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
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 MÃ (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 PelÃculas 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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