Drake Submits "Certified Lover Boy" For Several Grammys

BYCole Blake4.9K Views
Link Copied to Clipboard!
Amy Sussman / Getty Images
Drake, Grammys, CLB
Drake is throwing his name in the running for several Grammy awards, next year.

Drake is putting up Certified Lover Boy and several songs from the project for consideration at the 2022 Grammy Awards, according to a new report from Variety. Last year, Drake had compared the Recording Academy to a relative who "just can't change their ways," but it seems like the Toronto artist is putting that behind him.

Certified Lover Boy as a whole will be considered for Album of the Year, while “Way 2 Sexy” could win Best Rap Performance, “Girls Want Girls” could snag Best Melodic Rap Performance, and “No Friends in the Industry” will have a shot at Best Rap Song.

Rich Fury / Getty Images

Somewhat surprisingly, Drake opted not to submit for Record of the Year nor Song of the Year.

Reporter Chris Willman tells Variety that Drake has been on "better terms with the awards org lately," thus explaining his submissions.  He also theorized that submitting several singles for different awards boils down to Drake not having a clear favorite from the project.

Drake could also win for a number of other tracks he is credited on such as “Outta Time,” by Bryson Tiller, “Wasting Time,” by Brent Faiyaz, “You’re Munes Still,” by Yung Bleu, and more.

[Via]


About The Author
Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.
...