Diddy’s Grammy Moment Turned Upside Down

The last time Sean Combs’ songs contended at the Grammys, a then-unknown Mark Zuckerberg had actually simply produced Facebook, Nipplegate took place at the Super Dish and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King gathered a record-tying 11 Oscars. It was 2004, and Combs, also known as Diddy, won finest rap efficiency by a team or duo– his 3rd Grammy– for the thumping hit “Shake Ya Tailfeather,” including Nelly and Murphy Lee. The track showed up on the Bad Boys II soundtrack, which Diddy exec generated and launched on his Poor Child tag.

So his go back to the Grammys, twenty years later on with an election for finest modern R&B cd for his The Love Cd: Off the Grid, is a significant accomplishment– and a pleased moment for the musician. Some would certainly also call the election a win (though we need to keep in mind that there is no opportunity his cd can take on SZA’s game-changing SOS)..

Though Diddy isn’t chosen in the significant Grammy classifications, his quote for finest modern R&B cd is notable because the honor honors R&B- based tasks produced by modern acts that blaze tracks, consisting of vital beloveds like Steve Lacy and Thundercat. Seventy cds were sent for the honor this year, and the 54-year-old Diddy defeated adored imitate Daniel Caesar, Kelela, Forest and Kali Uchis, whose Red Moon in Venus placed 2nd on THR’s finest cds of 2023 checklist.

Diddy’s huge resurgence to songs’s most significant honors reveal really did not last lengthy: Much less than a week after the Recording Academy introduced its candidates, vocalist Cassie sued her previous document tag employer and guy, affirming he utilized his power to subject her to years of sex-related and physical violence. Cassie and Diddy cleared up 2 days later on, yet a lot more suits from ladies adhered to with insurance claims of rape and sexual offense. Combs has actually refuted every one of the claims.

The intensity of the claims cast a darkness over the musician– and over the honors reveal that identified him. It’s clear Diddy will not participate in the Feb. 4 Grammys, though he has yet to validate it openly; an agent for the entertainer hasn’t responded to e-mails looking for remark. Every person chose for a Grammy is welcomed to the program, and regarding whether the Academy will certainly disinvite Diddy, the company disclosed in a declaration to RadarOnline on Dec. 11 that it is“taking this matter very seriously and we are in the process of evaluating it with the time and care that it deserves.”

In the past, the Academy has actually been fortunate, because such debatable candidates as Dave Chappelle, Dr. Luke and Louis C.K. have actually pulled out of going to (although 3 years after his residential physical violence occurrence with Rihanna on the eve of the Grammys almost finished his job, Chris Brown went back to the program in 2012, gaining his very first Grammy and carrying out throughout the real-time occasion). And while it’s uncertain what the Academy’s contemporary position gets on commemorating the infamously chosen, when THR inquired about Chappelle’s and C.K.’s noms in 2014, Academy chief executive officer Harvey Mason Jr. stated: “We do not regulate that the citizens choose. If citizens seem like a maker should have an election, they’re mosting likely to choose them. If there’s a person that’s been chosen that we do not always concur with, we’re not mosting likely to get rid of a election.

“We’re never going to be in the business of evaluat[ing] them on the scale of morality,” he proceeded.“Our job is to evaluate the art and the quality of the art. The thing that we can control is making sure that people that attend our events feel safe … and don’t feel threatened by anyone.”

With its 91 classifications, disinviting Diddy might indicate needing to use a vetting procedure to every one of its 450 candidates.

As a background, while the claims are high account, Diddy’s election was not. Some individuals do not also understand that he launched a brand-new document in September. The Love Cd just debuted at No. 19 on Signboard’s 200 cds graph, and its solitary, “Another One of Me,” invested a solitary week on the Warm 100 graph, touchdown at No. 87. In a manner, that’s what makes the election that far more unique– the cd really did not control streaming solutions or make severe vital recognition, yet it still was identified by songs specialists and turned up at the honors reveal.

And though Diddy’s name goes to the facility of The Love Cd, it’s a team task. The collective initiative was improved the rear of others, and it includes leading musicians like Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, John Tale, Mary J. Blige, Natural Herb Alpert, H.E.R., 21 Savage, Jazmine Sullivan, Burna Child, Summer Season Pedestrian, Teyana Taylor, Babyface, Busta Rhymes, Coco Jones and others. Manufacturers consist of Stevie J, Timbaland, London on da Track, City Boomin, D’Mile, the Stereotypes, Nova Wav and a lot more. That’s most likely why it landed an election– since everybody associated with the cd chose it.

Diddy likely would have remained in a super-celebratory state of mind the week of the honors reveal, introducing an all-star pre-Grammy celebration to recognize approval and praise his partners on the task. He would certainly have went to the program and made a television moment from it, regardless of not winning.

Yet that will not occur currently. For all events included, the love for The Love Cd really feels a lot more like distress.

This tale initially showed up in the Jan. 10 problem of The Hollywood Press reporter publication. Click on this link to subscribe.