Key Takeaways:

• Fridayy obtained a 2026 Grammy nomination for “Proud Of Me” within the Best Melodic Rap Performance class.
• He is utilizing the second to talk out about style labels and the way he’s typically excluded from R&B conversations.
• A brand new challenge, probably titled Everybody Got Somebody, is ready to drop on Friday (Dec. 12).

Fridayy feels not noted of the R&B dialog. Coming off the heels of “Proud Of Me” scoring a nomination for Best Melodic Rap Performance on the 2026 Grammy Awards final month, the singer-songwriter is able to clear up the style confusion for anybody viewing him “from the outside looking in.”

On Tuesday (Dec. 10), the “When It Comes To You” artist introduced that he’s dropping a brand new challenge on Friday (Dec. 12). In a black-and-white trailer shared alongside the information, a reporter requested him concerning the nod: “You were just nominated for a Grammy in the rap category. A lot of people obviously know you as an R&B artist, but now that you’re being recognized in the rap game, how do you view yourself as an artist?”

Fridayy responded, “That’s a good question. I feel like a lot of people from the outside looking in don’t know where to place me, but my fans know I really do this singing s**t and R&B [is] one of my first true loves.”

“I be seeing a lot of these lists — no disrespect — I just be feeling like I’m left out the chat, you know what I’m saying?” he continued. “Now I think it’s time for me to enter the conversation.” At the tip of the clip, the digital camera panned to The Westdale with the textual content “Everybody Got Somebody,” which might probably be the forthcoming challenge’s title.

Fans should wait till Friday (no pun supposed) to study what the challenge is in the end known as and whether or not any options are on it.

Meek Mill’s function on “Proud Of Me” seemingly contributed to it being included within the Best Melodic Rap Performance class. The pair will go up towards Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “luther,” PARTYNEXTDOOR and Drake’s “SOMEBODY LOVES ME,” JID’s “Wholeheartedly,” and extra, come February 2026.

Fridayy appears grateful for the nomination nonetheless. “This [is] not just a song; this is therapy to the whole world,” the Philadelphia native wrote on Instagram in November. “I never had a song touch the [people] like this, and seeing all the reaction when they heard made me feel like I did the right thing creating this song and touching on the ones we lost.”