Before the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in 2019, singer Ariana Grande decided to not perform and attend that years ceremony over a disagreement about the song choices for her performance. An anonymous source told "Variety" that Grande felt "insulted" when producers refused to allow the singer perform her latest single "7 Rings". They compromised by having her perform the song as part of a medley, but the condition that the producers choose the second song caused Grande to pull out of the show. The source said the same stipulations were not imposed on the other performers. A few days later, Grande accused Grammy producer Ken Ehrlich for lying about why she dropped out of the show. Ehrlich had said that Grande "felt it was too late for her to pull something together". Grande responded: