Drake, the world’s top-selling artist in 2016, has accused the Grammys of pigeonholing him as a rapper because he is black and said he does not want his latest awards. Drake, who won the Grammys for Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Performance for Hotline Bling at the music industry’s February 12 gala, voiced dismay that his One Dance, which is Spotify’s all-time, most-streamed song, was passed over for nominations. For the Grammys, “I’m a black artist, I’m apparently a rapper, even though Hotline Bling is not a rap song,” Drake, who rarely gives interviews, said on his weekend show on Apple’s Beats 1 radio. “I won two awards but I don’t even want them because it feels weird to me,” said Drake, who did not attend the Grammys event in Los Angeles, in part because he was touring Europe. The award went to white English ballad singer Adele’s blockbuster 25 and not the other favourite, black artist Beyonce’s edgy Lemonade.

Source: Hindustan Times February 21, 2017 09:33 UTC