NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The Grammys are largely an award show focusing on the biggest musical artists on the planet — but it’s also giving us a showdown of iconic proportions.
Former President Barack Obama and stand-up legend Dave Chappelle will go against each other in the Best Spoken Word Category, with the awards being revealed on Jan. 31. Nominations were revealed Tuesday.
Obama is up for his book “A Promised Land,” while Chappelle is nominated for his special “8:46.”
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They’re joined alongside LeVar Burton and Don Cheadle in the star-studded category.
The 44th president isn’t new to Grammy glory — he’s won the same category twice — in 2008 for “The Audacity of Hope” and in 2006 for “Dreams From My Father.”
His wife Michelle won the category herself in 2020 for her book “Becoming.”
But Chappelle has three Grammys of his own, won in three consecutive years for Best Comedy Album. He won for “The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas” in 2017, “Equanimity & The Bird Revelation” in 2018 and “Sticks & Stones” in 2019.
In Chappelle’s latest special, he brought a wave of controversy for his comments in it in relation to the transgender community, with many demanding Netflix remove the special.
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