Michelle Obama Receives Grammy Nomination For Audio Version Of Her Book ‘Becoming’

Nov 21, 2019 by apost team

Michelle Obama, 55, has been nominated for a Grammy award, it was announced this Wednesday morning. 

The former First Lady has been nominated for the category of Best Spoken Word for the Audio version of her bestselling book Becoming.

The memoir, which was released in late 2018, covers much of Obama’s life from her childhood to her studies, to her time in the White House.

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The book has since proved to be a huge success, with it selling over 2 million copies in the first 15 days since its release, according to Goodmorning America.

This isn’t the first time Obama has been nominated for the category. In 2012, the 55-year-old bagged herself the same nomination for the audio version of her book American Grown. 

Her husband Barack Obama has already had two wins in the same category with his books The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream as well as Dreams From My Father.

The 62nd Grammy’s will take place on January 26 next year. Other nominees for the Best Spoken Word category include Eric Alexandrakis, the Beastie Boys, John Waters, and Sekou Andrews & The String Theory.

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