Asake, Olamide, Tems and Ayra Starr are among the Nigerian singers nominated for the 2024 Grammy Awards.
The nominees for the 66th award ceremony — which recognises recordings released from October 1, 2022, to September 15, 2023 — were announced on Friday evening.
Other Nigerian singers who made the list are Davido are Burna Boy.
Davido, who is getting his first-ever nomination for the prestigious award, earned three categories, including ‘Best Global Album’ for his latest album, ‘Timeless’.
Others are ‘Best African Performance’ for his song ‘Unavailable’ and ‘Best Global Music Performance’ for his track ‘Feel’.
Asake and Olamide made their debut entry in the ‘Best African Music Performance’ category for ‘Amapiano’.
Ayra Starr is also competing in the ‘Best African Music Performance’ category for her 2022 hit single ‘Rush’.
Tems bagged a nomination in the ‘Best Song Written for Visual Media’ category for her role in ‘Lift Me Up’, the hit song by Rihanna.
Burna Boy, who is not new to winning the prestigious award, was nominated in four categories, including ‘Sitting On Top of the World’ (Best Melodic Rap), ‘I Told Them’ (Best Global Music Album), ‘Alone’ (Best Global Music Performance) and ‘City Boys’ (Best African Music Performance).
In June, the Recording Academy, organiser of the Grammys, included the ‘Best African Music Performance’ category for the 2024 edition.
This makes it the first time in the history of the awards that a category will be specifically dedicated to African music. (The Cable)
