R&B star Jhene Aiko has "bittersweet" memories of the day she landed three nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards, because the news broke as she learned her uncle had lost his battle with Covid-19.
The Worst hitmaker recalls waking up to a flood of phone calls and congratulatory messages on 24 November as her latest release, Chilombo, landed nods for Best Progressive R&B Album, Best R&B Performance for Lightning & Thunder, and the prestigious Album of the Year honour.
However, her joy soon turned into sadness as she grieved the loss of her relative. "I woke up and I had a bunch of missed calls and text messages so I was like, 'Whoa, what happened?'" Jhene said on America's The Late Late Show with James Corden.
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