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Poor Show As Nigerian Artistes Miss Out In Grammy Awards

Nigerian artists had a poor outing on Sunday night at the 2024 Grammy Awards with none of them bagging an award.

The 66th Grammy Awards ceremony was held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, United States on Sunday.

In November 2023, five Nigerian artists were nominated for the 2024 Grammy Awards.

They are; David Adeleke, aka, Davido; Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy; Ahmed Ololade, aka Asake; Olamide Adedeji, aka Baddo; and Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, aka Ayra Starr.

Burna Boy, who bagged four nominations, was joined by Davido, who earned three nominations in his debut.

Asake, Arya Starr, and Olamide got one nomination apiece.

They were all nominated in the maiden Best African Music Performance category alongside South Africa’s Tyla.

Davido and Burna Boy were also nominated for the Best Global Music Album and Best Global Music Performance categories.

Meanwhile, Burna Boy was also nominated for Best Melodic Rap Performance making it four nominations for the 66th Grammy Awards.

But they all lost out on the Grammy in their combined 10 nominations across different award categories.

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