Kendrick Lamar appeared for the first time during last night’s Grammys ceremony midway through the broadcast, when he ascended the stage—with a barely contained smile—to accept record of the year honors for his death-blow diss track “Not Like Us.

The Grammy Awards delivered a (gold-plated) nail in the coffin of the long-running feud between rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake. After trading diss tracks (and a lawsuit) Lamar snagged best song and record of the year Grammys for his critically acclaimed Drake diss,

To attend the Grammys or to not attend the Grammys? Looks like that wasn’t even a question for Drake, because the rapper chose to once again, not attend the Grammys. Find out why below! Was Drake at the 2025 Grammys?