Burna Boy, Wizkid win Grammy Awards
Nigerian music greats, Burna Boy and Wizkid, won in different categories of the 63rd Grammy Awards held on Sunday night.
On his part, Burna Boy won the “Best World Music Album”, beating other strong contenders like Antibalas, Bebel Gilberto, Anoushka Shankar, and Tianariwen.
The music star’s latest album ‘Twice As Tall’, released in August 2020, earned him the award.
The album was produced by Telz, P2J, Timbaland, Leriq, Rexxie, Skread, Andre Harris, Jae5, Mike Dean, and many more.
It also featured guest appearances from Naughty by Nature, the Kenyan band Sauti Sol, Senegal’s musical titan, Youssou N’Dour, and Chris Martin of Coldplay.
Wizkid, on his own part, won a Grammy for the “Best Music Video” for his role in ‘Brown Skin Girl’, Beyonce’s 2019 hit song.