Anoushka Shankar nominated for two Grammy Awards

She is the first Indian female artist to achieve such an accomplishment.

Anoushka Shankar - a gifted sitar player, producer, film composer, and activist - has received her 8th and 9th nominations for this year’s Grammy Awards.

She has been nominated for two Grammy Awards: Best Global Music Album for Between Us..., her first live album since 2001's Live At Carnegie Hall, and Best Global Music Performance for Udhero Na, her collaboration with multi-instrumentalist and singer Arooj Aftab.

Notably, the 65th edition of the awards will be held on February 5th, 2023, in Los Angeles.

Anoushka Shankar's statement

The artist said: "It was truly a stunning moment to realize I had been nominated twice for this year's Grammy Awards. I'm thrilled to have my album Between Us recognized as I'm very proud of the music I composed on that record and I'm overjoyed to share the nomination with my collaborators too. It's also wonderful to be nominated alongside the brilliant Arooj Aftab for our work together on her song Udhero Na. I feel so grateful for everyone's well wishes and messages. Now for the awkward part: trying to just stay happy and grateful for the nomination and not think too much about winning! Both categories are stacked with strong music and wonderful artists so I'll just try to enjoy this initial recognition."

About Anoushka Shankar's Grammy history

Anoushka Shankar was the first Indian woman to be nominated and the youngest-ever nominee in the World Music category in 2002 for her album Live At Carnegie Hall.

Later, she became the first Indian-origin performer to take the stage at the awards show in 2005, served as a presenter in 2016, and gave a second performance in 2021.

Earlier, she received Grammy nods for her works like Live At Carnegie Hall, Rise, Traveller, Traces Of You, Home, Land Of Gold, and Love Letters.

About Anoushka Shankar's work front

Anoushka is currently planning a three-city tour of India that will take place in December 2022.

This will be Anoushka's first performance in India in two years. The performers in the show include drummer Sarathy Korwar, upright bassist Tom Farmer, clarinetist Arun Ghosh, Carnatic percussionist Pirashanna Thevarajah, and British electronic artist Gold Panda.