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Baby date: 'Mama' M.I.A to miss out Grammy night?

London-born singer M.I.A of Tamil descent is expecting her first baby on February 8, the night of the 51st annual Grammy Awards for which she has bagged two nominations.

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For Maya Arulpragasam -- M.I.A. to her fans -- February 8 may turn out to be a double delight.

The London-born singer of Tamil descent is expecting her first baby on February 8, the night of the 51st annual Grammy Awards for which she has bagged two nominations.

"... maybe I can afford to book (comedian) Dave Chappelle at the baby shower now... My mum wants everyone to know what wonderful news this is for her," M.I.A. had said.

The rapper has been nominated in the Record Of The Year (Paper Planes) and Best Rap Song (Swagga Like Us) categories at the Grammys.

Both songs featured in her album "Kala", released in 2007.  31-year-old M.I.A., also a songwriter, won an Oscar nomination with AR Rahman for a Slumdog Millionaire number O saya in the Best Original Song category.

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