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History As Burna Boy Become First African Artiste To Be Nominated For 6 Consecutive Year

Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has made history as the first African artist have Grammy nominations in six consecutive years.

The ‘African Giant’ crooner has earned back-to-back Grammy nominations since 2018, a rare feat for an African artist.

He has now garnered a total of 11 nominations, winning just one.

His hit song, ‘Higher’, is nominated in the Best African Music Performance category at this year’s Grammys.

Meanwhile, Tems is the Nigerian artist with the most nominations at the 67th Grammys. She was nominated in three categories.

Tems received nominations in the Best Global Music Album, Best African Music Performance and Best R&B Song categories for ‘Born In The Wild’, ‘Love Me Jeje’, and ‘Burning’, respectively.

The singer now has a total of eight Grammy nominations.

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