2025 Grammys

Tommy Richman Under Fire For Rap Grammy Submissions After Claiming He’s Not Hip-Hop

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Earlier this month, Tommy Richman took to Twitter/X with a controversial declaration. “I’m not a hip hop artist,” he wrote simply. The message sparked a response from DJ Hed, who was quick to call Richman out. “Fasho. So every Hip-Hop station playing MDB or DIAL should stop today. Thanks for the Heds Up [fist emoji],” he wrote at the time. “Glad I got the PSA before I did my radio mix. I now have 2 open slots. What should I play? (From an artist proud to be Hip-Hop).”

This prompted Richman to clarify. “I’ll say again, Im thankful for everything. I’m saying I don’t wanna be boxed in. I grew up on hip hop. But I’m a singer,” he went on to explain. Regardless, the comment still didn’t sit right with many, who think he might have been better off not saying anything at all.

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Tommy Richman Earns Backlash Over Grammy Submissions After Controversial Hip-Hop Remarks

Now, some of this backlash has come back up to the surface, as Richman recently submitted his hit song “Million Dollar Baby” for Best Rap Song and Best Melodic Rap Performance at the 2025 Grammys. Social media users in the NFR Podcast‘s comments section are calling him out for seemingly changing his tune now that awards are on the table.

“Thought he said he wasn’t hip hop ?” one X user writes. “Bro not a rapper tho @DJHed until he wants a better shot at a Grammy,” another claims. What do you think of Tommy Richman submitting “Million Dollar Baby” for Best Rap Song and Best Melodic Rap Performance at the 2025 Grammys despite previously saying he’s not a hip-hop artist? Do you think he has a chance of winning? Do you think he deserves the backlash he’s receiving for it or not? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Kendrick Lamar Reportedly Adds “Euphoria” To Grammys 2025 Consideration List

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It seems like Kendrick Lamar submitted more songs for the Grammys next year than we initially thought. For those unaware, he submitted “Not Like Us” and his Future and Metro Boomin collab “Like That” for Record/Song of the Year, Best Rap Song/Performance, plus Best Music Video just for the former. However, according to frequent K.Dot producer Sounwave, it seems like “Euphoria” is also up for consideration at the 2025 Grammy Awards. His Instagram post indicating this didn’t specify what categories it was for, but we can assume that it was probably for the same ones as the other two tracks.

Of course, this move wasn’t without its fair share of controversy, whether due to the Grammys’ track record with hip-hop or that one Drake like on “Family Matters.” But we also doubt that Kendrick Lamar would be getting this much flack if that battle didn’t happen, as plenty of rap artists didn’t get that same criticism for submitting their work for Grammys consideration this year. It’s kind of similar to what happened with the Super Bowl halftime show, at least partially.

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Kendrick Lamar’s “Euphoria” Is Apparently Up For Grammys Consideration

However, there were some other interesting updates regarding “Like That” in particular recently. Barry White’s estate recently filed a copyright lawsuit against the song, but it’s for the sample that Metro Boomin used for the beat. That sample is what allegedly infringed on White’s copyright, so Future, Kendrick Lamar, the St. Louis producer, and their labels aren’t codefendants in the case… yet. Prosecutors did state that they left the door open to direct action against them if the supposed indemnification provided to them from the original White samplers is insufficient in the court’s eyes.

Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar fans recently got a chance to look back at an alternate visual take on Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. The photographer for the album’s cover art recently revealed some outtakes with his family for the cover shoot in which he holds his son Enoch and a shotgun in different pictures. We wonder what else is in the Compton lyricist’s vault. But we’ll see if his offerings this year as part of the Drake battle get some Grammy love.

