{"id":2381664,"date":"2026-04-20T17:54:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2381664"},"modified":"2026-04-20T17:54:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:54:41","slug":"lil-wayne-says-he-wasnt-invited-to-grammys-coachella-humbling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/lil-wayne-says-he-wasnt-invited-to-grammys-coachella-humbling\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Wayne says he wasn&#8217;t invited to Grammys, Coachella: &#8216;Humbling&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\">\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/videos\/videoelephant\/thumbnails\/74684655007.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Lil Wayne Lyric Notebook To Be Auctioned Off For $5 Million<\/p>\n<p>A notebook rapper Lil Wayne owned in 1999 that is filled with handwritten lyrics is being sold at auction for $5 million.<\/p>\n<p>unbranded &#8211; Entertainment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rap star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/03\/17\/lil-wayne-carter-20th-anniversary-tour\/89197121007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/03\/17\/lil-wayne-carter-20th-anniversary-tour\/89197121007\/\">Lil Wayne<\/a> says he continues to be excluded from mainstream music events.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;A Milli&#8221; emcee, born Dwayne Carter, shared his disappointment with his fans <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LilTunechi\/status\/2045394860476428386\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LilTunechi\/status\/2045394860476428386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on X<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s truly a humbling experience when events like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/04\/17\/coachella-2026-weekend-2-lineup-schedule-watch\/89622270007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/04\/17\/coachella-2026-weekend-2-lineup-schedule-watch\/89622270007\/\">Coachella<\/a> &amp; the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/entertainment\/music\/grammy-awards\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/entertainment\/music\/grammy-awards\/\">Grammys<\/a> come around &amp; like clockwork, I\u2019m uninvited &amp; uninvolved,&#8221; Wayne, 43, wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8220;I appreciate my position or space I hold in ya heart &amp; mind if so bc you\u2019re the humbling experience that\u2019s timeless &amp; 4dat I thk u.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the first time the rapper has publicly shared the reflections. He made viral remarks about the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show after he wasn&#8217;t tapped to perform in his hometown, New Orleans. Kendrick Lamar got the gig.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Lil Wayne: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/02\/07\/lil-wayne-announcement-tha-carter-vi-release-date-kendrick-lamar\/78324787007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Tha Carter VI&#8217; release date amid Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl performance<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Lil Wayne on not being selected as Super Bowl headliner<\/h2>\n<p>In September 2024, Lil Wayne expressed his disappointment\u00a0over not being selected for Super Bowl LIX, stating <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2024\/09\/13\/lil-wayne-super-bowl-59-halftime-show-snub\/75203661007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2024\/09\/13\/lil-wayne-super-bowl-59-halftime-show-snub\/75203661007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">that the NFL&#8217;s decision &#8220;broke&#8221; him.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I blame myself for not being mentally prepared for a letdown and for just automatically mentally putting myself in that position,&#8221; the rapper said in an Instagram Live at the time. &#8220;I thought there was nothing better than that spot, that stage, that platform, in my city. So it hurt, it hurt a whole lot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Wayne&#8217;s reaction sparked an online debate over whether he should have been chosen to perform instead. He later cleared the air during a podcast appearance, stating that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2024\/12\/17\/lil-wayne-kendrick-lamar-super-bowl\/77048935007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2024\/12\/17\/lil-wayne-kendrick-lamar-super-bowl\/77048935007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he wished Lamar &#8220;all the best&#8221;<\/a> ahead of his performance.<\/p>\n<p>Lamar touched on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2024\/11\/22\/kendrick-lamar-lil-wayne-super-bowl-gnx-wacced-out-murals\/76499450007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2024\/11\/22\/kendrick-lamar-lil-wayne-super-bowl-gnx-wacced-out-murals\/76499450007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">controversy in <\/a><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2024\/11\/22\/kendrick-lamar-lil-wayne-super-bowl-gnx-wacced-out-murals\/76499450007\/\" target=\"_blank\">the intro track <\/a>of his surprise album<\/span> &#8220;GNX.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsed to bump &#8216;Tha Carter III,&#8217; I held my Rollie chain proud\/ Irony, I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down,\u201d\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YwUQ_5iV9pY\">Lamar rapped<\/a>, referencing Wayne&#8217;s mega-popular 2008 album &#8220;Tha Carter III.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In another line, he didn&#8217;t hold anything back: \u201cWon the Super Bowl and Nas the only one congratulate me\/ All these (expletive) agitated\/ I\u2019m just glad it\u2019s on their faces\/ Quite frankly, plenty artist but they outdated\/ Old (expletive) flows trying to convince me that you they favorite.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In an interview last April with Rolling Stone, Wayne spoke about the matter again, saying he ruled out ever <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/04\/17\/lil-wayne-super-bowl-snub-kendrick-lamar\/83137111007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/04\/17\/lil-wayne-super-bowl-snub-kendrick-lamar\/83137111007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">performing at the major sporting event.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They stole that feeling,&#8221; he told the outlet. &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to do it. It was perfect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at tardrey@usatodayco.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lil Wayne Lyric Notebook To Be Auctioned Off For $5 Million A notebook rapper Lil Wayne owned in 1999 that is filled with handwritten lyrics is being sold at auction for $5 million. unbranded &#8211; Entertainment Rap star Lil Wayne says he continues to be excluded from mainstream music events. 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