It was a disappointing outing for Nigerian Afrobeats stars at the 66th Grammy Awards as Burna Boy, Davido, Olamide, Asake, Fireboy DML, CKay, Tems and Ayra Starr, Olamide were eliminated from 10 nominations across five categories.
The 66th Grammy was held in Los Angeles, United States, on Sunday, February 4, 2024.
Davido, who was getting his first-ever nomination for the prestigious award, was nominated in three categories, including ‘Best Global Album’ for his latest album, ‘Timeless’, while Burna Boy, a former winner, was nominated in four categories.
Popular Nigerian singer, Asake, equally earned a nomination in the ‘Best African Music Performance’ category for his song, ‘Amapiano ft Olamide’, while Ayra Starr’s ‘Rush’ was also nominated in the same category.
Davido who earned 3 nominations in different categories, were nominated in the ‘Best African Music Performance’ for his song, ‘Unavailable’; ‘Best Global Music Performance’ for his track, ‘Feel’, and ‘Best Global Album’.
He, however, lost the ‘Best African Music Performance’ category to Tyla’s ‘Water’, ‘Best Global Music Performance’ to ‘Pashto’ by Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain featuring Rakesh Chaurasia, and ‘Best Global Album’ to Shakti’s ‘The Moment’.
While asked how it feels after losing all his nominations, the Omo Baba Olowo 30BG boss, Davido, said;
I am just happy that we all get to shine. What if there was no (African) category? So, at the end of the day, we should all be happy that we have this category, something to call our own.
Whoever wins, it’s okay. If I win, we are celebrating. We go crazy.”
He added that the African Music Category at the premier global music award was long overdue.
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Burna Boy, who happens is the first African artist to earn a Grammy nomination in five consecutive years (2019-2023), on the other hand, was nominated in four categories, including ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’ for his song, ‘Sittin’ on Top of the World ft 21 Savage’; ‘Best African Music Performance’ for ‘City Boys’; ‘Best Global Music Performance’ for ‘Alone’; and ‘Best Global Album’ for his album, ‘I Told Them’.
The one time Grammy winner who also performed at the event on Sunday, however, lost out in all the categories, loosing the ‘Best African Music Performance’ category to Tyla’s ‘Water’, and ‘Best Global Music Performance’ to ‘Pashto’ by Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain featuring Rakesh Chaurasia, as well as Shakti’s ‘The Moment’ won the ‘Best Global Album’ category, while ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’ went to Lil Durk’s ‘All My Life’ featuring J Cole.
See full list of Winners at the 66th Grammy Awards:
RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Flowers,” Miley Cyrus
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“Midnights,” Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR
“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie,” Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Victoria Monét
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Jack Antonoff
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Theron Thomas
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Flowers,” Miley Cyrus
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“Ghost in the Machine,” SZA featuring Phoebe Bridgers
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
“Midnights,” Taylor Swift
Read our review of “Midnights.”
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC RECORDING
“Rumble,” Skrillex, Fred again.. and Flowdan
Read our profile of Fred again..
BEST POP DANCE RECORDING
“Padam Padam,” Kylie Minogue
Hear the “Padam Padam” Popcast.
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC ALBUM
“Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022),” Fred again..
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
“Not Strong Enough,” boygenius
Read our review of boygenius’s album.
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
“72 Seasons,” Metallica
Read our feature on Metallica’s set lists.
BEST ROCK SONG
“Not Strong Enough,” Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus, songwriters (boygenius)
Hear the boygenius Popcast.
BEST ROCK ALBUM
“This Is Why,” Paramore
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE
“This Is Why,” Paramore
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
“The Record,” boygenius
Read the magazine’s boygenius profile.