2024 Grammy Awards: Presidency congratulates Davido, Burna Boy, others
The Presidency has congratulated Nigerian singers Burna Boy, Davido, Olamide, Ayra Starr and Asake for their Grammy nominations.
Voice of Nigeria reports the quintet received nominations in the inaugural Best African Music Performance category on the 66th Grammy nominations list released on Friday, November 10.
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Burna Boy earned nominations in three additional categories: Best Global Music Album, Best Global Music Performance, and Best Melodic Rap Performance.
Recall that Davido received two more nominations – Best Global Music Album and Best Global Music Performance.
Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, conveyed congratulations to the Nigerian artists for their nominations in a statement on Friday night.
Onanuga shared on his social media handle, “Congratulations to Nigerian singers Davido, Burna Boy, Asake/Olamide, Ayra Starr for their nominations in the 66th Grammy Awards scheduled for Sunday, February 4, 2024, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.”
Tems on the other hand, earned another Grammy nomination for co-writing Rihanna’s ‘Lift Me Up’ from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” nominated in the Best Song Written for Visual Media category.
Congratulations to Nigerian singers Davido, Burna Boy, Asake/Olamide, Ayra Starr for their nominations in the 66th Grammy Awards which will take place Sunday 4 Feb. 2024 at https://t.co/EaHrXNxGDG Arena in Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/7dQblUIsKO
— Bayo Onanuga (@aonanuga1956) November 10, 2023
Fireboy DML received his first Grammy nomination for his feature on Jón Batiste’s ‘World Music Radio,’ nominated for Album of the Year.
Similarly, CKay and Seun Kuti also secured nominations for their contributions to Janelle Monae’s ‘Age of Pleasure,’ nominated in the Album of the Year category.
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