It was a poor outing for Nigerian artistes, none of whom bagged an award at the 66th Grammy Awards ceremony held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles., United States on Sunday.
Five artistes of Nigerian descent – 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 in their combined 10 nominations across different award categories.
In November 2023, the five artistes were nominated for the 2024 Grammy Awards.
Below is the full list of winners of the 66th Grammy Awards:
Album of the year
Jon Batiste – World Music Radio Boygenius – The Record Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation Lana Del Rey – Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd Janelle Monáe – The Age of Pleasure Olivia Rodrigo – Guts Taylor Swift – Midnights – WINNER SZA – SOS
Record of the year
Jon Batiste – Worship Boygenius – Not Strong Enough Miley Cyrus – Flowers – WINNER Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For? from Barbie: The Album Victoria Monét – On My Mama Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero SZA – Kill Bill
Best new artist
Gracie Abrams Fred again.. Ice Spice Jelly Roll Coco Jones Noah Kahan Victoria Monét – WINNER The War and Treaty
Song of the year
Lana Del Rey – A&W Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero Jon Batiste – Butterfly Dua Lipa – Dance the Night from Barbie Miley Cyrus – Flowers SZA – Kill Bill Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For? from Barbie – WINNER
Best pop vocal album
Kelly Clarkson – Chemistry Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation Olivia Rodrigo – Guts Ed Sheeran – “-” (Subtract) Taylor Swift – Midnights – WINNER
Best R&B song
Halle – Angel Robert Glasper featuring SiR and Alex Isley – Back to Love Coco Jones – ICU Victoria Monét – On My Mama SZA – Snooze – WINNER
Best country album
Kelsea Ballerini – Rolling Up the Welcome Mat Brothers Osborne – Brothers Osborne Zach Bryan – Zach Bryan Tyler Childers – Rustin’ in the Rain Lainey Wilson – Bell Bottom Country – WINNER
Best música urbana album
Rauw Alejandro – Saturno Karol G – Mañana Será Bonito – WINNER Tainy – Data
Best pop solo performance
Miley Cyrus – Flowers – WINNER Doja Cat – Paint the Town Red Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For? from Barbie Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero
Best progressive R&B album
6lack – Since I Have a Lover Diddy – The Love Album: Off the Grid Terrace Martin and James Fauntleroy – Nova Janelle Monáe – The Age of Pleasure SZA – SOS – WINNER
Best R&B performance
Chris Brown – Summer Too Hot Robert Glasper featuring SiR and Alex Isley – Back to Love Coco Jones – ICU – WINNER Victoria Monét – How Does It Make You Feel SZA – Kill Bill
Best folk album
Dom Flemons – Traveling Wildfire The Milk Carton Kids – I Only See the Moon Joni Mitchell – Joni Mitchell at Newport (Live) – WINNER Nickel Creek – Celebrants Old Crow Medicine Show – Jubilee Paul Simon – Seven Psalms Rufus Wainwright – Folkocracy
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 duo/group performance
Miley Cyrus featuring Brandi Carlile – Thousand Miles Lana Del Rey featuring Jon Batiste – Candy Necklace Labrinth featuring Billie Eilish – Never Felt So Alone Taylor Swift featuring Ice Spice – Karma SZA featuring Phoebe Bridgers – Ghost in the Machine – WINNER
Best dance/electronic recording
Aphex Twin – Blackbox Life Recorder 21f James Blake – Loading Disclosure – Higher Than Ever Before Romy and Fred again.. – Strong Skrillex, Fred again.. and Flowdan – Rumble – WINNER
Best pop dance recording
David Guetta, Anne-Marie and Coi Leray – Baby Don’t Hurt Me Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding – Miracle Kylie Minogue – Padam Padam – WINNER Bebe Rexha and David Guetta – One in a Million Troye Sivan – Rush
Best dance/electronic music album
James Blake – Playing Robots into Heaven The Chemical Brothers – For That Beautiful Feeling Fred again.. – Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022) – WINNER Kx5 – Kx5 Skrillex – Quest for Fire
Best traditional R&B performance
Babyface featuring Coco Jones – Simple Kenyon Dixon – Lucky Victoria Monét featuring Earth, Wind & Fire and Hazel Monét – Hollywood PJ Morton featuring Susan Carol – Good Morning – WINNER SZA – Love Language
Best R&B album
Babyface – Girls Night Out Coco Jones – What I Didn’t Tell You (Deluxe) Emily King – Special Occasion Victoria Monét – Jaguar II – WINNER Summer Walker – Clear 2: Soft Life EP
