Grammy Nominations 2024: Burna Boy, Olamide, Ayra Starr Make History, Set New Records

By Murphy Akanji

This certainly a good news for the Nigerian music industry  as the trio of Nigerian singers, Burna Boy, Olamide and Ayra Starr  set new records in the nominees category of the 66th edition of the Grammy Awards

Burna Boy, who bagged four nominations at the 66th Grammys, officially becomes the Nigerian artist with the most nominations in the history of the award (10), just as he  also becomes the first Nigerian artist to earn a Grammy nomination in 5 consecutive years (2019-2023).

Following the announcement of the nominees for the 66th edition of the Grammy Awards, the trio of Nigerian singers, Burna Boy, Olamide and Ayra Starr have set new records.

Burna Boy, who bagged four nominations at the 66th Grammys, officially becomes the Nigerian artist with the most nominations in the history of the award (10).

He also becomes the first Nigerian artist to earn a Grammy nomination in 5 consecutive years (2019-2023).

Burna Boy’s ‘Sittin’ On Top of The World’ becomes the first African song to earn a nomination in the Rap category. It was nominated in the Best Melodic Rap Performance category.

The song will contest the gong with Doja Cat’s ‘Attention’, Drake & 21 Savage’s ‘Spin Bout U’, SZA’s ‘Low’, and Lil Durk and J. Cole’s ‘All My Life.’

Meanwhile, Olamide has made history as the first Nigerian rapper to bag a Grammy nomination. His collaborative song with Asake, ‘Amapiano’ was nominated in the maiden Best African Music Performance category at the 66th Grammys.