LAHORE 16 Nov (Online): When musician Arooj Aftab manifests a Grammy nomination, you best believe it\u2019s going to happen. The singer who made waves last year by becoming the first Pakistani to win a Grammy has been nominated for the second time in the Best Global Music Performance category for her song \u2018Udhero Na\u2019 with Anoushka Shankar.<\/p>\n
Taking it to Instagram on Wednesday, Aftab shared the announcement via The New York Times list of full nominations.<\/p>\n
Actor Sarwat Gilani dropped by in the comment section and wrote, \u201cyou go girl\u201d to cheer her on. American singer Jessica Betts, Devont\u00e9 Hynes, also known as Blood Orange, singer-songwriter Rachel Eckroth, Indian actor Priyanka Bose, singer Priya Darshini, Never Have I Ever actor Poorna Jagannathan and others also commented.<\/p>\n
In another post, Aftab said, \u201cOh my God! \u2018Udhero Na\u2019 has been nominated for a Grammy. Congratulations to me and to Anoushka Shankar, Maeve Gilchrist and Nadje Noordhuis. Four badass women come together, play a song that I wrote when I was 15 and it\u2019s getting its flowers. So, I\u2019m very emotional and I\u2019m very glad and I\u2019m really really, just, I don\u2019t even know. I\u2019m in this hall of a ship, we\u2019re about to perform in about 20 minutes or so. I don\u2019t know how I\u2019m going to do that but this is great. So, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Actor Ushna Shah commented under her video asking if the nominated song \u2018Udhero Na\u2019 is from back in the day and if this means \u2018Bolo Na\u2019 will re-release for third consecutive Grammy in the future. \u201cBring \u2019em all home, superstar!\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n
The post also received comments from transgender rights activist Dr Mehrub Moiz Awan, pianist Meritxell Neddermann, Spanish singer Marta S\u00e1nchez and more.<\/p>\n
Matt B and Eddy Kenzo\u2019s \u2018Gimme Love\u2019, Burna Boy\u2019s \u2018Last last\u2019, Rocky Dawuni and Blvk H3ro\u2019s \u2018Neva Bow Down\u2019 and Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini and Nomcebo Zikode\u2019s \u2018Bayethe\u2019 have been nominated in the same category.<\/p>\n
Pop superstar Beyonce led the field of musicians nominated for Grammy awards, setting up a showdown with Adele, Harry Styles and others for the top prize of Album Of The Year.<\/p>\n
Beyonce landed nine nominations for the highest honours in music. That brought her career total to 88, tying her with husband Jay-Z as the most nominated artist in Grammy history.<\/p>\n
Her dance-heavy album Renaissance will compete for album of the year with Adele\u2019s 30, Harry\u2019s House from Styles, Special from Lizzo, and entries from ABBA, Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Brandi Carlile and Coldplay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE 16 Nov (Online): When musician Arooj Aftab manifests a Grammy nomination, you best believe it\u2019s going to happen. The singer who made waves last year by becoming the first Pakistani to win a Grammy has been nominated for the second time in the Best […]<\/p>\n
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