2024 Grammy Awards: Davido and Burna Boy Lose all Grammy Awards Nominations
The 66th Grammy Awards which was held on Sunday at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, California recorded a huge loss for Nigerian musicians nominated in different categories for the awards.
Five Nigerian artists, David Adeleke, aka, Davido; Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy; Ahmed Ololade, aka Asake; Olamide Adedeji, aka Baddo; and Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, aka Ayra Starr; all lost out of the Grammy, were nominated for the Grammy in different categories; sadly, none came home with the prestigious award.
The one-time Grammy Award winner, Burnaby was nominated in four categories, for Best Global Music Album (“I Told Them…”), the inaugural Best African Music Performance (“City Boys”), Best Global Music Performance (“Alone”), and Best Melodic Rap Performance (“Sittin’ On Top Of The World”).
Davido on the other hand lost his three nominations which include Best Global Album for his latest album, “Timeless”, Best African Performance for his song “Unavailable” and Best Global Music Performance for his song “Feel.”
This is the first time Davido has been nominated for the Grammy Awards.
In all positivity, he took to his Twitter page, saying: “3 nominations at the Grammys!! Delay is not Denial!!” but sadly came home with none of the awards.
Meanwhile, Congratulations are in for South African singer and songwriter, Tyla, who just won her first Grammy Award in the Best African Music Performance category for her song “Water”.
The category had nominees Olamide and Asake for their song “Amapiano,” Burna Boy for “City Boys,” Davido featuring Musa Keys for “Unavailable,” and Ayra Starr for “Rush.
See full list of the Grammy Award winners:
Album of the year
“World Music Radio,” Jon Batiste
“the record,” boygenius
“Endless Summer Vacation,” Miley Cyrus
“Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd,” Lana Del Rey
“The Age of Pleasure,” Janelle Monáe
“GUTS,” Olivia Rodrigo
“SOS,” SZA
WINNER: “Midnights,” Taylor Swift
Record of the year
“Worship,”Jon Batiste
“Not Strong Enough,” boygenius
WINNER: “Flowers,” Miley Cyrus
“What Was I Made For?” (from “Barbie”), Billie Eilish
“On My Mama,” Victoria Monét
“Vampire,” Olivia Rodrigo
“Anti-Hero,” Taylor Swift
“Kill Bill,” SZA
Ice Spice
Gracie Abrams
Fred again
Jelly Roll
Coco Jones
Noah Kahan
WINNER: Victoria Monét
The War and Treaty
Song of the year (goes to songwriter)
“A&W,” Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey and Sam Dew (performed by Lana Del Rey)
“Anti-Hero,” Jack Antonoff and Taylor Swift (performed by Taylor Swift)
“Butterfly,” Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson (performed by Jon Batiste)
“Dance the Night” (from “Barbie”), Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (performed by Dua Lipa)
“Flowers,” Miley Cyrus, Gregory Aldae Hein and Michael Pollack (performed by Miley Cyrus)
“Kill Bill,” Rob Bisel, Carter Lang and Solána Rowe (performed by SZA)
“Vampire,” Daniel Nigro and Olivia Rodrigo (performed by Olivia Rodrigo)
WINNER: “What Was I Made For?” (from “Barbie”), Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell (performed by Billie Eilish)
Best New Artist
Gracie Abrams
Fred again..
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Coco Jones
Noah Kahan
Victoria Monét (WINNER)
The War And Treaty
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Jack Antonoff (WINNER)
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
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 Pop Solo Performance
“Flowers,” Miley Cyrus (WINNER)
“Paint The Town Red,” Doja Cat
“What Was I Made For?” [From The Motion Picture Barbie], Billie Eilish
“Vampire,” Olivia Rodrigo
“Anti-Hero,” Taylor Swift
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Thousand Miles,” Miley Cyrus Featuring Brandi Carlile
“Candy Necklace,” Lana Del Rey Featuring Jon Batiste
“Never Felt So Alone,” Labrinth Featuring Billie Eilish
“Karma,” Taylor Swift Featuring Ice Spice
“Ghost In The Machine,” SZA Featuring Phoebe Bridgers (WINNER)
Best Pop Vocal Album
Chemistry, Kelly Clarkson
Endless Summer Vacation, Miley Cyrus
GUTS, Olivia Rodrigo
– (Subtract), Ed Sheeran
Midnights, Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
“Blackbox Life Recorder 21F,” Aphex Twin
“Loading,” James Blake
“Higher Than Ever Before,” Disclosure
“Strong,” Romy & Fred again..
