Eleven-time Grammy nominee Anoushka Shankar on Wednesday said she has decided to quit social media platform X, citing “Elon Musk and his politics” as her reason for the exit.
“Hi friends, the time has come for me to leave X. While I have enormous love for this community, Elon Musk and his politics are just not something I want a stake in. If you feel so moved, do come and find me over on @anoushkashankar.bsky.social where it’ll be business as usual,” she wrote on X, sharing a photo from one of her concerts.
The development comes a week after Anoushka bagged two nominations for the upcoming 67th Grammy Awards — one for her featured role in Jacob Collier’s song A Rock Somewhere and the other for her solo album Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn. While A Rock Somewhere received a nod in the best global performance category, Shankar’s solo album has been nominated for best new age ambient or chant album.
Daughter of sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, Anoushka first gained attention in 2002 when she became the youngest nominee and the first Indian woman to be nominated in the World Music category for her album Live At Carnegie Hall at the Grammy Awards. Three years later, Anoushka made history by becoming the first Indian-origin musician to perform at the Grammys.
She served as a presenter at the annual award ceremony in 2016 and performed for the second time in 2021. In 2023, Anoushka performed for the third time at the prestigious music awards.
On the work front, the 43-year-old musician’s latest album Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn was released in April this year. Anoushka is set to embark on a North American Tour next year. The upcoming tour will bring the trilogy of mini-albums to fruition by releasing the third chapter.
