Grammy nomination for Woodkid

A nice surprise to see some recognition for Woodkid in the nominations for this year's Grammy awards.

He's been nominated in the Best Video category for the extraordinary clip that accompanies his track Goliath, the first track that emerged from his S16 album.

Also in the category are Beyonce for Brown Skin Girl, Future featuring Drake with Life is good, Anderson Paak's Lockdown and Harry Styles with Adore you. Woodkid, in his music video directing job, previously directed Harry Styles' Sign of the Times video.

He's an accomplished video director and it's not the first time he's been nominated for a Best Video Grammy either, being nominated in 2013 for Run boy run and in 2015 for The golden age. His Harry Styles vide won the Brit award for British video of the year in 2018.

During his career, he's made videos for Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift and Katy Perry, as well as France's Nolwenn Leroy and Yelle.

This year's Grammys has Beyonce as the favourite to take home the most awards, with a total of nine nominations. Taylor Swift is on the shortlist for six as is Dua Lipa.

I'll be keeping my eyes on Woodkid hopefully coming home with a new shiny ornament for his mantlepiece. Fingers crossed.

The 63rd Grammy awards ceremony takes place on January 31 at the Staples Centre in LA.