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Blue Ivy makes Grammy history with recent nomination

Blue Ivy is one of the youngest Grammy nominees in history

Blue Ivy Carter, the eight-year-old daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, has become one of the youngest Grammy nominees in history.

According to Billboard, the talented youngster wasn’t listed when the nominees for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards were announced on Nov. 23, but was added for best music video for her mother’s “Brown Skin Girl” on Dec. 11.

(L-R) Recording artist Jay-Z, Blue Ivy Carter and recording artist Beyonce attend the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)

The youngest Grammy nominee and winner is Leah Peasall of the Peasall Sisters. Eight years old at the time, Peasall was one of the credited artists on the O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack, a 2001 winner for album of the year.

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Deleon Richards, who was 8 1/2 at the time, is the youngest performer to receive an individual nomination for the 1985 Grammy Award for best soul/gospel performance female, for her album, Deleon.

Blue Ivy will turn nine on January 7 — 24 days before the Grammy Award ceremony. Despite her youth, she is no stranger to receiving recognition for her work. She won an NAACP Image Award for outstanding duo, group, or collaboration for “Brown Skin Girl,” and a Soul Train Award for video of the year for “Brown Skin Girl.” She shared both of these awards with her mom, Saint Jhnand Wizkid.

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