Nigerian artists, including Davido, Burna Boy, Asake, Olamide, and Ayra Starr, faced a disappointing outcome at the 66th Grammy Awards held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles. Despite their combined 10 nominations across various categories, none of them secured an award. Below is the complete list of winners:
Best African Music Performance
– Winner: Tyla – “Water”
Best Melodic Rap Performance
– Winner: Lil Durk Featuring J. Cole – “All My Life”
Best Global Music Album
– Winner: Shakti – “This Moment”
Best Rap Album
– Winner: Killer Mike – “MICHAEL”
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
– Winner: Jack Antonoff
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
– Winner: Theron Thomas
Best Global Music Performance
– Winner: Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia – “Pashto”
Best Album Notes
– Winner: “Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos”
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
– Winner: “For The Birds: The Birdsong Project”
Best Music Film
– Winner: David Bowie – “Moonage Daydream”
Best Music Video
– Winner: The Beatles – “I’m Only Sleeping”
Best Song Written For Visual Media
– Winner: Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For”
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
– Winner: Stephen Barton & Gordy Haab – “Star Wars Jedi: Survivor”
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
– Winner: Ludwig Göransson – “Oppenheimer”
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
– Winner: “Barbie The Album”
Best Comedy Album
– Winner: Dave Chappelle – “What’s In A Name?”
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
– Winner: “Jaguar II”
Best Immersive Audio Album
– Winner: “The Diary Of Alicia Keys”
Best Historical Album
– Winner: “Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos”
Best Tropical Latin Album
– Winner: Rubén Blades – “Siembra: 45º Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo…)”
Best Gospel Album
– Winner: Tye Tribbett – “All Things New: Live In Orlando”
Best Roots Gospel Album
– Winner: Blind Boys Of Alabama – “Echoes Of The South”
Best Rap Album
– Winner: Killer Mike – “MICHAEL”
Best R&B Album
– Winner: Victoria Monét – “JAGUAR II”
Best Remixed Recording
– Winner: “Wagging Tongue (Wet Leg Remix)”
