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André 3000, Album of the Year Nominee, Pulls Out of Attending Grammys the Day Before the Show


Andre 3000, who's nominated for album of the year at the 2025 Grammy Awards, will not be in attendance at Sunday's (Feb. 2) ceremony in Los Angeles.

André’s instrumental album New Blue Sun competes with Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet, Charli XCX’s Brat, Jacob Collier’s Djesse Vol. 4, Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft, Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess and Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department at this year’s awards show. In his statement on Saturday, André added, “Our album was conceived and recorded in Los Angeles with the spirit of openness and creative collaboration.

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