Ogbonge Nigerian musicians Davido, Burna Boy, Asake, Olamide and Ayra starr dey among di nominees for di 2024 Grammy awards.
Davido and Burna Boy dey among di nominees for “Best Global Music Performance” award category.
While, South Africa artist Tyla (Water) dey among di list for “Best African Music Performance”.
Five Nigerians also dey among di nominees for dis category. Burna Boy (City Boys), Davido (Unavailable), Asake and Olamide ( Amapiano) and Ayra starr (Rush).
Davido and Burna Boy also dey nominated for “Best global music album” for dis year nomination for dia album “I Told Them” by Burnaboy and “Timeless” by Davido.
Davido gbab three nominations in total for di Global Music Performance, African Music Performance and Global Music Album categories.
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift also don break Grammys record with her latest nomination for song of the year.
Di shortlisting of her hit Anti-Hero make Swift di first songwriter to score seven nominations in di category – overtaking Sir Paul McCartney and Lionel Richie, wey get six each.
She also dey nominated for the album and record of the year categories togeda wit Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus and SZA.
Lana Del Rey and Dua Lipa dey among di oda nominees for song of the year.
Billie Eilish, Jon Batiste and SZA also dey recognised for di category.
Swift album of the year nomination for Midnights na her sixth nomination for dis category – and tie her with Barbra Streisand for di most nominations for a female artist.
If she win, she go become di first artist to win album of the year four times.
Categories wey Africa artistes name appear
Best Global Music Performance
For new vocal or instrumental Global music recordings.
Shadow Forces
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily
Alone
Burna Boy
FEEL
Davido
Milagro Y Disastre
Silvana Estrada
Abundance In Millets
Falu & Gaurav Shah (Featuring PM Narendra Modi)
Pashto
Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia
Todo Colores
Ibrahim Maalouf Featuring Cimafunk & Tank And The Bangas
Best African Music Performance
Amapiano
ASAKE & Olamide
City Boys
Burna Boy
UNAVAILABLE
Davido Featuring Musa Keys
Rush
Ayra Starr
Water
Tyla
Best Global Music Album
Epifanías
Susana Baca
History
Bokanté
I Told Them…
Burna Boy
Timeless
Davido
This Moment
Shakti
