Drake Skips the Grammys Again: No ICEMAN, HABIBTI or MAID OF HONOUR for 2027

Sources told Billboard that Drake did not submit ICEMAN, HABIBTI or MAID OF HONOUR for the 2027 Grammys. He already rapped "This album, I'm never submittin' it" on "Make Them Know." Drake hasn't commented.

Drake put out three albums this year. According to a new report, the Grammys won't get to judge any of them.

Sources told Billboard that Drake did not submit ICEMAN, HABIBTI or MAID OF HONOUR, or any of the songs on them, for 2027 Grammy consideration. Billboard reported it Monday, Oct. 5, and Rolling Stone, Complex and Stereogum followed.

He basically said it first. On "Make Them Know," the closing track on ICEMAN, Drake raps: "This album, I'm never submittin' it."

That's a lot to sit out. Billboard says ICEMAN put nine songs in the Hot 100 top 10 its debut week, and Rolling Stone says the album broke Drake's own record for the longest run at No. 1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, passing Take Care's 12 weeks.

The shadow over all of it is Kendrick Lamar. "Not Like Us" won five Grammys in 2025. Drake is also still fighting his label UMG over that song. A federal judge threw out his defamation suit last year, and Rolling Stone says oral arguments on his appeal are set for December.

This isn't new for Drake. He didn't submit More Life in 2018, and he pulled Certified Lover Boy in 2022 and Honestly, Nevermind the year after. His joint album with 21 Savage, Her Loss, was submitted and lost Best Rap Album to Killer Mike.

Drake hasn't put out a statement on the report. The 2027 Grammys are set for February.

Is Drake right to skip the Grammys, or is he leaving wins on the table?

Sources: Billboard (Andrew Unterberger, Oct 5, 2026); Rolling Stone (Jeff Ihaza, Oct 5, 2026); Complex (Trace William Cowen, Oct 6, 2026); Stereogum (Oct 6, 2026).