It’s not every day that someone is nominated for one of the biggest awards in music and, for some first time nominees, their reactions can be iconic! For Cardi B, being nominated for five Grammys came when she least expected it. And it was, of course, a classic Cardi response.
A reporter revealed the big news on Friday that she was up for five different awards just moments after she appeared in court for assault and reckless endangerment charges. The judge had ordered the “Bodak Yellow” singer to stay away from the two women she allegedly assaulted at a strip club in October, according to People.
A few hours later, the
This is not How expected to find out I’m nominated for a Grammy ???I need a do over ??♀️??♀️? pic.twitter.com/aCt5WH6ZwZ — iamcardib (@iamcardib) December 7, 2018 She also captioned the video on Instagram with “What a way to find out I got 5 Grammy nominations. I’m tellin you my life is a movie…I work my ass off for this. Win or not at least I has a chance and people was watching and admiring my work. Im Soo happy! THANK YOU!” She’s the second most-nominated woman this year, after Brandi Carlile, who has six Grammy nods, according to Glamour. Cardi is up for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album for Invasion of Privacy, Record of the Year for “I Like It,” Best Pop/Duo Group Performance for “Girls Like You” with Maroon 5 and Best Rap Performance for “Be Careful.” It’s been a rough couple of days for Cardi —as she just announced on Dec. 5 via Instagram that she and her husband split. But something tells me she’s ready to move on from the drama and to start celebrating how she’s slaying the music game. Congrats Cardi!