Afrobeats superstars Asake, Davido, Ayra Starr and Burna Boy have all been nominated for the 2023 Grammy Awards.
Buurna Boy who has won the award before got three nominations for Alone, City Boys and I told Them ablum. Davido also got three nominations for Unavailable, Feel and Timeless.
The nominations was announced by Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason Jr. and celebrity guests in a livestream rollout. The awards ceremony will take place Feb. 4. 2024 and be broadcast live on CBS.
Here are the categories:
Best African Music Performance
“Amapiano,” ASAKE & Olamide
“City Boys,” Burna Boy
“UNAVAILABLE,” Davido feat. Musa Keys
“Rush,” Ayra Starr
“Water,” Tyla
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily – Shadow Forces
Burna Boy – Alone
Davido – Feel
Silvana Estrada – Milagro Y Disastre
Falu & Gaurav Shah (ft. PM Narendra Modi) – Abundance In Millets
Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain ft. Rakesh Chaurasia – Pashto
Ibrahim Maalouf ft. Cimafunk & Tank and the Bangas – Todo Colores
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM
Susana Baca- Epifanías
Bokanté – History
Burna Boy – I Told Them…
Davido – Timeless
Shakti – This Moment