Ariana Grande Not Attending Grammys After Disagreements With Producers

[My Everything]

 

Due to a disagreement with Grammy producers over which songs she would perform, Ariana Grande, who has been featured on billboards promoting the show all over Los Angeles, not only won’t be performing at the Feb. 10 show, she will not even be attending it, according to sources close to the situation.

 

An insider tells Variety that Grande felt “insulted†after producers initially refused to allow her to perform “7 Rings,†the latest single from her forthcoming album “Thank U, Next†(which arrives Friday, two days before the Grammys). A comprise was reached whereby “7 Rings†would be part of a medley, but Grande pulled out after producers insisted that the second song be of their choosing. The source added that such stipulations were not imposed on other performers at the show. Reps for the Grammys did not immediately respond to Variety‘s requests for comment.

 

The situation is more than a little similar to the impasse the Grammys reached with Lorde last year, whereby they declined to let her perform a song from her “Melodrama†album — one of the five Album of the Year nominees — and instead offered her a spot during the show’s Tom Petty tribute, which she declined.

 

Grande is nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance (for “God Is a Womanâ€) and Best Pop Vocal Album (for 2018’s “Sweetenerâ€).

 

With this development, the Grammys find themselves not only without a twice-nominated artist whom they have been using to promote the show, but also without one of the most vital artists of the moment. In the past two years Grande has experienced two major tragedies — the 2017 bombing outside her concert at the UK’s Manchester Arena in which 22 people died, and the drug-overdose death of her former boyfriend Mac Miller last September. But she has also played triumphant concerts, including the “One Love Manchester†benefit staged just two weeks after the tragedy, and released a triumphant No. 1 album and a string of recent blockbuster singles — with “Thank U, Next,†arriving Friday, just a few months after the release of “Sweetener.â€

 

“Sweetener†and the songs “Thank U, Next†and “7 Rings†all smashed Spotify records, with “7 Rings†breaking the streaming service’s record for most plays within a 24-hour period with nearly 15 million.

 

https://variety.com/2019/music/news/ariana-grande-not-attending-grammys-after-disagreements-with-producers-1203129734/

[momo's lamborghini]

Artist should be allowed to choose their performance and songs

[Buttered Sone]

The Grammys are gonna lose relevancy even faster if they keep up this suit n tie piano ballad expectation. It's just not realistic with modern times.

 

btw they've let artists perform un-nominated/new songs before so it is a bit weird

[Luluu]

Yes artists should be allowed to choose their songs, But i just think it's a bit petty to step out of a prestigious awards show like the Grammys over a choice of a song, Not to mention she's promoting the show she has some obligations to fulfill. But it's not like Grammy's are in the right here as well

[SJJD]

that lorde fiasco made me so mad last year

[BBIIBBII]

and their solution to filling her spot was katy perry this industry is doomed 

[DocumentaLy]

Why perform songs she's not nominated for? She should perform the new stuff next year when and if they're nominated.

[indigo]

and their solution to filling her spot was katy perry this industry is doomed 

 

Katy's not filling in, she's doing the Dolly Parton tribute with Miley and Kacey. But they let Katy perform her brand new 2 day old single Chained the Rhythm two years ago. 

 

 

there's never been a rule about performing the nominated material. They're pushing Ariana around for no reason, I'd pull out too. 

[SeeYaWithYou]

WHY would they try to choose Ari's songs for her

 

And WHY would they not be doing every single thing in their power to have the most popular singer of the moment perform???

[Imov]

Something is shady here. Why are they putting her on the spot?

 

[satoori]

 

 

Yes artists should be allowed to choose their songs, But i just think it's a bit petty to step out of a prestigious awards show like the Grammys over a choice of a song, Not to mention she's promoting the show she has some obligations to fulfill. But it's not like Grammy's are in the right here as well

 

Why perform songs she's not nominated for? She should perform the new stuff next year when and if they're nominated.

 

All of this

 

 

 

If this was a kpop artists acting like this they would be dragged by the entire kpop community for acting like a spoiled brat with privilege...js

 

[indigo]

 

 

 

 

All of this

 

 

 

If this was a kpop artists acting like this they would be dragged by the entire kpop community for acting like a spoiled brat with privilege...js

 

 

ah no, kpop acts are generally allowed to perform whatever they want for their set? As long as it fits the time. 

 

artist have performed and promoted their new singles before, Ariana was not asking to break traditional just for her. 

 

 

Katy did Chained to the Rhythm 2 days after it was released

 

Gaga did Born This Way  2 days after it was released 

 

Taylor only did Out of the Woods, and not any of her big songs from 1989. 

[satoori]

ah no, kpop acts are generally allowed to perform whatever they want for their set? As long as it fits the time. 

