Popular Afrobeats star, David Adekele, well known as Davido has taken his to X to celebrate his first Grammy nominations, on which he will be competing in three categories.
In the list of the nomination released on Friday, his nomination include ‘Timeless’ for Best Global Music Album, ‘Feel’ for Best Global Music Performance, and ‘Unavailable’ ft Musa Keys for newly created category, Best African Music Performance.
Davido in reaction to the nominations, wrote on X, “3 nominations at the Grammys!! Delay is not Denial!! ”
Grammy-award winner, Burna Boy, also bagged four nominations.
The following artists, Asake, Olamide, and Ayra Starr also bagged Grammy nomination debut with one nomination each.
Asake and Olamide’s ‘Amapiano’, Burna Boy’s ‘City Boys’, Ayra Starr’s ‘Rush’, Davido and Musa Keys’ ‘Unavailable’, and Tyla’s ‘Water’ were the nominees in the newly created category, Best African Music Performance.
Burna Boy’s other nominations include; ‘Sitting On Top of the World’ featuring 21 Savage for Best Melodic Rap, ‘I Told Them’ for Best Global Music Album, and ‘Alone’ for Best Global Music Performance.
The 66th Grammy is scheduled to hold on February 4, 2024 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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