André 3000 Isn’t Attending 2025 Grammys Despite Album of the Year Nomination: See His Explanation

Mar. 15, 2025

André 3000 at the 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards held at the American Museum of Natural History on October 28, 2024 in New York, New York.Photo:WWD via Getty

WWD via Getty

Don’t expect to seeAndré 3000at the2025 Grammys.Though the Outkast rapper, 49, received an album of the year nomination forNew Blue Sun, he revealed via social media that he would not be in attendance for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 2.“Unfortunately, I’m not able to attend the GRAMMYs tomorrow but some of the ‘New Blue Sun’ musicians, friends and supporters will be in attendance,” the artist, born André Lauren Benjamin, shared in a Saturday, Feb.1Instagrampost.“Our album was conceived and recorded in Los Angeles with the spirit of openness and creative collaboration,” the “So Fresh, So Clean” hitmaker continued.Next, he seemingly referenced the recentwildfires throughout the L.A. area.Check out all of PEOPLE’s full Grammys coverage here.“We hope that the rebound of Los Angeles is swift and renewing,” André 3000 wrote. “Congrats to all the musicians and collaborators being acknowledged. Keep playing.”When Grammy nominations were announced last year, the “Roses” artist toldBillboardhe was grateful to be getting his flowers.André 3000 — The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, December 2024.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty“I’m just happy to get paid attention to. The awards are nice because you know at that point more people get to listen and pay attention to what you’re doing, so more than anything, that’s what I love about it,” he told the outlet.André 3000 announced his debut solo album,New Blue Sun— a body of work entirely made up of instrumental woodwind music — in November 2023.“I’ve been interested in winds for a long time, so it was just a natural progression for me to go into flutes,” he said ina statementat the time, laterannouncing a headlining tourthat fall for the album.Other artists nominated for album of the year include:Sabrina CarpenterforShort n’ Sweet,Charli xcx’sBrat,Jacob Collier’sDjesse Vol. 4,Billie Eilish’sHit Me Hard and Soft,Chappell Roan’sThe Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess,Taylor Swift’sThe Tortured Poets DepartmentandBeyoncé’sCowboy Carter.The Grammys are broadcasting live fromCrypto.comArena in Los Angeles on CBS or stream them live and on-demand on Paramount+.

Don’t expect to seeAndré 3000at the2025 Grammys.

Though the Outkast rapper, 49, received an album of the year nomination forNew Blue Sun, he revealed via social media that he would not be in attendance for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 2.

“Unfortunately, I’m not able to attend the GRAMMYs tomorrow but some of the ‘New Blue Sun’ musicians, friends and supporters will be in attendance,” the artist, born André Lauren Benjamin, shared in a Saturday, Feb.1Instagrampost.

“Our album was conceived and recorded in Los Angeles with the spirit of openness and creative collaboration,” the “So Fresh, So Clean” hitmaker continued.

Next, he seemingly referenced the recentwildfires throughout the L.A. area.

Check out all of PEOPLE’s full Grammys coverage here.

“We hope that the rebound of Los Angeles is swift and renewing,” André 3000 wrote. “Congrats to all the musicians and collaborators being acknowledged. Keep playing.”

When Grammy nominations were announced last year, the “Roses” artist toldBillboardhe was grateful to be getting his flowers.

André 3000 — The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, December 2024.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

“I’m just happy to get paid attention to. The awards are nice because you know at that point more people get to listen and pay attention to what you’re doing, so more than anything, that’s what I love about it,” he told the outlet.

André 3000 announced his debut solo album,New Blue Sun— a body of work entirely made up of instrumental woodwind music — in November 2023.

“I’ve been interested in winds for a long time, so it was just a natural progression for me to go into flutes,” he said ina statementat the time, laterannouncing a headlining tourthat fall for the album.

Other artists nominated for album of the year include:Sabrina CarpenterforShort n’ Sweet,Charli xcx’sBrat,Jacob Collier’sDjesse Vol. 4,Billie Eilish’sHit Me Hard and Soft,Chappell Roan’sThe Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess,Taylor Swift’sThe Tortured Poets DepartmentandBeyoncé’sCowboy Carter.

The Grammys are broadcasting live fromCrypto.comArena in Los Angeles on CBS or stream them live and on-demand on Paramount+.

source: people.com