A Bizarre Error Prevented Drake's "Hotline Bling" From Receiving a Grammy Nomination

Well, this is just bad luck.

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While Drake may have earned some Grammy nominations for songs such as “Back to Back,” the song of his that stood out as arguably his biggest single of the year — “Hotline Bling” — was absent from the Grammy pool. The reason: a “clerical” mistake by Cash Money. Hits Daily Double is reporting that a “clerical error on the part of label Cash Money” was the reason for “Hotline Bling” not receiving a nomination. Apparently, the Grammys’ nomination form simply never made it to the Cash Money offices. Either way, considering the fact that Drake received a few nominations and has dominated the game in recent years, he probably won’t be losing much sleep.

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