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List of Nigerian Artists Nominated For The 2024 Grammy Awards
The Grammy Academy Body has officially unveiled the 2024 Grammy Nomination List today, and the spotlight is on the notable achievements of Nigerian artists who have earned nominations across diverse categories.
A standout moment of the night was the much-deserved and unexpected nomination for Davido, marking his debut in the Grammy nominations alongside fellow YBNL artists Olamide and Asake, who also secured their first-ever nods.
Grammy’s celebrated artist Burna Boy secured an impressive four nominations, while Davido received three. Additionally, Ayra Starr, Olamide, and Asake each garnered one nomination, adding to the array of recognitions for Nigerian talent on the global stage.
The following list is a summary of the categories in which they were nominated:
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Burna Boy Featuring 21 Savage – Sittin’ on Top of the World
Doja Cat – Attention
Drake & 21 Savage – Spin Bout U
Lil Durk Featuring J. Cole – All My Life
SZA – Low
Best Global Music Performance
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily – Shadow Forces
Burna Boy – Alone
Davido – Feel
Silvana Estrada – Milagro Y Disastre
Falu & Gaurav Shah (ft. PM Narendra Modi) – Abundance In Millets
Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain ft. Rakesh Chaurasia – Pashto
Ibrahim Maalouf ft. Cimafunk & Tank and the Bangas – Todo Colores
Best Global Music Album
Susana Baca- Epifanías
Bokanté – History
Burna Boy – I Told Them
Davido – Timeless
Shakti – This Moment
Best African Music Performance
Asake & Olamide – Amapiano
Ayra Starr – Rush
Burna Boy – City Boys
Davido Featuring Musa Keys – Unavailable
Tyla – Water
Congratulations to our Afrobeats artists for making us immensely proud. We extend our best wishes for their success, hoping that they bring home the awards on the night of February next year. Good luck to our talented musicians on this remarkable journey!