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Kendrick Lamar Faces Stingy Criticism For His GRAMMY Submissions

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Kendrick Lamar, easily, had one of the strongest years of anyone and it’s all thanks to the evisceration of Drake. The kid from Compton has several of the biggest hip-hop records such as “Not Like Us” and “Like That”. Speaking of those two records, Kendrick Lamar officially sent them in for GRAMMY nomination consideration earlier this week. The dagger in the battle with Drizzy could have a chance to win five categories, including “Record of the Year,” “Song of the Year,” “Best Rap Performance,” and more. As for his viral feature on the latter, it’s gunning for four of five same awards as the most successful diss record ever.

Despite all of this assumed critical acclaim, there have been quite a lot of overly critical hip-hop fans, most of them being Drake stans (some Lil Wayne fans too). They have continued to claim again and again that he’s only been so relevant this year due to mentioning The Boy. Furthermore, Lamar has received lots of hate for getting the nod to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show, as even his MC counterparts have expressed how Weezy deserved it over him.

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Twitter Has Mixed Reactions To Hip-Hop Fan’s Take On Kendrick Lamar’s GRAMMY Submissions

So, it’s not a shocker to us at all that the hitmaker is having to hear noise for his GRAMMY submissions. According to a repost from Akademiks TV, a hip-hop fan expresses in a Tik Tok how the award show has been overly dismissive of the genre for years. Essentially, he wonders why, Lamar would actively participate and do it “for the culture.” Some we in agreement, while others feel like it can’t hurt since he’s been so dominant at the show, despite some few robberies in the past.

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What are your thoughts on Kendrick Lamar getting hate for submitting two songs for GRAMMY consideration? Do you think this hip-hop fan has a valid argument, why or why not? Will K. Dot take home any awards at next year’s show on February 2, 2025? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Kendrick Lamar. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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When Will The Grammys Be Held In 2025?

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The 2024 Grammys were only three months ago, but already, the Recording Academy is looking forward to the year ahead. The Academy posted a list of important dates for the 2025 Grammys, including the cutoff date for consideration (August 30), when the nominations will be announced (November 8), and when the voting for those nominations will conclude (January 3, 2025). The only question that leaves is: when will the 67th Annual Grammy Awards be held?

Fortunately, that date was part of the larger announcement. The 2025 Grammy Awards are scheduled for February 2, 2025, and will be broadcast live from Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena via CBS (or Paramount Plus).

The past year’s awards included some surprises, with Uproxx’s Derrick Rossignol listing the biggest winners and losers including Taylor Swift and boygenius winning several awards, Swift announcing her album The Tortured Poets Department, and Miley Cyrus’ performance among the winners. The eventful ceremony also saw Killer Mike led out in handcuffs after sweeping every category for which he was nominated earlier in the evening.

Next year’s awards already have stiff competition just for nominations, with the aforementioned Tortured Poets and Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter dropping earlier this year. The latter is also sure to be the center point of some categorical controversy come November, and that’s without even knowing what else is dropping before the cutoff.

When Will The 2025 Grammy Nominations Be Announced?

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Given everything that has happened in the music world lately, it might feel like the 2024 Grammys were forever ago. In reality, they were only just in February, if you can believe that. Still, it’s already time to start looking forward to the 2025 Grammys.

As for who and what will be considered for next year’s awards, here’s what to know about when we’ll have that information.

When Will The 2025 Grammy Nominations Be Announced?

Today (May 21), the Recording Academy shared a list of key dates for the 2025 awards. One is the window during which products need to be released in order to be eligible for award consideration, and that runs from September 16, 2023 to August 30, 2024. Then the first round of voting stretches from October 4 to October 15. After that, the nominations will be announced on November 8.

Following that is the final round of voting (from December 12, 2024 to January 3, 2025) and the 67th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony on February 2, 2025. The show will be broadcast live from Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, via CBS and Paramount+.

Meanwhile, the Grammys were recently on Dua Lipa’s mind: In May, she told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe about how backlash to her winning Best New Artist motivated her, saying, “‘She’s got no stage presence. She can’t do this. She’s not well equipped. She won’t be here next year though.’ There was a lot of that and that fueled me in a way. I try not use criticism as this revenge thing, but it does push you in a way.”