Arooj Aftab, a Grammy Award winner from Pakistan, will return to the Grammys this year as both a nominee and a performer.
The vocalist for Mohabbat said on Friday that she will perform at the Grammy Awards opening ceremony. She did this via Instagram. She released a post with details about her performance.
“I really cannot wait to play my Grammy-nominated tune Udhero Na featuring Anoushka Shankar with her live for you at the Grammys,” the caption said. She requested that her fans watch the live concert, which was scheduled for February 5 at 12:30 PM Pakistan time. The Recording Academy’s official YouTube channel and website will both stream the event live.
For her song Udhero Na, Aftab has received another Grammy Award nomination in the category of “Best Global Music Performance.” Along with Gimme Love by Matt B and Eddy Kenzo, Last Last by Burna Boy, Neva Bow Down by Rocky Dawuni and Blvk H3ro, and Bayethe by Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini, and Nomcebo Zikode, Aftab’s Udhero Na will compete for the Best Global Music Performance Award.
The singer, who made Grammy history by becoming the first Pakistani to get the award last year, was successful in getting the nomination in November. She exclaimed, “Oh my God!” as she was thrilled that Udhero Na had received a nod.
A Grammy nomination for Udhero Na has been made. Congratulations to Maeve Gilchrist, Nadje Noordhuis, and I as well as Anoushka Shankar She said, “So, I’m really emotional and very glad and I’m, like, I don’t even know,” as she recalled how four “badass ladies” joined forces to perform the song she penned when she was only 15 years old.
We will perform in around 20 minutes while I’m in this ship’s hall. This is fantastic, however, I’m not sure how I’ll manage it. So, I want to say thank you.
Randy Rainbow, a nominee for this year’s Grammy Awards, will co-host the annual ceremony, which will announce the winners of the majority of the 91 Grammy Awards category awards.
Arooj Aftab, a Grammy Award winner from Pakistan, will return to the Grammys this year as both a nominee and a performer.
The opening act will feature the Blind Boys of Alabama, La Marisoul from La Santa Cecilia, and additional unannounced artists. Madison Cunningham, Samara Joy, Anoushka Shankar, and Carlos Vives, who is currently nominated, are among the other performers scheduled.
