Burna Boy becomes first African artist to bag six straight Grammy nominations
Nigerian singer Damini Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, has made history by becoming the first African artist to receive Grammy nominations in six consecutive years.
The “African Giant” crooner has achieved back-to-back Grammy nominations since 2018, a remarkable accomplishment for an African artist.
He has now received a total of 11 nominations, with just one win.
His popular song, ‘Higher’, is nominated in the Best African Music Performance category at this year’s Grammys.
Meanwhile, Tems is the Nigerian artist with the most nominations at the 67th Grammys. She was nominated in three categories.
Tems was nominated in the Best Global Music Album, Best African Music Performance, and Best R&B Song categories for her albums ‘Born In The Wild’, ‘Love Me Jeje’, and ‘Burning’, respectively.
The singer now boasts a total of eight Grammy nominations.