Award-winning Nigerian singer Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has made history at the Grammys, becoming the first Nigerian artist to earn five career nominations in album categories.
His 2025 album, No Sign of Weakness, received a nomination for Best Global Music Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards, joining a competitive lineup that includes Siddhant Bhatia’s Sounds of Kumbha, Youssou N’Dour’s Éclairer le monde: Light the World, Shakti’s Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live), Chapter III: We Return to Light by Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan and Sarathy Korwar, and Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo by Brazilian icons Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia.
Burna Boy’s previous album nominations, African Giant (2019), Twice As Tall (2020), Love, Damini (2022), and I Told Them (2023), have cemented his position as a global music powerhouse, consistently representing African music on the world stage.
This year, Nigerian talent dominated the category, with Davido and Omah Lay nominated for With You, Ayra Starr and Wizkid for Gimme Dat, alongside Eddy Kenzo and Mehran Matin’s Hope & Love and Tyla’s Push 2 Start.
The winners are set to be revealed on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, as fans eagerly await which of these global stars will take home the coveted awards.