Nigerian singers Burna Boy, Olamide, and Ayra Starr have achieved remarkable milestones following the announcement of the nominees for the 66th Grammy Awards.
Burna Boy, who received four nominations at the 66th Grammys, now holds the record for the Nigerian artist with the most nominations in the history of the award, with a total of 10 nominations.
Additionally, he becomes the first Nigerian artist to receive a Grammy nomination for five consecutive years, from 2019 to 2023.
Burna Boy’s song ‘Sittin’ On Top of The World’ has become the first African song to receive a nomination in the Rap category at the Grammy Awards. The song is nominated in the Best Melodic Rap Performance category. It will be competing against Doja Cat’s ‘Attention’, Drake & 21 Savage’s ‘Spin Bout U’, SZA’s ‘Low’, and Lil Durk and J. Cole’s ‘All My Life’.
In addition, Olamide has made history as the first Nigerian rapper to be nominated for a Grammy. His collaboration with Asake, ‘Amapiano’, is nominated in the newly introduced Best African Music Performance category at the 66th Grammys. ‘Amapiano’ will be competing against Davido’s ‘Unavailable’, Ayra Starr’s ‘Rush’, Burna Boy’s ‘City Boys’, and Tyla’s ‘Water’.
Furthermore, 21-year-old Ayra Starr has also made history as the youngest Nigerian to receive a Grammy nomination. Her popular song ‘Rush’ is nominated in the same category at the 66th Grammys.
