Anoushka Shankar and her illustrious journey with the Grammy Awards over the past two decades are a long list of remarkable achievements. Her breakthrough came in 2002 when she became the youngest nominee and the first Indian woman to be nominated in the World Music category for her album ‘Live At Carnegie Hall — and 22 years layer, she’s been nominated for the Grammys, for the eleventh time!
Anoushka’s latest album, ‘Ch II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn,’ has been nominated for Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album. Additionally, her contribution to Jacob Collier’s song ‘A Rock Somewhere’ has earned her a nomination in the Best Global Performance category. This includes previous nominations in the Best Global Music Album category for her solo works, such as ‘Rise,’ ‘Traveller,’ ‘Traces Of You,’ ‘Home,’ ‘Land Of Gold,’ ‘Love Letters PS,’ and ‘Between Us…’
Anoushka’s last time at the Grammys in 2023 was marked by a showcase of the collaboration between Indian and Pakistani artists, with her co-nomination for Best Global Performance alongside Arooj Aftab for their song ‘Udhero Na.’
Reflecting about her nominations, Anoushka Shankar shared: “It’s a wonderful feeling to be Grammy-nominated again this year, and twice! I’m especially grateful that my latest album ‘Ch II: How Dark it is Before Dawn’ has been nominated, not least as it means the music I sent out into the world in hopes for peace and healing reaches even more people. I can’t help but hold my breath a little though, as I’ve been through this process before, and although I’m very fortunate to have been nominated so many times I’ve never won.”
The upcoming 67th Grammy Awards will take place on February 2, 2025, in Los Angeles.
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