After abstaining from Grammy consideration for his last two albums, Drake, also known as the ‘6 God,’ has made a return, submitting his joint album with 21 Savage, “Her Loss,” for the 2024 Grammy Awards. The album has been put forward in multiple categories, with “Her Loss” being considered for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album.
Reported by The Hollywood Reporter on October 11 and confirmed by Billboard, the submissions also include the songs “Rich Flex” and “Spin Bout U” in various categories, such as Record of the Year, Song of the Year (both for “Rich Flex” and “Spin Bout U”), Best Rap Performance (“Rich Flex”), Best Rap Song (“Rich Flex”), and Best Melodic Rap Performance (“Spin Bout U”). In addition, Drake may earn more nominations for his collaborations on Travis Scott’s “Meltdown” and Young Thug’s “Oh U Want,” both of which have been entered for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance.
Released in November 2022, “Her Loss” is eligible for the February 4, 2024, Grammys as it falls within the eligibility period that began on October 1, 2022, and ended on September 15, 2023. The first-round voting for these awards opened on October 11, with nominations set to be announced on November 10.
At the same time, Ovo artist Popcaan did not submit his fifth studio album “Great is He” for “Best Reggae Album” this year although the project was eligible.
Drake has been critical of the Grammy Awards in the past. He withdrew his rap nominations for the 2022 awards and asked the Recording Academy to remove him from consideration on the final-round ballot for the 64th annual awards in April 2022, a request that the Academy granted. Additionally, he did not submit his 2022 album “Honestly, Nevermind” or any of its singles for consideration at the 2023 Grammys. However, he did win a Best Melodic Rap Performance trophy for his guest appearance on Future’s “Wait For U” from Future’s “I Never Liked You” album.
In 2020, Drake voiced criticism of the Grammys when The Weeknd (now known by his birth name, Abel Tesfaye) received no nominations for his album “After Hours.” Drake stated, “I think we should stop allowing ourselves to be shocked every year by the disconnect between impactful music and these awards and just accept that what once was the highest form of recognition may no longer matter to the artists that exist now and the ones that come after. It’s like a relative you keep expecting to fix up, but they just won’t change their ways.”
Drake’s most recent album, “For All the Dogs,” was released on October 6 and will be eligible for the 2025 Grammys.
