponding to Submit Malone or Tate McRae from submitting their duets.
Wallen was beforehand nominated for his work on Submit Malone’s F-1 Trillion, with a number of nods for No. 1 single “I Had Some Assist.” He has by no means gained, placing him in uncommon firm with The Monkees as the one artists to high the Billboard 200 for a minimum of 30 weeks with out incomes Grammy gold.
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With this determination, Wallen is following within the footsteps of The Weeknd, who introduced a Grammy boycott in 2021 following a perceived snub of After Hours. The Weeknd gained a Grammy the very subsequent yr, for his work on the Future and Metro Boomin collab “We Nonetheless Don’t Belief You.” He may be reacting to Beyoncé’s win for Finest Nation Album earlier this yr, which could counsel that the Academy and Wallen don’t share the identical style in nation music.
Earlier this yr, Wallen raised eyebrows with an ungainly exit from the SNL stage, which led to some responses from the sketch present.