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

André 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.

“Unfortunately, I’m not able to attend the GRAMMYs tomorrow but some of the New Blue Sun musicians, friends and supporters will be in attendance,” he wrote in an Instagram post on Saturday (Feb. 1), not giving the reason for his absence.

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. Album of the year is one of the most anticipated honors to be handed out at the Grammys.

New Blue Sun is also up for the Grammy for best alternative jazz album, and the Outkast member’s “I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a ‘Rap’ Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time” is nominated for best instrumental composition.

In his statement on Saturday, André added, “Our album was conceived and recorded in Los Angeles with the spirit of openness and creative collaboration. We hope that the rebound of Los Angeles is swift and renewing.”

“Congrats to all the musicians and collaborators being acknowledged,” he said. “Keep playing.”

In November, he commented on his nominations during an interview, saying, “I’m just happy to get paid attention to. The awards are nice because you know at that point more people get to listen and pay attention to what you’re doing, so more than anything, that’s what I love about it.” He also noted he’ll be working on new music in 2025.

The 2025 Grammys will be broadcast live on Feb. 2 from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, starting at  8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Trevor Noah hosts the 67th annual ceremony.

See his announcement in its entirety below.