Afrobeats and Nigerian artists continue to solidify its place in the global music industry with the recently released Grammy Awards nominations list, featuring the Best African Music Performance Category.
Eight Nigerian artists bagged nominations in different categories of the highly coveted award. While Burna Boy, an oldie to the Grammy’s, bagged four nominations, Davido bagged three. Asake, Olamide and Ayra Starr all bagged single nominations apiece.
An elated Davido took to X to celebrate his feat. He tweeted, “3 nominations at the Grammys!! Delay is not Denial!! ”
Burna Boy received nominations for “City Boys” for Best African Music Performance, “I Told Them…” for Best Global Music Album, “Alone” for Best Global Music Performance, and “Sittin’ On Top Of The World” for Best Melodic Rap Performance.
Davido bagged nominations for Best Global Album for his comeback album, “Timeless”, Best African Performance for his global hit song “Unavailable,” and Best Global Music Performance for his song “Feel.”
Olamide and Asake received their deserved first-ever Grammy nominations for their collaboration “Amapiano” in the category of Best African Music Performance.
Ayra Starr was nominated in the Best African Music Performance category for the worldwide hit “Rush”, while Fireboy DML earned a nomination in the Album of the Year category for his contributions to Jon Batiste’s “World Music Radio.”
CKay earned a Grammy nomination for his work on Janelle Monáe’s “The Age of Pleasure,” which was nominated for Album of the Year. Tems’ nomination came from her contribution to Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up.”
Nominated African acts include Trevor Noah, Musa Keys, and Tyla.
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The 66th Grammy will be held on February 4, 2024, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Posted by Abdulazeez A Shomade | Published on 2023-11-10 15:26:42