Davido breaks Grammys jinx, nods for Burna Boy, Olamide, Asake, Ayra Starr

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Davido breaks Grammys jinx, nods for Burna Boy, Olamide, Asake, Ayra Starr

Nigerian nominees for 2024 Grammy Awards




Afrobeats superstar Davido has finally bagged three Grammy nominations in the 2024 Grammy Awards,

The nominations are the first for the 30-year-old, who is considered one of Africas biggest acts alongside Wizkid and Burna Boy, both of whom are Grammy winners.

In the nominations announced on Friday, Davido was recognised in the category of Best Global Album for his latest album, Timeless as well as Best African Performance for his song Unavailable and Best Global Music Performance for his song Feel.

An elated Davido reacted to the nominations with a tweet on X with the caption, 3 nominations at the Grammys!!

Delay is not Denial!!

3 nominations at the Grammys!! Delay is not Denial!!****

- Davido (@davido)November 10, 2023

The duo of Olamide and Asake as well as Ayra Starr were not left out of the fray as each scored their first nomination in the category of Best African Music Performance for their songs Amapiano and Rush, respectively.

It was another big day for Burna Boy as the 2020 Best Global Music Album winner was recognised in four categories: Best Melodic Rap Performance (Sittin On Top Of The World), Best Global Music Performance (Alone), Best African Music Performance (City Boys), and Best Global Music Album (I Told Them¦).

See the full list below

Record of the Year

Worship, Jon Batiste

Not Strong Enough, boygenius

Flowers,Miley Cyrus

What Was I Made For?,Billie Eilish

On My Mama, Victoria Monét

Vampire, Olivia Rodrigo

Anti-Hero, Taylor Swift

Kill Bill, SZA



Album Of The Year

World Music Radio, Jon Batiste

the record, boygenius

Endless Summer Vacation, Miley Cyrus

Did You Know That Theres A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, Lana Del Rey

The Age Of Pleasure, Janelle Monáe

GUTS, Olivia Rodrigo

Midnights, Taylor Swift

SOS, SZA



Song Of The Year

A&W, Lana Del Rey

Anti-Hero, Taylor Swift

Butterfly, Jon Batiste

Dance The Night, Dua Lipa

Flowers, Miley Cyrus

Kill Bill, SZA

Vampire, Olivia Rodrigo

What Was I Made For?, Billie Eilish



Best New Artist

Gracie Abrams

Fred again..

Ice Spice

Jelly Roll

Coco Jones

Noah Kahan

Victoria Monét

The War And Treaty



Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Jack Antonoff

Dernst DMile Emile II

Hit-Boy

Metro Boomin

Daniel Nigro



Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Edgar Barrera

Jessie Jo Dillon

Shane McAnally

Theron Thomas

Justin Tranter



Best Pop Solo Performance

Flowers, Miley Cyrus

Paint The Town Red, Doja Cat

What Was I Made For?, Billie Eilish

Vampire, Olivia Rodrigo

Anti-Hero, Taylor Swift



Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Thousand Miles, Miley Cyrus feat. Brandi Carlile

Candy Necklace, Lana Del Rey feat. Jon Batiste

Never Felt So Alone, Labrinth feat. Billie Eilish

Karma, Taylor Swift feat. Ice Spice

Ghost In The Machine, SZA feat. Phoebe Bridgers



Best Pop Vocal Album

Chemistry,Kelly Clarkson

Endless Summer Vacation, Miley Cyrus

GUTS, Olivia Rodrigo

“ (Subtract), Ed Sheeran

Midnights, Taylor Swift



Best Dance/Electronic Recording

Blackbox Life Recorder 21F, Aphex Twin

Loading, James Blake

Higher Than Ever Before, Disclosure

Strong, Romy & Fred again..

Rumble, Skrillex, Fred again.. & Flowdan



Best Pop Dance Recording

Baby Dont Hurt Me, David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray

Miracle, Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding

Padam Padam, Kylie Minogue

One In A Million, Bebe Rexha & David Guetta

Rush, Troye Sivan



Best Dance/Electronic Music Album

Playing Robots Into Heaven, James Blake

For That Beautiful Feeling, The Chemical Brothers

Actual Life 3 (January 1 “ September 9 2022), Fred again..

