Ariana Grande Grammys producer: "You lie about me" | Music

Ariana Grande has challenged Grammy producer Ken Ehrlich for lying about the reasons for his absence of the trophies this weekend.

Ehrlich had told The Associated Press that Grande was in talks to perform at the Grammys on Sunday, but had finally "felt that it was too late for her to gather something".

Grande publicly contended that lack of time was the decisive factor, tweeting"I kept my mouth shut, but now you lie to me."

"I can organize a performance all night and you know it, Ken," she continued. "It was when my creativity and my self-expression were stifled by you that I decided not to attend. I hope the show is exactly what you want and more.

The singer went further, claiming that she "was proposing 3 different songs. it's a question of collaboration. it's about feeling supported. it's about art and honesty. not politics. do not make favors or play games. it's just a game and I'm sorry but that's not what music is for me. "

Grande is ready for two awards on Sunday: the best single solo performance for God Is A Woman and the best vocal album for Sweetener. She should not attend the ceremony, although she tweeted that she was "always thankful for the thanks for the thank you this year".

Her absence will be a blow to the Grammys, who featured her in advertising – Great tweeted that she "had spent a bus of Grammys with my face on it" – for a show whose ratings had fallen to a low point last year.

The dissident tweets come right after a report by Variety that Grande felt "insulted" when the Grammy producers did not allow her to play 7 Rings, the single from her album, Thank u, which will be released Friday, two days before the release. broadcasting. The producers would have agreed to give 7 rings only if they were playing medley, but Grande withdrew when they insisted on choosing the second song. The source of Variety claimed that no other artist met these requirements.

A similar problem occurred last year when Lorde, a nominee to several nominations, reportedly refused to appear after being offered a spot in a tribute to Tom Petty instead. a solo sequence. Ehrlich said at the time: "We have a box and it is full. She had a great album. We really can not deal with everyone. "

Great remains one of the biggest pop stars in the world, with 144 million Instagram followers and 60 million on Twitter. When 7 Rings came out last month, it broke the Spotify record in most plays in 24 hours with 15 million streams.

Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus and Diana Ross will perform at the ceremony. The nominations will be chaired by Kendrick Lamar.