This is a sad period for all the Afrobeats artistes nominated at the 66th Grammy awards as they all lost in their respective categories.
This includes Burna Boy losing all 4 nominations, Davido losing 3 and Asake, Olamide, and Ayra Starr losing their one nominations.
Here is the list of the categories they were nominated in and who they lost to :
Burna Boy
* Best Melodic Rap performance – Lost to “All my life” by Lil Durk & J.Cole.
* Best African Music Perfomance – Lost to “Water” by Tyla.
* Best Global Music Album – Lost to “This Moment” by Shakti.
* Best Global Music Performance – Lost to “Pashto” by Bela Fleck Banjo, Edgar Meyer & Zakirh Tabla.
Davido
* Best African Music Perfomance – Lost to “Water” by Tyla.
* Best Global Music Album – Lost to “This Moment” by Shakti.
* Best Global Music Performance – Lost to “Pashto” by Bela Fleck Banjo, Edgar Meyer & Zakirh Tabla.
Asake & Olamide
* Best African Music Perfomance – Lost to “Water” by Tyla.
Ayra Starr
* Best African Music Perfomance – Lost to “Water” by Tyla.
Congratulations to all the various winners too?.
This was just a minor setback for Afrobeats, we’ll be back, bigger and dominating next time.
