The Hollywood Reporter journalist Chris Gardner initially broke the news and reported that an official clarified that “it’s a misdemeanor and has nothing to do with anything that happened today here inside the arena,” Gardnersharedon Twitter/X. “Likely he will be released once it’s sorted. ‘It’s a big nothing,’ source says.”
Early in the night, Killer Mike took home three Grammy Awards during the pre-show ceremony, during which a total of 80 awards were handed out across genres.
Killer Mike took home Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for “SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS,” a cut from his sixth studio album, Michael. In both categories, he beat out such contemporaries as Doja Cat (“Paint the Town Red”), Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice (“Barbie World”), Black Thought (“Love Letter”), and Drake & 21 Savage (“Rich Flex”).
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He also swiped Best Rap Album for Michael, besting the likes of Nas, 21 Savage & Drake, Metro Boomin, and Travis Scott.
After the pre-show ceremony, majorGrammy Award winners includedboygenius (comprised of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker), Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, and country star Chris Stapleton.
Bee is a former music writer at Dexerto. Bee has been working in the digital media space for a decade. Their work can be found in American Songwriter, Billboard, and Grammy.com.