Best rap performance
Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar – The Hillbillies Black Thought – Love Letter Drake & 21 Savage – Rich Flex Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane – Scientists & Engineers – WINNER Coi Leray – Players
Best melodic rap performance
Burna Boy featuring 21 Savage – Sittin’ on Top of the World Doja Cat – Attention Drake and 21 Savage – Spin Bout U Lil Durk featuring J Cole – All My Life – WINNER SZA – Low
Best rap song
Doja Cat – Attention Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice featuring Aqua – Barbie World from Barbie: The Album Lil Uzi Vert – Just Wanna Rock Drake and 21 Savage – Rich Flex Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane – Scientists & Engineers – WINNER
Best rap album
Drake and 21 Savage – Her Loss Killer Mike – Michael – WINNER Metro Boomin – Heroes & Villains Nas – King’s Disease III Travis Scott – Utopia
Best country solo performance
Tyler Childers – In Your Love Brandy Clark – Buried Luke Combs – Fast Car Dolly Parton – The Last Thing on My Mind Chris Stapleton – White Horse – WINNER
Best country song
Brandy Clark – Buried Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves – I Remember Everything Tyler Childers – In Your Love Morgan Wallen – Last Night Chris Stapleton – White Horse – WINNER
Best song written for visual media
Barbie World from Barbie the Album, Naija Gaston, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr. and Onika Maraj, songwriters (Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice featuring Aqua) Dance the Night from “Barbie the Album, Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Dua Lipa) I’m Just Ken from Barbie the Album, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Ryan Gosling) Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — Music From and Inspired By, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Robyn Fenty and Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Rihanna) What Was I Made For? from Barbie the Album, Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)— WINNER
Best comedy album
Trevor Noah – I Wish You Would Wanda Sykes – I’m an Entertainer Chris Rock – Selective Outrage Sarah Silverman – Someone You Love Dave Chappelle – What’s in a Name? – WINNER
Best global music album
Susana Baca – Epifanías Bokanté – History Burna Boy – I Told Them… Davido – Timeless Shakti – This Moment – WINNER
Best African music performance
Asake and Olamide – Amapiano Burna Boy – City Boys Davido featuring Musa Keys – Unavailable Ayra Starr – Rush Tyla – Water – WINNER
Best musical theater album
Kimberly Akimbo Parade Shucked Some Like It Hot – WINNER Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Best alternative music album
Arctic Monkeys – The Car Boygenius – The Record – WINNER Lana Del Rey – Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd Gorillaz – Cracker Island PJ Harvey – I Inside the Old Year Dying
Best alternative music performance
Alvvays – Belinda Says Arctic Monkeys – Body Paint boygenius – Cool About It Lana Del Rey – A&W Paramore – This Is Why – WINNER
Best rock album
Foo Fighters – But Here We Are Greta Van Fleet – Starcatcher Metallica – 72 Seasons Paramore – This Is Why – WINNER Queens of the Stone Age – In Times New Roman…
Best rock song
The Rolling Stones – Angry Olivia Rodrigo – Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl Queens of the Stone Age – Emotion Sickness Boygenius – Not Strong Enough – WINNER Foo Fighters – Rescued
Best metal performance
Disturbed – Bad Man Ghost – Phantom of the Opera Metallica – 72 Seasons – WINNER Slipknot – Hive Mind Spiritbox – Jaded
Best rock performance
Arctic Monkeys – Sculptures of Anything Goes Black Pumas – More Than a Love Song Boygenius – Not Strong Enough – WINNER Foo Fighters – Rescued Metallica – Lux Æterna
Best country duo/group performance
Dierks Bentley featuring Billy Strings – High Note Brothers Osborne – Nobody’s Nobody Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves – I Remember Everything – WINNER Vince Gill and Paul Franklin – Kissing Your Picture (Is So Cold) Jelly Roll with Lainey Wilson – Save Me Carly Pearce featuring Chris Stapleton – We Don’t Fight Anymore.
A very big congratulations to all the winners.
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