By Eniola Daniel
05 February 2024 |
6:19 am
Afrobeats star, David Adeleke popular known as Davido has lost out on all the three nominations at the 66th Grammy Awards.
Davido
Afrobeats star, David Adeleke popular known as Davido, has lost out on all the three nominations at the 66th Grammy Awards.
Davido was nominated in three categories: Best Global Music Performance, Best Global Music Album and Best African Music Performance but lost all three on Sunday night.
Other 2024 Grammy Award winners
Early Grammy winners include Barbie the Album for best compilation soundtrack for visual media, and Billie Eilish and Finneas’ song “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie for best song written for visual media. Oppenheimer also won the award for best score soundtrack for visual media.
The Beatles took home their first Grammy for best music video for “I’m Only Sleeping.”
For best country song and best country solo performance, Chris Stapleton won both awards for “White Horse” during the Premiere Ceremony.
Killer Mike won big in the rap categories, scoring the awards for best rap song and best rap performance for “Scientists & Engineers,” and best rap album for Michael. Lil Durk and J. Cole won the Grammy for best melodic rap performance for “All My Life,” and Victoria Monét won for best R&B album for Jaguar II.
Burna Boy, Asake, and Arrya Starr also lost.
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