Nigerian Afrobeats star, Burna Boy, has been nominated for the 2020 edition of the Grammy Awards.
Burna Boy was announced Wednesday after the nomination list was released on the Grammy Awards’ website (grammy.com).
The Grammy Awards President, Deborah Duncan and Academy Chair, Board of Trustees, Harvey Mason Jr. alongside Alicia Keys and Bebe Rexha, made the announcement.
Burna’s African Giant album was nominated for ‘Best World Music category,’ containing at least 51 per cent time of new vocal or instrumental World Music recordings.
Other nominees on the list for the category include Aktin Gün’s Gece, Jules Buckley’s Bokantè & Metropole Orkest, Nathelie Joachim and Spektral Quartet’s Fanm D’ayiti.
Meanwhile, the news of Burna Boy’s nomination has been met with congratulatory wishes from fans and other superstars such as Don Jazzy, WizKid, BankyW, Patoranking to mention a few.