Nigeria Afrobeats stars Burna Boy and Wizkid have won at the 2021 Grammys.

Burna Boy won the Best Global Music Album category while Wizkid won the Best Music Video for his song with Beyoncé; Brown Skin Girl, from Lion King: The Gift album.

Beyoncé's daughter Blue Ivy was also a winner on the song.

Burna Boy, real name Damini Ogulu, a nominee for a second consecutive year, won with his Twice As Tall album.

The 29-year-old beat four others including the Malian band, Tinariwen.

The Grammys described Twice As Tall as "a masterclass in the vibe and hustle that have made Burna Boy an international musical force".

"[He] continues to torch limitations, seamlessly blending styles and genres and fearlessly fuelling the fire heating the melting pot of pop, Afrobeat, dancehall, reggae and more," it said.

The album features a wide range of international artists such as Stormzy, Youssou Ndour, Naughty By Nature, and Chris Martin of Coldplay, and had Sean Combs as executive producer.

Second time lucky
Burna Boy was nominated in the same category in 2019 - then known as Best World Music Album - but lost out to Angelique Kidjo at the awards ceremony in 2020.

However, Kidjo dedicated her win to him, saying: "Burna Boy is among those young artists that come from Africa that is changing the way our continent is perceived and the way that African music is the bedrock of all music."

Born in Nigeria's Port Harcourt, Burna Boy released his first album, LIFE, an acronym for Leaving an Impact For Eternity, in 2013.

That album was followed by the release of Redemption in 2015 and Outside in 2018 that included the international hit track, Ye.


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But it was with his 2019 African Giant album that Burna Boy really hit the international scene and earned his first Grammys nomination.

Often compared to Nigerian superstar Fela Ransome-Kuti, whose songs Burna has sampled generously, he has become increasingly vocal about social causes in Africa.

At the height of the xenophobic attacks in South Africa in 2019, he threatened to never set foot in the country again unless the government took action, although he has since performed in the country.

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How come no one is talking about it in Nairaland. Burna Boy with his Twice as Tall Album wins Grammy. This is a bigggg deal. The First Nigeria solo Artist to win it

OLUWABURNATIDE!

..somebody go soon leave this music for una..

Lol

Davido in the mud? Anyway, I stan David and Wizzy, fuvk Burna Boy, arrogant brat!

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright.....
Bar man give me more bottles
I told you all that 2face, burna boy and wizkid are the only real niggarrrrs in the music industry....

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I told you all......Jesse jags........please you are the next...that niggarrrr is talented

Congratulations burnababy.



This one no go choke, e go loud. Odoguwu no go allow anybody hear word

Nice one.

Well deserved

OK.Congratulations

How come no one is talking about it in Nairaland. Burna Boy with his Twice as Tall Album wins Grammy. This is a bigggg deal. The First Nigeria solo Artist to win it.

YEAAAAAAAAAAA .

From all of us @[/b] : Congratulations [b]OLUWABURNA.
This is indeed a very BIG Deal to us and to good and sane Nigerians.
#PositiveVibesOnly.
#NoBadEnergy

Ye ye ye,
Ye ye ye ye,
Ye ye ye o

Congratulations to him. I hope he'll become less of a fighter now and live up to the hype.

Congratulations

Burna Boy once said
All of ona combined oya do am if e easy

We said this earlier......


Una dey see d future.....

JustCruise:
I know Odogwu will bring home the Grammy.

Goodgurlyy:
Burna for the Grammy

viqSmallz:
Burna to the world

Creditalerts:
Burna boy no dey

Burna Boy Dey Gidigba.
He full Ground

Let's give you the latest update about Oluwaburna.
More on Burna Boy and Grammy Awards 2021.
Thank you dem MANNA ?
Don't mention Guys......
We are here to educate ourselves.

Already an Afrobeat superstar and this year a leading voice of his country's youth protests, Nigeria's Burna Boy is now hoping to add a Grammy to his growing list of accomplishments.

Burna Boy has been nominated in the Best Global Music Album category at Sunday's awards for his 2020 album Twice as Tall, alongside four others including Malian band Tinariwen and US band Antibalas.

It is the second Grammy nomination for the singer who has sold out London's Wembley arena and broken a UK music chart and a Spotify streaming record with his Afrobeat and dancehall style.

He clinched his first nomination in 2019 in the same category, for his African Giant album, and while he did not win last year, music critics predict he may have a better chance now.

This year's nomination is very specific.
There was a plan (by Burna Boy) to get another Grammy nomination."

It was a deliberate choice to get US record executive Sean Combs as executive producer and to feature world music star Youssou N'dour.

Nice one...Burna boy makes real good music.

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Oluwa Burna

Where Mr choker

..

Corona Grammy will be remembered as what it is
Real humans are concern with humanity while...you know na.
congratulations to all

That album na bomb no be lie

...[Verse 2: Burna Boy]
I remember when I couldn't level up

'Cause the Grammys had me feeling sick as fu*ck
Throwing up and shit
Asking questions like, "Why it wasn't us?"

Almost had a nigga feeling envious (Serious)
Tell 'em, say them can't bury us
Tell 'em, say them can't bury us
'Cause the love make me stand up every time when me fall
Come back standing twice as tall (Mmm)


HE DESERVES IT, HE'S WORKED FOR IT

and to every one struggling with one battle or the other

[You can do it, woah, woah
Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never stop

Waiting for Adesina, Garba Shehu and Lai Mohammed to claim this as an accomplishment of the APC-led government

Agbayas

Congratulations to the African Giant!

Congratulations to Oluwa Burna. If u think say e easy, do am make we see

Impending NOISE POLLUTION

Naija to the world!

The first African to win right?

Nothing new
Everyone was expecting it.
Was clear is burna boy time while baba dey chat
'e choke' e choke with drake
Hope say e done finally choke for baba eye.

Oluwa Burna

Oluwaburna, congratulations