5 February 2025 link music awards
It’s the kind of stress dream that pop stars tell their therapists about: “My artistic rival won record and song of the year at the Grammys for a track attacking me, and everyone was dancing and singing along. Even Beyoncé.” And so it came to pass for Drake, seeing Kendrick Lamar win for Not Like Us, walking to the podium in double denim — a “Canadian tuxedo”, no less — while half the arena seemed to chant “tryna strike a chord and it’s probably a minor”, a line alleging child sexual abuse (which Drake has strenuously denied).
I can’t help but be so giddy about all of the Drake embarrassment. And obviously Doechii’s meteoric rise is wonderful. Her Tiny Desk concert is one the best.