The following is a list of Grammy Awards winners and nominees from Nigeria:

Artists who received nominations for their original work
Year Category Work Artist Result
1984 Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording Syncro System King Sunny Adé[1] Nominated
1998 Best World Music Album Love Drum Talk Babatunde Olatunji Nominated
1999 Odu King Sunny Adé[2] Nominated
2002 Best Pop Vocal Album Lovers Rock Sade[3] Won
2003 Best World Music Album Fight to Win Femi Kuti [a] Nominated
2010 Best Contemporary World Music Album Day by Day Femi Kuti Nominated
2012 Best World Music Album Africa for Africa Femi Kuti Nominated
2014 No Place for My Dream Femi Kuti Nominated
2019 Best World Music Album Black Times Seun Kuti & Egypt 80[4] Nominated
2020 African Giant Burna Boy Nominated
2021 Twice as Tall Burna Boy

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Won
2022 Best Global Music Album Made in Lagos Deluxe Edition Wizkid Nominated
Legacy + Femi Kuti and Made Kuti Nominated
Best Global Music Performance "Essence" Wizkid featuring Tems Nominated
"Pà Pá Pà" Femi Kuti Nominated
2023 "Last Last" Burna Boy Nominated
Best Global Music Album Love Damini Nominated
Artists who received nominations as a featured artist
Year Category Foreign work and artist Nigerian act Result
1991 Best World Music Album Planet Drum Babatunde Olatunji Won
2015 Album of the Year Beyoncé by Beyoncé[b][6] Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Nominated
2017 Views by Drake[c][7][8] Wizkid Nominated
Best Dance Recording "Rinse & Repeat" by Riton[d][9] Kah-Lo Nominated
2021 Best Music Video "Brown Skin Girl" by Beyonce, Saint Jhn & Wizkid featuring Blue Ivy Carter[10][11] Wizkid Won
2009 Best Contemporary World Music Album Global Drum Project by Various artists[e] Sikiru Adepoju Won
2022 Best Global Music Performance "Do Yourself" by Angélique Kidjo featuring Burna Boy Burna Boy Nominated
Album of the Year Justice Triple Chucks Deluxe by Justin Bieber[f] Burna Boy Nominated
2023 Best Rap Song "Wait For U" by Future featuring Drake and Tems Tems Nominated
Best Melodic Rap Performance Won
Album of the Year Renaissance by Beyoncé Nominated

Notes

  1. ^ Femi Kuti was born in England and grew up in Nigeria.
  2. ^ Beyoncé is an American singer and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a Nigerian, appears as a featured artist on one of the songs on the album.
  3. ^ Drake is a Canadian musician and Wizkid, a Nigerian, appears as a featured artist and co-producer on one of the songs on the album.
  4. ^ Riton is an English musician and Kah-Lo, a Nigerian, appears as a featured artist on the song.
  5. ^ The album features a number of different artists from around the world, primarily Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju[12] and Giovanni Hidalgo
  6. ^ Justin Bieber is a Canadian musician and Burna Boy, a Nigerian, appears as a featured artist on one of the songs on the album.

References

  1. ^ "GRAMMYS 2018: HERE ARE TEN NIGERIANS WHO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY IN THE PAST". Information Nigeria.
  2. ^ "After 6 years, Nigeria wins again at The Grammys with One Friend Comedy". The Cable. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  3. ^ "Hot Product". Billboard. 4 February 2002. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Grammy nominations 2019: Seun Kuti, Kendrick Lamar & Drake don gbab Grammys nomination". BBC. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Burna Boy". GRAMMY.com. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  6. ^ "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Nominated For Grammy Award With Beyonce". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  7. ^ Idoko, Salihu. "Wizkid nominated for Grammy Awards". Premium Times. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  8. ^ Jeffrey, Akonedo. "Wizkid' Balogun Wins Grammy For Brown Skin Girl'". MPmania. Mpmania. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Grammys 2018: Here Are Ten Nigerians Who Have Been Nominated For A Grammy In The Past". thenet.ng. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  10. ^ "Burna Boy, Wizkid among Grammy 2021 nominees". africanews.com. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  11. ^ "Grammys Awards: Burna Boy, Wizkid Win At Music 2021". naijastudio.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  12. ^ Sikiru Adepoju wins Grammy
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