Grammys Producer, Ken Ehrlich in a latest statement on Ariana Grande pulling out of on Sunday’s Grammy awards ceremony performance, said he cannot believe the claims credited to the singer, after he claimed the singer said she cancelled her performance because she could not put something together, as it was late.
Ken Ehrlich had said the Ariana Grande cancellation was as a result of her feeling that it was too late for her to pull something together, and not the argument over song choice or them picking what song she was going to be performing at the ceremony, as the singer had earlier claimed.
Araina Grande who blast the producer for disrespecting her, took yet another dig at Ken Ehrlich after his statement, saying:
“I’ve kept my mouth shut, but now you’re lying about me,” Grande tweeted. “I can pull together a performance overnight and you know that, Ken. It was when my creativity & self expression was stifled by you, that I decided not to attend. I hope the show is exactly what you want it to be and more.”
She continued: “I offered three different songs. It’s about collaboration. It’s about feeling supported. It’s about art and honesty. Not politics. Not doing favors or playing games. It’s just a game y’all. And I’m sorry but that’s not what music is to me.”
Ken Ehrlich who spoke to Rolling Stone magazine on the whole drama between him and Ariana over the ceremony, said was both “bothered” and “surprised” by the singer, saying:
“I saw those tweets and what she said. I guess it was a surprise,” the producer said. “I will say this, and they don’t want me to say it, but I’m going to say it: The thing that probably bothered me more than whatever else she said about me is when she said I’m not collaborative.”
Ehrlich went on to mention other instances in which he worked closely other Grammy performers—like Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige, and Melissa Ehteridge—to create some of the show’s most memorable moments. Ehrlich also claimed he never spoke to Ariana directly, and communicated only with her management team.
“I don’t know if I’m good at anything else, but I understand artists and I can hear other artists in an artist,” he said. “I don’t say to people, ‘This is what you should do.’ I approach it casually and say, ‘Hey, this might be a good idea, let’s find something in the middle.'”
The 61st Grammy Awards ceremony will air live at 8 p.m. this Sunday…and the likes of Cardi B, Lady Gaga, Travis Scott, Post Malone, and Janelle Monáe will all be performing…