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Morgan Wallen, who is doing to country music what Drake did to young girls hip-hop, is declining to submit his 37-track I’m the Problem for Grammy consideration after failing to win in previous years — a strategy commonly known as “You’re not breaking up with me, I’m breaking up with you.”
As Billboard reports, Wallen’s team will not enter the artist in any categories, though they will not stop collaborators such as Post Malone or Tate McRae from submitting their duets.
Wallen was previously nominated for his work on Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion, with multiple nods for No. 1 single “I Had Some Help.” He has never won, putting him in rare company with The Monkees as the only artists to top the Billboard 200 for at least 30 weeks without earning Grammy gold.
With this decision, Wallen is following in the footsteps of The Weeknd, who announced a Grammy boycott in 2021 following a perceived snub of After Hours. The Weeknd won a Grammy the very next year, for his work on the Future and Metro Boomin collab “We Still Don’t Trust You.” He may also be reacting to Beyoncé’s win for Best Country Album earlier this year, which might suggest that the Academy and Wallen don’t share the same taste in country music.
Earlier this year, Wallen raised eyebrows with an awkward exit from the SNL stage, which led to some responses from the sketch show.
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