Cardi B Reveals Why She Skipped Grammys 2022 Hours After Deleting Twitter

Cardi B took to social media on April 3 to blast fans who criticized her for skipping the 2022 Grammys. Keeping reading to find out why she opted not to attend the awards ceremony.

Be careful with what you tweet at Cardi B.

While 2022 Grammys ceremony was taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3, the rapper was busy shutting things down on social media. Not only did she delete her Twitter account after several users criticized her for not attending the awards show, but she also appeared on Instagram Live to defend her absence.

According to Cardi, she received several Twitter messages from "fans talking s--t" about her choice to skip the event, including some that took aim at her two kids with husband Offset.

"Why would I go to the awards for?" she asked in an eight-minute video addressing the hateful comments. "Do I have any new music? Why would I show up with one nomination?"

Cardi—whose song "Up" was nominated for Best Rap Performance but lost to Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar's "Family Ties" before the Grammys telecast—went on to blast those who dragged her family into the drama, saying, "That s--t really piss the f--k out of me."

"If you bring up my son, I hate you," she said. "I wish the worst on you."

 

 

Cardi added that she skipped the Grammys because she was working on new music, telling viewers, "I gotta prep today and I gotta prep tomorrow. So Tuesday, I'm going far away and f--king finish the motherf--king album."

"I'm doing a red carpet soon and it's gonna be great, but I don't like it when motherf--kers attack me to do some s--t and then call me lazy because I'm not doing it," she said. "One thing I hate is when people call me lazy because I work so motherf--king much. And that's why I'm f--king mad."

Cardi attended her very first Grammy Awards in 2019, when she made history as the first female solo winner to take home the trophy for Best Rap Album. The following year, she and Offset, who tied the knot in 2017, made a glamorous albeit fashionably late appearance to the awards ceremony.

The Invasion of Privacy artist was also at last year's Grammys, performing her hit song "WAP" with Megan Thee Stallion.

But Cardi or no Cardi, the show must go on! Check out the red carpet at the 64th annual Grammy Awards below.

In Atelier Versace

In Valentino

In Rick Owens

In Raissa Vanessa

In Vivienne Westwood

In Armani Privé with Tiffany & Co. jewelry

In Gucci

In Jean Paul Gaultier

Kourtney Kardashian & Travis Barker

Kourtney in Et Ochs; Travis in Givenchy with Tiffany & Co. jewelry

In Chanel

In Valentino with Tiffany & Co. jewelry

   

    

  

In Dolce & Gabbana with Maison Boucheron jewelry

In Saint Laurent with Tiffany & Co. jewelry

In Balenciaga

In Pressiat with Tiffany & Co. jewelry

   

   

In Gucci with Maison Boucheron jewelry

   

In Givenchy

In Versace

    

In GCDS with Coperni bag

In Dior Men

In Louis Vuitton with Maison Boucheron jewelry

In Balmain

In Natalia Fedner

For a full recap of the 2024 Grammy Awards, visit E! Online's Grammys page for every photo, winner and OMG moment.