Kx5, Kx5

Quest For Fire, Skrillex



Best Rock Performance

Sculptures Of Anything Goes, Arctic Monkeys

More Than A Love Song, Black Pumas

Not Strong Enough, boygenius

Rescued, Foo Fighters

Lux Æterna, Metallica



Best Metal Performance

Bad Man,Disturbed

Phantom Of The Opera, Ghost

72 Seasons, Metallica

Hive Mind, Slipknot

Jaded, Spiritbox



Best Rock Song

Angry, The Rolling Stones

Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl, Olivia Rodrigo

Emotion Sickness, Queens Of The Stone Age

Not Strong Enough, boygenius

Rescued, Foo Fighters



Best Rock Album

But Here We Are, Foo Fighters

Starcatcher, Greta Van Fleet

72 Seasons, Metallica

This Is Why, Paramore

In Times New Roman¦, Queens Of The Stone Age



Best Alternative Music Performance

Belinda Says, Alvvays

Body Paint, Arctic Monkeys

Cool About It, boygenius

A&W, Lana Del Rey

This Is Why, Paramore



Best Alternative Music Album

The Car, Arctic Monkeys

The Record, boygenius

Did You Know That Theres A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, Lana Del Rey

Cracker Island, Gorillaz

I Inside The Old Year Dying, PJ Harvey

Best R&B Performance

Summer Too Hot, Chris Brown

Back To Love, Robert Glasper Featuring SiR & Alex Isley

ICU, Coco Jones

How Does It Make You Feel, Victoria Monét

Kill Bill, SZA



Best Traditional R&B Performance

Simple, Babyface feat. Coco Jones

Lucky, Kenyon Dixon

Hollywood, Victoria Monét feat. Earth, Wind & Fire & Hazel Monét

Good Morning, PJ Morton feat. Susan Carol

Love Language, SZA



Best Progressive R&B Album

Since I Have A Lover, 6LACK

The Love Album: Off The Grid, Diddy

Nova, Terrace Martin and James Fauntleroy

The Age Of Pleasure, Janelle Monáe

SOS, SZA



Best R&B Song

Angel, Halle Bailey

Back To Love, Robert Glasper feat. SiR & Alex Isley

ICU, Coco Jones

On My Mama, Victoria Monét

Snooze, SZA



Best R&B Album

Girls Night Out, Babyface

What I Didnt Tell You (Deluxe), Coco Jones

Special Occasion, Emily King

JAGUAR II, Victoria Monét

CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE EP, Summer Walker



Best Rap Performance

The Hillbillies, Baby Keem feat. Kendrick Lamar

Love Letter, Black Thought

Rich Flex, Drake & 21 Savage

SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS, Killer Mike feat. André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane

Players, Coi Leray



Best Melodic Rap Performance

Sittin On Top Of The World, Burna Boy feat. 21 Savage

Attention, Doja Cat

Spin Bout U, Drake & 21 Savage

All My Life, Lil Durk feat. J. Cole

Low, SZA



Best Rap Album

Her Loss, Drake & 21 Savage

MICHAEL, Killer Mike

HEROES & VILLAINS, Metro Boomin

Kings Disease III, Nas

UTOPIA, Travis Scott



Best Rap Song

Attention, Doja Cat

Barbie World, Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice feat. Aqua

Just Wanna Rock, Lil Uzi Vert

Rich Flex, Drake & 21 Savage

SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS, Killer Mike feat. André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane



Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

A-Youre Not Wrong B-Theyre Not Either: The Fukc-It Pill Revisited, Queen Sheba

For Your Consideration24 -The Album, Prentice Powell and Shawn William

Grocery Shopping With My Mother, Kevin Powell

The Light Inside, J. Ivy

When The Poems Do What They Do, Aja Monet



Best Jazz Performance

Movement 18 (Heroes), Jon Batiste

Basquiat, Lakecia Benjamin

Vulnerable (Live), Adam Blackstone feat. The Baylor Project & Russell Ferranté

But Not For Me, Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding

Tight, Samara Joy



Best Jazz Vocal Album

For Ella 2, Patti Austin feat. Gordon Goodwins Big Phat Band

Alive At The Village Vanguard, Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding

Lean In, Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke

Mélusine, Cécile McLorin Salvant

How Love Begins, Nicole Zuraitis



Best Jazz Instrumental Album

The Source, Kenny Barron

Phoenix, Lakecia Benjamin

Legacy: The Instrumental Jawn, Adam Blackstone

The Winds Of Change, Billy Childs

Dream Box, Pat Metheny



Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

The Chick Corea Symphony Tribute “ Ritmo, ADDA Simfònica, Josep Vicent, Emilio Solla

Dynamic Maximum Tension, Darcy James Argues Secret Society

Basie Swings The Blues, The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart

Olympians, Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest

The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions, Mingus Big Band



Best Latin Jazz Album

Quietude, Eliane Elias

My Heart Speaks, Ivan Lins With The Tblisi Symphony Orchestra

Vox Humana, Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band

Cometa, Luciana Souza & Trio Corrente

El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2, Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo



Best Alternative Jazz Album

Love In Exile, Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily

Quality Over Opinion, Louis Cole

SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree, Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, SuperBlue

Live At The Piano, Cory Henry

The Omnichord Real Book, Meshell Ndegeocello



Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

To Steve With Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim, Liz Callaway