“Rumble,” Skrillex, Fred again.. & Flowdan (WINNER)
Best Pop Dance Recording
“Baby Don’t Hurt Me,” David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray
“Miracle,” Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding
“Padam Padam,” Kylie Minogue (WINNER)
“One In A Million,” Bebe Rexha & David Guetta
“Rush,” Troye Sivan
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Playing Robots Into Heaven, James Blake
For That Beautiful Feeling, The Chemical Brothers
Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022), Fred again.. (WINNER)
Kx5, Kx5
Quest For Fire, Skrillex
Best Rock Performance
“Sculptures Of Anything Goes,” Arctic Monkeys
“More Than A Love Song,” Black Pumas
“Not Strong Enough,” boygenius (WINNER)
“Rescued,” Foo Fighters
“Lux Æterna,” Metallica
Best Metal Performance
“Bad Man,” Disturbed
“Phantom Of The Opera,” Ghost
“72 Seasons,” Metallica (WINNER)
“Hive Mind,” Slipknot
“Jaded,” Spiritbox
Best Rock Song
“Angry,” Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Andrew Watt, songwriters (The Rolling Stones)
“Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl,” Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
“Emotion Sickness,” Dean Fertita, Joshua Homme, Michael Shuman, Jon Theodore & Troy Van Leeuwen, songwriters (Queens Of The Stone Age)
“Not Strong Enough,” Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers & Lucy Dacus, songwriters (boygenius) (WINNER)
“Rescued,” Dave Grohl, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
Best Rock Album
But Here We Are, Foo Fighters
Starcatcher, Greta Van Fleet
72 Seasons, Metallica
This Is Why, Paramore (WINNER)
In Times New Roman…, Queens Of The Stone Age
Best Alternative Music Performance
“Belinda Says,” Alvvays
“Body Paint,” Arctic Monkeys
“Cool About It,” boygenius
“A&W,” Lana Del Rey
“This Is Why,” Paramore (WINNER)
Best Alternative Music
Album
The Car, Arctic Monkeys
The Record, boygenius (WINNER)
Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, Lana Del Rey
Cracker Island, Gorillaz
I Inside The Old Year Dying, PJ Harvey
Best R&B Performance
“Summer Too Hot,” Chris Brown
“Back To Love,” Robert Glasper Featuring SiR & Alex Isley
“ICU,” Coco Jones (WINNER)
“How Does It Make You Feel,” Victoria Monét
“Kill Bill,” SZA
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Simple,” Babyface Featuring Coco Jones
“Lucky.” Kenyon Dixon
“Hollywood,” Victoria Monét Featuring Earth, Wind & Fire & Hazel Monét
“Good Morning,” PJ Morton Featuring Susan Carol (WINNER)
“Love Language,” SZA
Best R&B Song
“Angel,” Halle Bailey, Theron Feemster & Coleridge Tillman, songwriters (Halle)
“Back To Love,” Darryl Andrew Farris, Riley Glasper, Robert Glasper & Alexandra Isley, songwriters (Robert Glasper Featuring SiR & Alex Isley)
“ICU,” Darhyl Camper Jr., Courtney Jones, Raymond Komba & Roy Keisha Rockette, songwriters (Coco Jones)
“On My Mama,” Dernst Emile II, Jeff Gitelman, Victoria Monét, Kyla Moscovich, Jamil Pierre & Charles Williams, songwriters (Victoria Monét)
“Snooze,” Kenny B. Edmonds, Blair Ferguson, Khris Riddick-Tynes, Solána Rowe & Leon Thomas, songwriters (SZA) (WINNER)
HEROES & VILLIANS, Metro Boomin
King’s Disease III, Nas
UTOPIA, Travis Scott
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
A-You’re Not Wrong B-They’re Not Either: The Fukc-It Pill Revisited, Queen Sheba
For Your Consideration’24 -The Album, Prentice Powell and Shawn William
Grocery Shopping With My Mother, Kevin Powell
The Light Inside, J. Ivy (WINNER)
When The Poems Do What They Do, Aja Monet
Best Jazz Performance
“Movement 18′ (Heroes),” Jon Batiste
“Basquiat,” Lakecia Benjamin
“Vulnerable (Live),” Adam Blackstone Featuring The Baylor Project & Russell Ferranté
“But Not For Me,” Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding
“Tight,” Samara Joy (WINNER)
Best Jazz Vocal Album
For Ella 2, Patti Austin Featuring Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
Alive At The Village Vanguard, Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding
Lean In, Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke
Mélusine, Cécile McLorin Salvant
How Love Begins, Nicole Zuraitis (WINNER)
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
The Source, Kenny Barron
Phoenix, Lakecia Benjamin
Legacy: The Instrumental Jawn, Adam Blackstone
The Winds Of Change, Billy Childs (WINNER)
Dream Box, Pat Metheny
All Things New: Live In Orlando, Tye Tribbett (WINNER)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
My Tribe, Blessing Offor
Emanuel, Da’ T.R.U.T.H.
