Cardi B anxious about Grammy show

Even though Cardi B has a strong chance of winning her first-ever Grammy, the rapper said she is feeling nervous heading into Sunday’s show.

Cardi B said in a recent interview that she’s been filled with anxiety about the potential of winning an award and executing her performance at the 61st annual Grammy Awards. She said she is trying to stay on an even keel, preparing for the “best of the worst.”

“You can never really be so sure,” Cardi B told The Associated Press while promoting her new Pepsi “Okurrr” commercial, which will air during the awards telecast. “For some reason, with this whole Grammys coming, my mind has been like anxiety, anxiety.”

The rapper is nominated for five Grammys, competing for both album and record of the year. She also received nods for best pop duo/group performance, rap performance and rap album.

Before the awards last year, Cardi B said she had high hopes. She was a former stripper who became a social media darling and reality star before she turned into a pop culture sensation and earned two Grammy nominations.

Cardi B walked away emptyhanded, but she used the letdown as motivation. She’s yearning for a Grammy because it will give her a “stamp of approval.”