Pieces Of Treasure, Rickie Lee Jones

Bewitched, Laufey

Holidays Around The World, Pentatonix

Only The Strong Survive, Bruce Springsteen

Sondheim Unplugged (The NYC Sessions), Vol. 3, (Various Artists)



Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

As We Speak, Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, feat. Rakesh Chaurasia

On Becoming, House Of Waters

Jazz Hands, Bob James

The Layers, Julian Lage

All One, Ben Wendel



Best Musical Theater Album

Kimberly Akimbo

Parade

Shucked

Some Like It Hot

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street



Best Country Solo Performance

In Your Love, Tyler Childers

Buried, Brandy Clark

Fast Car, Luke Combs

The Last Thing On My Mind, Dolly Parton

White Horse, Chris Stapleton



Best Country Duo/Group Performance

High Note, Dierks Bentley feat. Billy Strings

Nobodys Nobody, Brothers Osborne

I Remember Everything, Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves

Kissing Your Picture (Is So Cold) Vince Gill & Paul Franklin

Save Me, Jelly Roll With Lainey Wilson

We Dont Fight Anymore, Carly Pearce feat. Chris Stapleton



Best Country Album

Rolling Up The Welcome Mat, Kelsea Ballerini

Brothers Osborne, Brothers Osborne

Zach Bryan,Zach Bryan

Rustin In The Rain, Tyler Childers

Bell Bottom Country, Lainey Wilson



Best Country Song

Buried, Brandy Clark

I Remember Everything, Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves

In Your Love, Tyler Childers

Last Night, Morgan Wallen

White Horse, Chris Stapleton



Best American Roots Performance

Butterfly, Jon Batiste

Heaven Help Us All, Blind Boys Of Alabama,

Inventing The Wheel, Madison Cunningham

You Louisiana Man, Rhiannon Giddens

Eve Was Black, Allison Russell



Best Americana Performance

Friendship, Blind Boys Of Alabama

Help Me Make It Through The Night, Tyler Childers

Dear Insecurity, Brandy Clark feat. Brandi Carlile

King Of Oklahoma, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

The Returner, Allison Russell



Best Americana Album

Brandy Clark, Brandy Clark

The Chicago Sessions, Rodney Crowell

Youre The One, Rhiannon Giddens

Weathervanes, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

The Returner, Allison Russell



Best American Roots Song

Blank Page, The War and Treaty

California Sober, Billy Strings feat. Willie Nelson

Cast Iron Skillet, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Dear Insecurity, Brandy Clark feat. Brandi Carlile

The Returner, Allison Russell



Best Bluegrass Album

Radio John: Songs of John Hartford,Sam Bush

Lovin Of The Game, Michael Cleveland

Mighty Poplar, Mighty Poplar

Bluegrass, Willie Nelson

Me/And/Dad,Billy Strings

City Of Gold, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway



Best Traditional Blues Album

Ridin, Eric Bibb

The Soul Side Of Sipp, Mr. Sipp

Life Dont Miss Nobody, Tracy Nelson

Teardrops For Magic Slim Live At Rosas Lounge, John Primer

All My Love For You, Bobby Rush



Best Contemporary Blues Album

Death Wish Blues, Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton

Healing Time, Ruthie Foster

Live In London, Christone Kingfish Ingram

Blood Harmony, Larkin Poe

LaVette!, Bettye LaVette



Best Folk Album

I Only See The Moon, The Milk Carton Kids

Joni Mitchell At Newport [Live], Joni Mitchell

Celebrants, Nickel Creek

Jubilee, Old Crow Medicine Show

Seven Psalms, Paul Simon

Folkocracy, Rufus Wainwright



Best Latin Pop Album

La Cuarta Hoja, Pablo Alborán

Beautiful Humans, Vol. 1,AleMor

A Ciegas, Paula Arenas

La Neta, Pedro Capó

Don Juan, Maluma

X Mí (Vol. 1), Gaby Moreno



Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

Bordado A Mano, Ana Bárbara

La Sánchez, Lila Downs

Motherflower, Flor De Toloache

Amor Como En Las Películas De Antes, Lupita Infante

GÉNESIS, Peso Pluma



Best African Music Performance

Amapiano, ASAKE & Olamide

City Boys, Burna Boy

UNAVAILABLE, Davido feat. Musa Keys

Rush, Ayra Starr

Water, Tyl



Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

Barbie, Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Ludwig Göransson

The Fabelmans, John Williams

Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny, John Williams

Oppenheimer, Ludwig Göransson



Best Song Written For Visual Media

Barbie World, Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice feat. Aqua

Dance The Night, Dua Lipa

Im Just Ken, Ryan Gosling

Lift Me Up, Rihanna

What Was I Made For?, Billie Eilish (Channels TV)




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