Popular Nigerian singer, and Grammy award winner, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, has bagged double nominations in the forth coming 2023 Grammy Awards.
Burna Boy is the only Nigerian singer to be nominated in the highly celebrated award show that will take place Feb. 5, 2023.
Burna Boy was nominated in the “Best Global Music Performance” category for his “Last Last” single alongside; Arooj Aftab and Anoushka, Matt B and Eddy Kenzo, Rocky Dawuni featuring Blvk H3ro, Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini and Nomcebo Zikode.
He also bagged a nomination in the “Best Global Music Album” album for his “Love, Damini” Album, alongside; Berklee Indian Ensemble, Angélique Kidjo and Ibrahim Maalouf, Anoushka Shankar, Metropole Orkest and Jules Buckley featuring Manu Delago and Masa Takumi.
This comes days after he won ‘Best African Act’ at the MTV EMAS 2022.
The MTV Europe Music Awards (originally named MTV European Music Awards, commonly abbreviated as MTV EMA) are awards presented by Paramount International Networks to honor artists and music in pop culture.
Reacting, Burnaboy who was not at the event to receive the award was excited about it and appreciated the organizers for honoring him.
He wrote; ‘Thanks for the love @mtvema. I’m super bummed I couldn’t be there. We go again! ?❤️’.
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