It was a disappointing outing for Nigerian artists at the 66th Grammy Awards ceremony held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, United States, on Sunday.
None of the five Nigerian artists – David Adeleke (Davido), Damini Ogulu (Burna Boy), Ahmed Ololade (Asake), Olamide Adedeji (Baddo), and Oyinkansola Aderibigbe (Ayra Starr) – secured an award despite their combined 10 nominations across various categories.
In November 2023, these artists were nominated for the 2024 Grammy Awards.
Here is the complete list of winners for the 66th Grammy Awards:
Best African Music Performance:
- Amapiano – Asake and Olamide
- City Boys – Burna Boy
- Water – Tyla (WINNER)
- Unavailable – Davido Featuring Musa Keys
- Rush – Ayra Starr
Best Melodic Rap Performance:
- Sittin’ On Top Of The World – Burna Boy Featuring 21 Savage
- Attention – Doja Cat
- All My Life – Lil Durk Featuring J. Cole (WINNER)
- Spin Bout U – Drake & 21 Savage
- Low – SZA
Best Global Music Album:
- Epifanías — Susana Baca
- History — Bokanté
- I Told Them… — Burna Boy
- This Moment – Shakti (WINNER)
- Timeless — Davido
BEST RAP ALBUM:
- Her Loss – Drake & 21 Savage
- Michael – Killer Mike (WINNER)
- Heroes & Villains – Metro Boomin
- King’s Disease III – Nas
- Utopia – Travis Scott
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL:
- Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
- Jack Antonoff – WINNER
- 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 Global Music Performance:
- Shadow Forces – Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily
- Alone – Burna Boy
- Pashto – Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia (WINNER)
- FEEL – Davido
- Milagro Y Desastre – Silvana Estrada
- Abundance In Millets – Falu & Gaurav Shah (Featuring PM Narendra Modi)
Best Album Notes:
- Evenings At The Village Gate: John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy (Live)
- Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos – WINNER
- I Can Almost See Houston: The Complete Howdy Glenn
- Mogadishu’s Finest: The Al Uruba Sessions
- Playing For The Man At The Door: Field Recordings From The Collection Of Mack McCormick, 1958–1971
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package:
- The Collected Works Of Neutral Milk Hotel
- Gieo
- For The Birds: The Birdsong Project – WINNER
- Inside: Deluxe Box Set
- Words & Music, May 1965 – Deluxe Edition
Best Music Film:
- How I’m Feeling Now -Lewis Capaldi
- Live From Paris, The Big Steppers Tour – Kendrick Lamar
- Moonage Daydream – David Bowie (WINNER)
- I Am Everything – Little Richard
- Dear Mama – Tupac Shakur
Best Music Video:
- In Your Love – Tyler Childers
- I’m Only Sleeping – The Beatles (WINNER)
- What Was I Made For – Billie Eilish
- Count Me Out – Kendrick Lamar
- Rush – Troye Sivan
Best Song Written For Visual Media:
- Barbie World [From “Barbie The Album”]
- What Was I Made For? [From “Barbie The Album”] – WINNER
- Dance The Night [From “Barbie The Album”]
- I’m Just Ken [From “Barbie The Album”]
- Lift Me Up [From “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From And Inspired By”]
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media:
- Call Of Duty®: Modern Warfare II – Sarah Schachner
- Hogwarts Legacy – Peter Murray, J Scott Rakozy & Chuck E. Myers “Sea”, composers (WINNER)
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – Stephen Barton & Gordy Haab
- God Of War Ragnarök – Bear McCreary, composer
- Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical – Montaigne, Tripod & Austin Wintory, composers
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television):
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Ludwig Göransson
- Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny – John Williams
- Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson – WINNER
- Barbie – Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt
- The Fabelmans – John Williams
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media:
- Aurora
- Barbie The Album – WINNER
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3: Awesome Mix, Vol. 3
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Best Comedy Album:
- I Wish You Would – Trevor Noah
- I’m An Entertainer – Wanda Sykes
- What’s In A Name? – Dave Chappelle – WINNER
- Selective Outrage – Chris Rock
- Someone You Love – Sarah Silverman
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
- Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
- History
- Jaguar II – WINNER
- Multitudes
- The Record
Best Immersive Audio Album:
- God Of War Ragnarök (Original Soundtrack)
- Act 3 (Immersive Edition)
- The Diary Of Alicia Keys – WINNER
- Blue Clear Sky
- Silence Between Songs
Best Historical Album:
- Fragments – Time Out Of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 17
- Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos – WINNER
- The Moaninest Moan Of Them All: The Jazz Saxophone of Loren McMurray, 1920-1922
- Playing For The Man At The Door: Field Recordings From The Collection Of Mack McCormick, 1958–1971
- Words & Music, May 1965 – Deluxe Edition
Best Tropical Latin Album:
- Voy A Ti – Luis Figueroa
- Siembra: 45º Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo… – Rubén Blades… WINNER
- Niche Sinfónico – Grupo Niche Y Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia
- VIDA – Omara Portuondo
- MIMY & TONY – Tony Succar, Mimy Succar
- Escalona Nunca