Following the announcement of the nominees for the 66th Grammy Awards, Nigerian singers Burna Boy, Olamide, and Ayra Starr have broken records.
Burna Boy, who received four nominations at the 66th Grammy Awards, has now become the Nigerian musician with the most nominations in the award’s history (10).
He also becomes the first Nigerian musician to be nominated for a Grammy in five consecutive years (2019-2023).
Burna Boy’s ‘Sittin’ On Top of The World’ is the first African song to be nominated for a Grammy in the Rap category. It was nominated for Best Melodic Rap Performance.
The song will compete for the award alongside Doja Cat’s “Attention,” Drake and 21 Savage’s “Spin Bout U,” SZA’s “Low,” and Lil Durk and J. Cole’s “All My Life.”
Meanwhile, Olamide has made history by being the first Nigerian rapper to be nominated for a Grammy. His collaboration with Asake, ‘Amapiano,’ was nominated for Best African Music Performance for the first time at the 66th Grammys.
‘Amapiano,’ Davido’s ‘Unavailable,’ Ayra Starr’s ‘Rush,’ Burna Boy’s ‘City Boys,’ and Tyla’s ‘Water’ will compete for the award.
Similarly, 21-year-old Ayra Starr is the youngest Nigerian to receive a Grammy nomination. At the 66th Grammy Awards, her hit song ‘Rush’ was nominated in the inaugural Best African Music Performance category.