Not long after the news of Burna Boy’s Grammy Nomination broke, his colleagues Wizkid, Teni and Davido took to Twitter and joined others world wide to congratulate the African Giant.
Burna Boy was nominated for the Best World Music Album with his album, ‘African Giant’. His album was nominated alongside Gece ‘Altin Gun’ Celia ‘Angelique Kidjo’.
According to Wizkid and Davido, Burna boy deserves more than a nomination. Teni on the other hand is optimistic that he will win the award come January. See their tweets below.
Burna Boy has now joined the list of Nigerians like Seun Kuti, Femi Kuti and King Sunny Ade in getting nominated in that category at the Grammy Awards. Other Nigerian Grammy nominees include, Babatune Olatunji, Wizkid, Timaya and Kah Lo. The only Nigerian to win a Grammy Award remains Sikiru Adepoju.
The 62nd Grammy Awards is set to air on Sunday, January 26, 2020. The Grammys had announced that American singer, Alicia Keys will be returning to host the show.
