Blue Ivy Carter has become one of the youngest Grammy nominees in history. The eight-year-old daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z was added to the nominees for best music video for her mother’s “Brown Skin Girl” on Friday (Dec. 11). She wasn’t listed when the nominations were announced on Nov. 23, but it’s not uncommon for adjustments to be made in the weeks following the announcement.
Blue Ivy will turn nine on Jan. 7 — 24 days before the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. The talented youngster won an NAACP Image Award for outstanding duo, group or collaboration for “Brown Skin Girl” on Feb. 21, and a Soul Train Award for video of the year for that video on Nov. 29. She shared both of those awards with her mom, Saint Jhn and WizKid.
Accoding to Billboard, the Recording Academy confirmed Blue Ivy’s nomination by quoting Grammy rules that “in order for a featured artist to be recognized as a nominee, 1) the artist must be credited and recognized as a featured artist; and 2) there must be significant performance and artistic contribution by the featured artist beyond what might be considered merely accompaniment.” In the Academy’s view, she meets those tests.