 

artist have performed and promoted their new singles before, Ariana was not asking to break traditional just for her. 

that's is not always true for kpop artist.

for some award shows they have to perform their promoted songs.

 

 

edit: And i still stand behind my statement. If people found out that a top kpop artist decided not to attend a show just becuase they couldn't perform one song they wanted, everyone would drag them. Like that's such a ridiculous reason. 

 

the double standards...

[satoori]

Anyways Ariana can do whatever she wants. I'm not saying she can't. Honestly, great for her she has privileges and popularity to back her. She doesn't have to worry about her career or backlash.

 

 

 

I just found it sort of interesting that this minor thing was the reason for her not attending. This topic would of went a lot different with like 12 pages by now if was Kpop XD

 

[Your Juan and only]

7 Rings is a horrible song they're saving us honestly.

 

 

but seriously this is weird for them to do since it's been done before there has to be more to than that

 

Janelle Monae is performing though I'm excited.

[JihyoStoleMyHeartAYAYAY]

Artist should be allowed to choose their performance and songs

[Kayou]

It's a shame that she pulled out, I'm not a fan of 7rings but we need ari 

[indigo]

that's is not always true for kpop artist.

for some award shows they have to perform their promoted songs.

 

 

edit: And i still stand behind my statement. If people found out that a top kpop artist decided not to attend a show just becuase they couldn't perform one song they wanted, everyone would drag them. Like that's such a ridiculous reason. 

 

the double standards...

 

They preform promoted songs, but very often it's not era they're nominated for. RV did RRB and Chungha did Gotta Go, super recents tracks with no issues. 

 

The Grammys are nothing like any Korean award show, and the industry is nothing like Korea. There's really no double standards here. The Grammys have been messy lately with how the dish out performances. Last year was a mess with U2 having 5 minutes for a new song no one even knew 

[StepOnMeJas]

7 Rings is a horrible song they're saving us honestly.

 

 

but seriously this is weird for them to do since it's been done before there has to be more to than that

 

Janelle Monae is performing though I'm excited.

[namidaone]

 

 

 

 

All of this

 

 

 

If this was a kpop artists acting like this they would be dragged by the entire kpop community for acting like a spoiled brat with privilege...js

 

But there are idols/groups who were able to perform their newest, unnominated song at a kpop yearly awards show, and not get bashed for it.

and it's not just the big 3. 

Which group got dragged for not attending bc they couldn't perform the songs they wanted to promote? 

[Luluu]

But there are idols/groups who were able to perform their newest, unnominated song at a kpop yearly awards show, and not get bashed for it.

and it's not just the big 3.

Which group got dragged for not attending bc they couldn't perform the songs they wanted to promote?

 

What Satoori is trying to say is that it's a minor thing that caused Ariana to drop out of the awards show for a song choice and that if Kpop idols did that they would get bashed and dragged. What she is pointing out is the double standards of Kpop and Wetern market how it's alright over there when artist's can do whatever they want for petty things wheras if any Kpop artist did it they would get dragged for years. She's not specifically talking about Kpop artists performing and promoting new songs

[namidaone]

What Satoori is trying to say is that it's a minor thing that caused Ariana to drop out of the awards show for a song choice and that if Kpop idols did that they would get bashed and dragged. What she is pointing out is the double standards of Kpop and Wetern market how it's alright over there when artist's can do whatever they want for petty things wheras if any Kpop artist did it they would get dragged for years. She's not specifically talking about Kpop artists performing and promoting new songs

I don't think not being allowed to perform a song is a petty thing. 

Especially how 7rings is abt her and her friends. 

 

Maybe if it is for something really petty then it would be understandable 

[satoori]

What Satoori is trying to say is that it's a minor thing that caused Ariana to drop out of the awards show for a song choice and that if Kpop idols did that they would get bashed and dragged. What she is pointing out is the double standards of Kpop and Wetern market how it's alright over there when artist's can do whatever they want for petty things wheras if any Kpop artist did it they would get dragged for years. She's not specifically talking about Kpop artists performing and promoting new songs

Thank you

[namidaone]

Thank you

So which group "did not attend due to  song choice" and got dragged then? 

Bc like I mentioned to my previous post, even non big 3 groups were able to promote their songs, including new and unnominated songs.  

So unless you can point a valid example and not ignore or post shady spoilers, my point still stands. 

[satoori]

So which group "did not attend due to  song choice" and got dragged then? 

Bc like I mentioned to my previous post, even non big 3 groups were able to promote their songs, including new and unnominated songs.  

So unless you can point a valid example and not ignore or post shady spoilers, my point still stands. 

It's a general statement. You know darn well if there was ever a kpop group who didn't attend an award show just because of a minor reason like this the discussion would be a lot different. 

 

So no I can't give you example becuase I can't imagine a kpop ever doing this. 

 

 

My point still stands. Double standards.