List of Nigerian Grammy Award winners and nominees
The following is a list of Grammy Awards winners and nominees from Nigeria:
Artists who received nominations for their original work
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Year | Category | Work | Artist | Result |
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1984 | Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording | Syncro System
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King Sunny Adé[1] | Nominated |
1998 | Best World Music Album
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Love Drum Talk | Babatunde Olatunji | Nominated |
1999 | Odu | King Sunny Adé[2] | Nominated | |
2002 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Lovers Rock | Sade[3] | Won |
2003 | Best World Music Album
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Fight to Win | Femi Kuti [a] | Nominated |
2010 | Best Contemporary World Music Album | Day by Day | Femi Kuti | Nominated |
2012 | Best World Music Album
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Africa for Africa | Femi Kuti | Nominated |
2014 | No Place for My Dream | Femi Kuti | Nominated | |
2019 | Best World Music Album
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Black Times | Seun Kuti & Egypt 80[4] | Nominated |
2020 | African Giant | Burna Boy | Nominated | |
2021 | Twice as Tall | Burna Boy | Won | |
2022 | Best Global Music Album | Made in Lagos Deluxe Edition | Wizkid | Nominated |
Legacy + | Femi Kuti and Made Kuti | Nominated | ||
Best Global Music Performance | "Essence" | Tems
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Nominated | |
"Pà Pá Pà" | Femi Kuti | Nominated | ||
2023 | "Last Last" | Burna Boy | Nominated | |
Best Global Music Album | Love Damini
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Nominated | ||
Artists who received nominations as a featured artist
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Year | Category | Foreign work and artist | Nigerian act | Result |
1991 | Best World Music Album
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Planet Drum | Babatunde Olatunji | Won |
2015 | Album of the Year | Beyoncé by Beyoncé[b][6] | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | Nominated |
2017 | Views by Drake[c][7][8] | Wizkid | Nominated | |
Best Dance Recording
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"Rinse & Repeat" by Riton[d][9] | Kah-Lo | Nominated | |
2021 | Best Music Video | " | Wizkid | Won |
2009 | Best Contemporary World Music Album | Global Drum Project by Various artists[e] | Sikiru Adepoju | Won |
2022 | Best Global Music Performance | "Do Yourself" by Angélique Kidjo featuring Burna Boy | Burna Boy | Nominated |
Album of the Year | Justice Triple Chucks Deluxe by Justin Bieber[f] | Burna Boy | Nominated | |
2023 | Best Rap Song | "Wait For U" by Future featuring Drake and Tems | Tems | Nominated |
Best Melodic Rap Performance | Won | |||
Album of the Year | Renaissance by Beyoncé | Nominated |
Notes
- ^ Femi Kuti was born in England and grew up in Nigeria.
- ^ Beyoncé is an American singer and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a Nigerian, appears as a featured artist on one of the songs on the album.
- Wizkid, a Nigerian, appears as a featured artist and co-producer on one of the songs on the album.
- ^ Riton is an English musician and Kah-Lo, a Nigerian, appears as a featured artist on the song.
- ^ The album features a number of different artists from around the world, primarily Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju[12] and Giovanni Hidalgo
- ^ Justin Bieber is a Canadian musician and Burna Boy, a Nigerian, appears as a featured artist on one of the songs on the album.
References
- ^ "GRAMMYS 2018: HERE ARE TEN NIGERIANS WHO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY IN THE PAST". Information Nigeria.
- ^ "After 6 years, Nigeria wins again at The Grammys with One Friend Comedy". The Cable. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- ^ "Hot Product". Billboard. 4 February 2002. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Grammy nominations 2019: Seun Kuti, Kendrick Lamar & Drake don gbab Grammys nomination". BBC. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Burna Boy". GRAMMY.com. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Nominated For Grammy Award With Beyonce". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- ^ Idoko, Salihu. "Wizkid nominated for Grammy Awards". Premium Times. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- ^ Jeffrey, Akonedo. "Wizkid' Balogun Wins Grammy For Brown Skin Girl'". MPmania. Mpmania. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Grammys 2018: Here Are Ten Nigerians Who Have Been Nominated For A Grammy In The Past". thenet.ng. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- ^ "Burna Boy, Wizkid among Grammy 2021 nominees". africanews.com. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "Grammys Awards: Burna Boy, Wizkid Win At Music 2021". naijastudio.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Sikiru Adepoju wins Grammy