Producer of Grammy Awards surprised by Ariana Grande's remarks

Ariana Grande explained why she would not be performing at this year's Grammy Awards in a series of tweets contesting comments made by ceremony producer Ken Ehrlich earlier this week. During the rehearsals of the ceremony this weekend, Ehrlich is said surprised by the words of the singer.

"I saw these tweets and what she said. I guess it was a surprise, "said Erhlich Rolling stone, as stated in an article published Saturday (9 February). "I'll say it, and they do not want me to say it, but I'll say it: what has probably bothered me more than anything she said about me, it's when she said that I did not collaborate. "

Erhlich, who said he did not work directly with Grande, but communicated with his management team, continued, "The point is that I wrote a small thing in the middle of the night that I will not do. something about, but, I mean. You can ask Christina Aguilera, who I asked to do "It's a man's world" for James Brown. You can ask Melissa Etheridge, who finished her cancer treatment and I put her on stage, bald, with Janis Joplin. You can ask Ricky Martin, who became overnight the creator of the Latin music revolution. Ask Mary J. Blige, who is not afraid to go out and do "No More Drama". I basically worked with her to model it. Ask him. who is in this show. "

"I do not know if I'm good at anything else, but I understand the artists and I can hear other artists at an artist's. I do not tell people, "That's what you should do." I approach it casually and say, "Hey, maybe it's a good idea to leave something in the middle," he said.

Thursday, Grande tweeted a screenshot of one Associated press interview with Erhlich, in which he was quoted as saying that she "felt that it was too late to organize something for the series".

"I kept my mouth shut, but now you lie to me," wrote Grande in response. "I can organize a performance all night and you know it, Ken. that's when my creativity and my self-expression were stifled by myself that I decided not to attend. I hope the show is exactly what you want and more. "

"I have proposed 3 different songs," she added in her tweets. "It's a matter of collaboration, it's about feeling supported.It's a matter of art and honesty.No policy.Do not do favors. or play games.I'm sorry but that's not what the music is for me. "

The Grammy Awards will air on Sunday, February 10 on CBS at 8 pm. HE / 17h00 PT.