Wednesday’s former first lady was nominated for the Best Oral Album Award for her work on the audiobook of her book “Becoming”.
She will compete with John Waters (“Everyone Knows It”), Eric Alexandrakis (“IV Catatonia: 20 Years of Cancer Survivors Twice”), Sekou Andrews and The String Theory, as well as Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz . Beastie Boys (“Beastie Boys Book”) for the prize.
If she won, it would be Obama’s first Grammy, but the third in his household.
Former President Barack Obama has two Grammys in the same category. In 2006 and 2008, he won audio recordings of his books “Dreams of My Father” and “The Audacity of Hope”.“Becoming” was released in November 2018 and sold more than 10 million copies in March.