Lauren Daigle, Lauren Daigle
Church Clothes 4, Lecrae (WINNER)
I Believe, Phil Wickham
Best Roots Gospel Album
Tribute To The King, The Blackwood Brothers Quartet
Echoes Of The South, Blind Boys Of Alabama (WINNER)
Songs That Pulled Me Through The Tough Times, Becky Isaacs Bowman
Meet Me At The Cross, Brian Free & Assurance
Shine: The Darker The Night The Brighter The Light, Gaither Vocal Band
Best Latin Pop Album
La Cuarta Hoja, Pablo Alborán
Beautiful Humans, Vol. 1, AleMor
A Ciegas, Paula Arenas}
La Neta, Pedro Capó
Don Juan, Maluma
X Mí (Vol. 1), Gaby Moreno (WINNER)
Best Música Urbana Album
SATURNO, Rauw Alejandro
MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO, Karol G (WINNER)
DATA, Tainy
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
MARTÍNEZ, Cabra
Leche De Tigre, Diamante Eléctrico
Vida Cotidiana, Juanes (WINNER – TIE)
De Todas Las Flores, Natalia Lafourcade (WINNER – TIE)
EADDA9223, Fito Paez
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Bordado A Mano, Ana Bárbara
La Sánchez, Lila Downs
Motherflower, Flor De Toloache
Amor Como En Las Películas De Antes, Lupita Infante
GÉNESIS, Peso Pluma (WINNER)
Best Tropical Latin Album
Siembra: 45º Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico, 14 de Mayo 2022), Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta (WINNER)
Voy A Ti, Luis Figueroa
Niche Sinfónico, Grupo Niche Y Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia
VIDA, Omara Portuondo
MIMY & TONY, Tony Succar, Mimy Succar
Escalona Nunca Se Había Grabado Así, Carlos Vives
Best Global Music Performance
Shadow Forces, Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily
Alone, Burna Boy
FEEL, Davido
Milagro Y Desastre, Silvana Estrada
Abundance In Millets, Falu & Gaurav Shah (Featuring PM Narendra Modi)
Pashto, Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia (WINNER)
Todo Colores, Ibrahim Maalouf Featuring Cimafunk & Tank And The Bangas
Best African Music Performance
“Amapiano,” ASAKE & Olamide
“City Boys,” Burna Boy
“UNAVAILABLE,” Davido Featuring Musa Keys
“Rush,” Ayra Starr
“Water,” Tyla (WINNER)
“Between Breaths,” Third Coast Percussion
“Rough Magic,” Roomful Of Teeth (WINNER)
“Uncovered, Vol. 3: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, William Grant Still & George Walker,” Catalyst Quartet
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
“Adams, John Luther: Darkness And Scattered Light,” Robert Black
“Akiho: Cylinders,” Andy Akiho
“The American Project,” Yuja Wang; Teddy Abrams, conductor (Louisville Orchestra) (WINNER)
“Difficult Grace,” Seth Parker Woods
“Of Love,” Curtis Stewart
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Because, Reginald Mobley, soloist; Baptiste Trotignon, pianist
Broken Branches, Karim Sulayman, soloist; Sean Shibe, accompanist
40@40, Laura Strickling, soloist; Daniel Schlosberg, pianist
Rising, Lawrence Brownlee, soloist; Kevin J. Miller, pianist
Walking In The Dark, Julia Bullock, soloist; Christian Reif, conductor (Philharmonia Orchestra) (WINNER)
Best Classical Compendium
Fandango
Julius Eastman, Vol. 3: If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?
Mazzoli: Dark With Excessive Bright
Passion For Bach And Coltrane (WINNER)
Sardinia
Sculptures
Zodiac Suite
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
“Adès: Dante”
“Akiho: In That Space, At That Time”
“Brittelle: Psychedelics”
“Mazzoli: Dark With Excessive Bright”
“Montgomery: Rounds” (WINNER)
