Why Drake’s ‘Hotline Bling’ Didn’t Get A Grammy Nomination

Drake scored five Grammy nominations on Monday, but his recent hit “Hotline Bling” was noticeably absent.

The song is his biggest hit on the charts, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and spawned memes galore, so why was it snubbed from the Grammys?

Well, according to music-news site Hits Daily Double, it wasn’t that “Hotline Bling” didn’t have its fans. Instead, the song “was not submitted, due to a clerical error on the part of label Cash Money.”

Even without “Hotline Bling” being submitted, Drake earned nominations for “Back to Back” and “Energy,” as well as Nicki Minaj’s “Truffle Butter” and “Only,” on which he’s featured. His album “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” was also nominated for Best Rap Album.

But with one of the biggest hip-hop songs of the year that’s impossible to miss in “Hotline Bling,” he surely would’ve had a much better chance if someone had remembered to do the paperwork.

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Wale Claims Kendrick Lamar Hasn’t Answered His Calls Since His First Grammy Nomination

As Kendrick Lamar snatched eleven nominations, making him the most nominated hip-hop artists in a single year, Wale took to Twitter to respond to fans’ inquiries about the whereabouts of his Grammy acknowledgement.

During the conversation, one fan suggested that Wale and Kendrick go on tour, and the MMG rapper replied that K. Dot has allegedly been dodging his calls:

The assertion had the masses inquiring about whether or not Wale and Kendrick are on bad terms. Wale further raised eyebrows, by making a subliminal statement about his music, seemingly in comparison to that of Kendrick’s.

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