Davido, Burna Boy, Tems, Asake, Olamide, Ayra Starr lose all Grammy nominations

Burna Boy, Davido, Tems, Ayra Starr, Olamide, and Asake did not win any of their ten nominations across five categories at the 66th Grammy Awards on Sunday.

The entertainers were edged out in the ‘Best African Music Performance’ category by South African singer Tyla, who won with her 2023 track “Water”.

Shakti beat Burna Boy and his compatriot Davido in the Best Global Album category this year. The world fusion band won with the album “This Moment,” beating out Burna Boy’s “I Told Them” and Davido’s “Timeless” albums, among others.

The duo also failed to secure the Global Music Performance category, losing to Indian composer Zakir Hussain for the track “Pashto” featuring Bela Fleck and Edger Meyer.

Meanwhile, Lil Durk’s collaboration with J Cole, “All My Life” dashed Burna Boy’s hopes of winning any trophy out of four nominations by claiming the Grammy for Best Melodic Rap.

Tems who won her first Grammy last year in the Best Melodic Rap category for her collaboration with Future and Drake on the track ‘Wait for You’, lost in the Song Written for Visual Media category.