Who's Performing At The Grammys: Justin Bieber, Kanye West & Drake All Not Appearing [VIDEO]
Justin Bieber, Kanye West and Drake are all reportedly not going to the Grammys this year, for a myriad of reasons.
The Grammys won't have as much star power as usual due to the absence of Bieber, West and Drake. All three will not be in attendance at this year's Grammys despite having major nominations, according to a new TMZ report.
Bieber won't be attending because he "doesn't think the Grammys are relevant or representative, especially when it comes to young singers," according to the report. Frank Ocean gave similar reasons for why he didn't even submit his album, Blonde, for Grammy consideration, stating that the awards organization doesn't "represent young, black artists."
Drake won't be attending due to scheduling conflicts. The rapper will be on tour in Europe on that day. As for West, it's not clear exactly why he's not attending though he's certainly had his squabbles with the Grammys in the past.
Drake has eight nominations in total, including Album of the Year for "Views" and his "Work" collaboration with Rihanna in Record of the Year. Bieber is also nominated for Album of the Year as well as Song of the Year for "Love Yourself". West is nominated in all of the rap categories for The Life of Pablo and its various singles.
The list of performers for this year's Grammys is still relatively short, with Adele, Bruno Mars, John Legend, Carrie Underwood, Metallica, Keith Urban, A Tribe Called Quest, Anderson .Paak, The Weeknd, Daft Punk, Alicia Keys and Maren Morris all slated to perform. Other A-listers with big nominations that haven't been announced to perform include Beyoncé, Rihanna, Ariana Grande, Twenty One Pilots, Sia, The Chainsmokers and many more.
The Grammys will air live Sunday, Feb. 12 at 8/7c on CBS, with host James Corden.
