Nigerian artists faced disappointment as none secured an award at the 66th Grammy Awards ceremony held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, United States, on Sunday.
Despite receiving a combined total of 10 nominations across various award categories, David Adeleke (Davido), Damini Ogulu (Burna Boy), Ahmed Ololade (Asake), Olamide Adedeji (Baddo), and Oyinkansola Aderibigbe (Ayra Starr) were unsuccessful in clinching a Grammy.
The following is the comprehensive list of winners for the 66th Grammy Awards:
Best African Music Performance
- Amapiano – Asake and Olamide
- City Boys – Burna Boy
- Water – Tyla (WINNER)
- Unavailable – Davido Featuring Musa Keys
- Rush – Ayra Starr
Best Melodic Rap Performance
- Sittin’ On Top Of The World – Burna Boy Featuring 21 Savage
- Attention – Doja Cat
- All My Life – Lil Durk Featuring J. Cole (WINNER)
- Spin Bout U – Drake & 21 Savage
- Low – SZA
Best Global Music Album
- Epifanías — Susana Baca
- History — Bokanté
- I Told Them… — Burna Boy
- This Moment – Shakti (WINNER)
- Timeless — Davido
BEST RAP ALBUM
- Her Loss – Drake & 21 Savage
- Michael – Killer Mike (WINNER)
- Heroes & Villains – Metro Boomin
- King’s Disease III – Nas
- Utopia – Travis Scott
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
- Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
- Jack Antonoff – WINNER
- Hit Boy
- Metro Boomin
- Daniel Nigro
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
- Edgar Barrera
- Jessie Jo Dillon
- Shane McAnally
- Theron Thomas – WINNER
- Justin Tranter
Best Global Music Performance
- Shadow Forces – Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily
- Alone – Burna Boy
- Pashto – Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia (WINNER)
- FEEL – Davido
- Milagro Y Desastre – Silvana Estrada
- Abundance In Millets – Falu & Gaurav Shah (Featuring PM Narendra Modi)