Lagos: Nigerian music artistes have dominated nominations for the Best African Music Performance category of the 67th Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy announced the nominations on Friday. This year, Nigeria leads the category with prominent artists such as Burna Boy and Asake, with Burna Boy receiving a nod for his hit song ‘Higher’ and Asake for his collaboration with Wizkid on ‘MMS’.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, Davido has also earned his second nomination in the category for his contribution to Chris Brown’s ‘Sensational,’ and Lojay picks up his first Grammy nomination for the same song. Yemi Alade secures her first solo nod for her hit ‘Tomorrow’, while Tems’ ‘Love Me Jeje’ also receives a nomination for Best African Music Performance. Notably, Tems is the only African artist with three nominations across the global music categories, with her debut album ‘Born in the Wild’ up for Best Global Music Album and Best R and B Song for ‘Burning’.
Young music sensation Rema is nominated in the Best
Global Music Album category for his sophomore album, ‘HEIS’. Other Nigerian stars nominated for the Grammys include Jordan Adetunji, recognized for his viral ‘Kelani’, and his ‘Bloody Civilian’ which also earns a nomination for the Best Reggae Album category on the Bob Marley’s ‘One Love’ soundtrack. This year’s nomination marks Burna Boy’s sixth consecutive Grammy nomination, making him the Nigerian artist with the highest number of nominations to date.
Since Burna Boy’s first nomination for Best Global Music Album at the 2020 Grammys, and his win in 2021 for ‘Twice as Tall’, there has been increased representation of African music on the global stage. On the international scene, Beyoncé leads the Grammy pack with 11 nominations for her genre-crossing album Cowboy Carter, competing across categories including record, song, and album of the year, along with entries in pop, rap, country, and Americana. Other leading nominees include Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Post Malone, each with seven n
ominations, while Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, and Sabrina Carpenter follow with six nominations each.
NAN reports that the 67th Grammy Awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on February 2, 2025, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, United States.