Pakistani-American singer Arooj Aftab has been nominated in two categories at the Grammy Awards 2024, as revealed in the announcement of the nominees.

Arooj Aftab is recognized in the ‘Best Alternative Jazz Album’ category for her work on the album ‘Love In Exile.’

She has also been nominated in the ‘Best Collaborative Music Performance’ category for her single ‘Shadow Forces’.

Arooj celebrated the news by sharing a screenshot of the nominations on her Instagram stories and posted a photo with singers Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily, expressing her congratulations on the Grammy nomination.

The nominations for the 67th annual Grammy Awards have been revealed, and SZA is in the lead with nine nominations. Other notable nominees include Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Boygenius, Miley Cyrus, Jon Batiste, Victoria Monét, and Billie Eilish, all competing with SZA for the coveted Record of the Year.

In a move that has surprised everyone, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also become an official Grammy nominee.

The Grammy Awards ceremony is set for February 4, 2024, and will be broadcast live on CBS.

Here are some key nominees:

RECORD OF THE YEAR

• “Worship” - Jon Batiste
• “Not Strong Enough” boygenius
• “Flowers” Miley Cyrus
• “What Was I Made For?” (From The Motion Picture Barbie) Billie Eilish
• “On My Mama” - Victoria Monét
• “Vampire” - Olivia Rodrigo
• “Anti-Hero” - Taylor Swift
• “Kill Bill” - SZA

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• World Music Radio - Jon Batiste
• the record - boygenius
• Endless Summer Vacation - Miley Cyrus
• Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Lana Del Rey
• The Age of Pleasure - Janelle Monáe
• GUTS - Olivia Rodrigo
• Midnights - Taylor Swift
• SOS - SZA

SONG OF THE YEAR

• “A&W” - Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey & Sam Dew, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
• “Anti-Hero” - Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
• “Butterfly” - Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
• “Dance The Night” (From Barbie The Album) -
• Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson & - Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Dua Lipa)
• “Flowers” - Miley Cyrus, Gregory Aldae Hein & Michael Pollack, songwriters (Miley Cyrus)
• “Kill Bill” - Rob Bisel, Carter Lang & Solána Rowe, songwriters (SZA)
• “Vampire” - Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Oliva Rodrigo)
• “What Was I Made For?” (From The Motion Picture Barbie) - Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

BEST NEW ARTIST

• Gracie Abrams
• Fred again..
• Ice Spice
• Jelly Roll
• Coco Jones
• Noah Kahan
• Victoria Monét
• The War and Treaty

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

• chemistry - Kelly Clarkson
• Endless Summer Vacation - Miley Cyrus
• GUTS - Olivia Rodrigo
• (Subtract) - Ed Sheeran
• Midnights - Taylor Swift

BEST RAP SONG

• “Attention” - Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini & Ari Starace, songwriters (Doja Cat)
• “Barbie World” (From Barbie The Album) — Isis Naija Gaston, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr. & Onika Maraj, songwriters (Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice Featuring Aqua)
• “Just Wanna Rock” - Mohamad Camara, Symere Woods & Javier Mercado, songwriters (Lil Uzi Vert)
• “Rich Flex” - Brytavious Chambers, Isaac “Zac” De Boni, Aubrey Graham, J. Gwin, Anderson Hernandez, Michael “Finatik” Mule & Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, songwriters (Drake & 21 Savage)
• “SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS” - Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future & Eryn Allen Kane)

BEST ROCK ALBUM

• But Here We Are - Foo Fighters
• Starcatcher - Greta Van Fleet
• 72 Seasons - Metallica
• This Is Why - Paramore
• In Times New Roman… - Queens of the Stone Age

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

• Rolling Up the Welcome Mat - Kelsea Ballerini
• Brothers Osborne - Brothers Osborne
• Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan-Rustin’ In The Rain - Tyler Childers
• Bell Bottom Country - Lainey Wilson

BEST ALTERNATIVE JAZZ ALBUM

• “Love in Exile,” Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily
• “Quality Over Opinion,” Louis Cole
• “SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree,” Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, SuperBlue
• “Live at the Piano,” Cory Henry
• “The Omnichord Real Book,” Meshell Ndegeocello

BEST GLOBAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE

• Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily – Shadow Forces
• Burna Boy – Alone
• Davido – Feel
• Silvana Estrada – Milagro Y Disastre
• Falu & Gaurav Shah (ft. PM Narendra Modi) – Abundance In Millets
• Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain ft. Rakesh Chaurasia – Pashto
• Ibrahim Maalouf ft. Cimafunk & Tank and the Bangas – Todo Colores